Delhi Judicial Services Pre Exam 2007

Last year he told his wife that _ bad manners

Verified Answer
A. I have been hating you for your
B. He hated her for her
C. He was hating her
D. I hate you for your

Explanation:

This is a reported speech question. The original statement would have been 'I hate you for your bad manners.' When reported, 'I' changes to 'he', 'you' changes to 'her', and the present tense verb 'hate' changes to the past tense 'hated' because the reporting verb 'told' is in the past tense.