Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: He said, “I used to live in Karachi.”

Explanation

The expression ‘used to,’ which already refers to a habitual or repeated action in the past, does not backshift any further in indirect speech, since there is no additional past form available for it. This is why ‘He said that he used to live in Karachi’ correctly keeps ‘used to’ unchanged, representing an exception to the general backshifting pattern. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.