Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
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John had told me that he hasn’t done it yet.
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- told
- tells
- was telling
- No improvement
Correct Option: B
In Indirect Speech → if Reporting Speech → Present Tense Then, Reporting Verb (tell) will also in Present Tense (tells)
Hence, tells is the right usage.
