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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech: He exclaimed with regret that he had wasted his youth in idle pursuits and wished he could live those years again.
- 1He said, 'Alas! I have wasted my youth in idle pursuits. I wish I could live these years again.'✓
- 2He said, 'How I have wasted my youth in idle pursuits! I wish I can live those years again.'
- 3He said, 'I wasted my youth in idle pursuits; would that I can live those years again!'
- 4He said, 'Alas! I had wasted my youth in idle pursuits. I wish I could live these years again.'
Correct answer
He said, 'Alas! I have wasted my youth in idle pursuits. I wish I could live these years again.'
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