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Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."

Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.
Deepak told me that he had been finished the coffee.
Deepak told me that he had finish the coffee.
Deepak told me that he finished the coffee.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

1. Sahil said to his friends, "Lets go to the park."

Sahil suggested to his friends that we should go to the park.
Sahil requested to his friends that we should go to the park.
Sahil suggested to his friends that we would go to the park.
Sahil suggested to his friends that we have to go to the park.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Note: We can also use "Sahil proposed to" in place of "Sahil suggested to"

2. She said to me, "I could reach there easily".

She told me that she could reach there easily.
She told me that she could have reach there easily.
She told me that she had reach there easily.
She told me that she had been reach there easily.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "could", "would", "should", "might".

Then in indirect speech these are written as it is.

3. He said to me, "I shall write an essay".

He said to me that he will be writing an essay.
He told me that he would write an essay.
He said to me that he will write an essay.
He told me that he would write an essay.

Answer: Option D

4. Sonia said, "You help my sister".

Sonia said that I helps her sister.
Sonia said to me that I helped her sister.
Sonia said that I helped her sister.
Sonia says that I helped her sister.

Answer: Option C

5. I asked, "What happened?"

I enquired what happened.
I asked what happened.
I enquired that what happened.
I asked what had happened.

Answer: Option D