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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. I said to my brother, "What are you playing today ?"

I asked my brother what he will be playing that day.
I asked my brother what he was playing that day.
I asked my brother if he was playing that day.
I asked my brother what he would be playing that day.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

When there is wh-questions inside invertved commas then we do not use if or whether in indirect speech.

Note: wh-questions means, questions starting with, "who", "what","why", "whom" etc.

2. My father said to me, "It might rain yesterday".

My father told me that it may have rain the previous day.
My father told me that it would rain the previous day.
My father told me that it might rain the previous day.
My father told me that it could rain the previous day.

Answer: Option C

3. Rohit said to Sunita, "Will you love me."

Rohit asked Sunita if she would love him.
Rohit asked Sunita if you would love me.
Rohit asked Sunita if she will love him.
Rohit asked Sunita if she should love him.

Answer: Option A

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. The Indian express says, "We shall issue a astrology section in our Thursday's paper".

The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
The Indian express says that they will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
The Indian express said that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.
The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Please note : Whenever some newspaper or magazine use "we", "our", "us" in direct speech , then it should be replaced by "it" or "its" in indirect speech.