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He said, "I went to Rajesthan yesterday."

He told that he had gone to Rajesthan the day before.
He told that he has gone to Rajesthan the day before.
He told that he has went to Rajesthan the day before.
He told that he had went to Rajesthan the day before.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Simple Past Tense", then we change reported speech into "Past Perfect Tense".

1. Rahul said to Shusheela, "I had to reach there".

Rahul told Susheela that he has to reach there.
Rahul told Susheela that he would have to reach there.
Rahul told Susheela that he had to reach there.
Rahul told Susheela that he had had to reach there.

Answer: Option D

2. Reeta said Shivani, "You have to go to school".

Reeta told Shivani that she would have to go to school.
Reeta told Shivani that she has to go to school.
Reeta told Shivani that she have to go to school.
Reeta told Shivani that she had to go to school.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "has to" or "have to" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "has to" or "have to" to "had to" + First verb.

3. Rahul said to me, "We are mortal".

Rahul said to me that we are mortal.
Rahul says to me that we are mortal.
Rahul said to me that we all are mortal.
Rahul said to me that he and I are mortal.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No change, because we are using "we" with universal truth.

4. John says, "I shall go there".

John said that he went there.
John says that he will go there.
John says that he went there.
John said that I will go there.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please note : When reporting verb is in present or future Tense, then in indirect speech we do not change the Tense of Reported speech.

So "John says", it is in present, so we will not change the Tense of "I shall go there". That means it will remain future Tense in indirect speech also.