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He said to me, "I shall be writing an essay".

  • He told me that he would have been writing an essay.
  • He told me that he would be writing an essay.
  • He told me that he will be writing an essay.
  • He told me that he shall be writing an essay.

Answer: Option B

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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Shahekant said to me, "I have no time for you".

  • Shahekant said that he had no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he had no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he has no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he was having no time for me.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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

4. She said, "Madam, I have done homework."

  • She said respectfully that she had been done homework.
  • She said respectfully that she has done homework.
  • She said respectfully that she had done homework.
  • She said respectfully to her teacher that she had done homework.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Note: while changing it to indirect speech, remove "Sir/Madam" with "respectfully" as we did in this question.

5. Raju said to me, "He worked hard".

  • Raju told me that he had worked hard.
  • Raju told me that he has worked hard.
  • Raju told me that he had been worked hard.
  • Raju told me that he has been worked hard.

Answer: Option A

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