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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

1. They said, "We can not live without oxygen".

They said that we can not live without oxygen.
They said that they can not live without oxygen.
They said that they would not live without oxygen.
They says that they can not live without oxygen.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Please note : When we use "we" with the universal truth, then "we" is not changed in Indirect speech.

2. 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.

3. Ram said to Rahul, "You are a good player of cricket".

Ram told Rahul that he was a good player of cricket.
Ram told Rahul that he were a good player of cricket.
Ram told Rahul that he would a good player of cricket.
Ram told Rahul that he could be a good player of cricket.

Answer: Option A

4. Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate".

Robert will tell me that he is my classmate.
Robert will tell me that he was my classmate.
Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate.
Robert said me that he is my classmate.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

"I am your classmate" will remain in present tense in indirect speech because in "Robert will say to me" reporting verb is in future.
So when reporting verb in in future or present, we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

5. 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