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He said to me, "You are rich, aren't you ?"
- He asked me if I had rich.
- He asked me if I had been rich.
- He asked me if I was rich.
- He asked me if I was rich, wasn't me.
Answer: Option C
1. Sweety said to me, "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."
- Sweety told me that she has been writing an essay for 3 hours.
- Sweety told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.
- Sweety told me that she was writing an essay for 3 hours.
- Sweety told me that she had written an essay for 3 hours.
Answer: Option B
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. 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.
4. Sita said to Geeta, "You can learn piano".
- Sita told Geeta that she can be learn piano.
- Sita told Geeta that you can learn piano.
- Sita told Geeta that she could learn piano.
- Sita told Geeta that she can learn piano.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "can" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "can" to "could" + First verb.
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.