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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.

Similar Questions :

1. Rahul said, "We must obey our parents."

  • Rahul remarked that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul advised that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul said that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul said that we should obey our parents.

Answer: Option C

2. Find Error :
I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident - my behaviour is speaking itself.

  • will speak to itself
  • speaks for itself
  • has been speaking
  • speaks about itself

Answer: Option B

3. I asked, "What happened?"

  • I enquired what happened.
  • I asked what happened.
  • I enquired that what happened.
  • I asked what had happened.

Answer: Option D

4. Salma said to me, "Have you a LED TV ?"

  • Salma asked me if I have a LED TV.
  • Salma asked me have you a LED TV.
  • Salma told me have you a LED TV.
  • Salma asked me if I had a LED TV.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

It can also be written as,

Salma enquired of me if I had a LED TV.

Note: In place of "If" we can use "whether" also in both answers.

5. 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.

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