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Rahul said, " He was walking."

Rahul said that he had been walking.
Rahul said that he was walking.
Rahul said that he had walking.
Rahul said that he had walked.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Continuous sentence" then we change "Past Continuous sentence" to "Past Perfect Continuous".

1. Rahul said, " He was walking."

Rahul said that he had been walking.
Rahul said that he was walking.
Rahul said that he had walking.
Rahul said that he had walked.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Continuous sentence" then we change "Past Continuous sentence" to "Past Perfect Continuous".

2. Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."

Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.
Deepak told me that he had been finished the coffee.
Deepak told me that he had finish the coffee.
Deepak told me that he finished the coffee.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

3. He said, "May God bless you."

He prayed that God bless him.
He prayed that may God bless him.
He told that may God bless him.
He prayed that might God bless him.

Answer: Option D

4. 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.

5. Bhaskar said to Kapil, "Please do come some time."

Bhaskar requested Kapil to do come sometime.
Bhaskar requested Kapil to come sometime.
Bhaskar asked Kapil to come sometime.
Bhaskar requested Kapil to please come sometime.

Answer: Option B