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Reema said to Jitender, "You would not fight with me."

Reema told to Jitender that he has not to fight with her.
Reema told to Jitender that he would not fight with her.
Reema told to Jitender that he will not fight with her.
Reema told to Jitender that he should not fight with her.

Answer: Option B

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1. Mr. Bajaj said, "How foolish of me!"

Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he had been very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he is very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with sorrow that he was very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he was very foolish.

Answer: Option D

2. The children said, "Let us complete homework together."

The children told that let them complete homework together.
The children told that they should complete homework together.
The children suggested that they should complete homework together.
The children asked that they should complete homework together.

Answer: Option C

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. 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.

5. Baljider said to me, "I had been working on it for 5 days."

Baljinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.
Baljinder told me that he has been working on it for 5 days.
Baljinder told me that he had worked on it for 5 days.
Baljinder told me that he was working on it for 5 days.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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

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