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Sahil said to Deepu, "I was going to buy milk".

  • Sahil told Deepu that he were going to buy milk.
  • Sahil told Deepu that he would going to buy milk.
  • Sahil told Deepu that he had been going to buy milk.
  • Sahil told Deepu that he was going to buy milk.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "was" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "was" to "had been" + First verb.

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  • 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

2. She said, "Well, Rahul, You have done this work."

  • She told Rahul that you had done this work.
  • She told Rahul that you had done that work.
  • She told Rahul that he had done that work.
  • She told Rahul that he has done that work.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

We can remove "Well", "Okay", "You see" etc from indirect speech.

3. 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

4. He remarked, "Two and two makes four."

  • He remarked that two and two would make four.
  • He remarked that two and two made four.
  • He remarked that two and two makes four.
  • He advised that two and two makes four.

Answer: Option C

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  • He told that he had gone to Rajesthan the day before.
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Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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