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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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1. Rakhi says to him, "You must come back home in time."

Rakhi tells him that he has to come come back home in time.
Rakhi tells him that he had to come come back home in time.
Rakhi tells him that he will have to come come back home in time.
Rakhi tells him that he must come come back home in time.

Answer: Option A

2. He said to you, "You may go out".

He told you that you might be go out.
He said you that you might be go out.
He told you that you may go out.
He told you that you might go out.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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

3. I said her, "Could you please help me ?"

I requested her to help me.
I asked her to help me.
I told her if she can help me.
I asked her if she can help me.

Answer: Option A

4. 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.

5. 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

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