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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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1. 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

2. She said, "Madam, I have done homework."

  • She said respectfully that she had been done homework.
  • She said respectfully that she has done homework.
  • She said respectfully that she had done homework.
  • She said respectfully to her teacher that she had done homework.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Note: while changing it to indirect speech, remove "Sir/Madam" with "respectfully" as we did in this question.

3. Sonia said, "You help my sister".

  • Sonia said that I helps her sister.
  • Sonia said to me that I helped her sister.
  • Sonia said that I helped her sister.
  • Sonia says that I helped her sister.

Answer: Option C

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. She said to me, "I could reach there easily".

  • She told me that she could reach there easily.
  • She told me that she could have reach there easily.
  • She told me that she had reach there easily.
  • She told me that she had been reach there easily.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "could", "would", "should", "might".

Then in indirect speech these are written as it is.

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