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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. The MLA said to people, "Ladies and gentlemen, your vote is my real power."

  • The MLA said that people your vote will my real power.
  • The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that your vote will be my real power.
  • The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote is my real power.
  • The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote was his real power.

Answer: Option D

2. Find Error :
The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.

  • to who I sell
  • to whom I sell
  • to whom I sold
  • who was sold to

Answer: Option C

3. 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.

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. You said to her, "She has to cook food for you".

  • You told her that she has to cook food for you.
  • You told her that she had to cook food for you.
  • You told her that she needs to cook food for you.
  • You told her that she would have to cook food for you.

Answer: Option B

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