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She said, "He was trying to help me".

  • She said that he tried to help her.
  • She said that he had been trying to help her.
  • She said that he has been trying to help her.
  • She said that he was trying to help her.

Answer: Option B

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1. John says, "I shall go there".

  • John said that he went there.
  • John says that he will go there.
  • John says that he went there.
  • John said that I will go there.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please note : When reporting verb is in present or future Tense, then in indirect speech we do not change the Tense of Reported speech.

So "John says", it is in present, so we will not change the Tense of "I shall go there". That means it will remain future Tense in indirect speech also.

2. 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.

3. She said, "You were missing from the picnic".

  • She told me that I had been missing from the picnic.
  • She told me that I has been missing from the picnic.
  • She told me that I were missing from the picnic.
  • She told me that I had been missed from the picnic.

Answer: Option A

4. The Judge said to inspector, "Call the thieves."

  • The Judge urged inspector to call the thieves.
  • The Judge ordered inspector to get the thieves.
  • The Judge requested inspector to call the thieves.
  • The Judge ordered inspector to call the thieves.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Note: In this type of imperative sentences, we do not use "if/whether", instead we use "to" to replace inverted commas.

5. 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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