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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. My father said to me, "It might rain yesterday".

  • My father told me that it may have rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it would rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it might rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it could rain the previous day.

Answer: Option C

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. Reeta said Shivani, "You have to go to school".

  • Reeta told Shivani that she would have to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she has to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she have to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she had to go to school.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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

4. 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.

5. Bhaskar said to Kapil, "Please do come some time."

  • 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

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