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Sweety said to me, "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."

  • Sweety told me that she has been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she was writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she had written an essay for 3 hours.

Answer: Option B

Similar Questions :

1. The children said, "Let us complete homework together."

  • The children told that let them complete homework together.
  • The children told that they should complete homework together.
  • The children suggested that they should complete homework together.
  • The children asked that they should complete homework together.

Answer: Option C

2. He said, "May God bless you."

  • He prayed that God bless him.
  • He prayed that may God bless him.
  • He told that may God bless him.
  • He prayed that might God bless him.

Answer: Option D

3. Rahul said to Shilpa, "How are you ?"

  • Rahul asked Shilpa how she was.
  • Rahul asked Shilpa how she were.
  • Rahul asked Shilpa how is she.
  • Rahul enquired Shilpa how she was.

Answer: Option A

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. He said, "I went to Rajesthan yesterday."

  • He told that he had gone to Rajesthan the day before.
  • He told that he has gone to Rajesthan the day before.
  • He told that he has went to Rajesthan the day before.
  • He told that he had went to Rajesthan the day before.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Simple Past Tense", then we change reported speech into "Past Perfect Tense".

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