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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

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1. He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

He said that Honesty is the best policy.
He said that Honesty was the best policy.
He said that Honesty would be the best policy.
He said that Honesty will be the best policy.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

If Reporting verb is in Past Tense and Reported Speech is a universal truth, then we do not change it in indirect speech.

2. Sahil said to Deepu, "I was going to buy milk".

Sahil told Deepu that he were going to buy milk.
Sahil told Deepu that he would going to buy milk.
Sahil told Deepu that he had been going to buy milk.
Sahil told Deepu that he was going to buy milk.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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

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. Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."

Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.
Deepak told me that he had been finished the coffee.
Deepak told me that he had finish the coffee.
Deepak told me that he finished the coffee.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

5. She said, " Ugh! I have hated him."

She exclaimed with disgust that she had been hated him.
She exclaimed with disgust that she had hated him.
She exclaimed with sorrow that she had hated him.
She exclaimed with disgust that I had hated him.

Answer: Option B

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