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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

1. 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

2. 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.

3. They said, "We can not live without oxygen".

They said that we can not live without oxygen.
They said that they can not live without oxygen.
They said that they would not live without oxygen.
They says that they can not live without oxygen.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Please note : When we use "we" with the universal truth, then "we" is not changed in Indirect speech.

4. Sushant said to him, "I have been helping your son for years".

Sushant told him that he has helped his son for years.
Sushant told him that he have been helping his son for years.
Sushant told him that he had been helping his son for years.
Sushant told him that he has been helping his son for years.

Answer: Option C

5. He said to me, "Do read the holy Gita daily."

He asked to me to read the holy Gita daily.
He asked me to do read the holy Gita daily.
He asked me to read the holy Gita daily.
He requested me to read the holy Gita daily.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Note: We remove "do" in the imperative sentences starting with "do".
But if "do" is acting like a verb then we do not remove "do"
Example : He said to me, "Do this work on priority."
Answer: He asked me to do that work on priority.

In above example "do" is acting as a verb so we did not remove it.