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Baljider said to me, "I had been working on it for 5 days."

  • Baljinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he has been working on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he had worked on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he was working on it for 5 days.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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

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1. Rahul said, "We must obey our parents."

  • Rahul remarked that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul advised that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul said that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul said that we should obey our parents.

Answer: Option C

2. He said to me, "You are rich, aren't you ?"

  • He asked me if I had rich.
  • He asked me if I had been rich.
  • He asked me if I was rich.
  • He asked me if I was rich, wasn't me.

Answer: Option C

3. 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

4. He remarked, "Two and two makes four."

  • He remarked that two and two would make four.
  • He remarked that two and two made four.
  • He remarked that two and two makes four.
  • He advised that two and two makes four.

Answer: Option C

5. She said to me, "I could reach there easily".

  • She told me that she could reach there easily.
  • She told me that she could have reach there easily.
  • She told me that she had reach there easily.
  • She told me that she had been reach there easily.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "could", "would", "should", "might".

Then in indirect speech these are written as it is.

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