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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.

1. Rahul said, " He was walking."

Rahul said that he had been walking.
Rahul said that he was walking.
Rahul said that he had walking.
Rahul said that he had walked.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Continuous sentence" then we change "Past Continuous sentence" to "Past Perfect Continuous".

2. Shahekant said to me, "I have no time for you".

Shahekant said that he had no time for me.
Shahekant told me that he had no time for me.
Shahekant told me that he has no time for me.
Shahekant told me that he was having no time for me.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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

3. 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.

4. Rahul said to me, " I had gone through it."

Rahul told me that he have went through it.
Rahul told me that he have gone through it.
Rahul told me that he had went through it.
Rahul told me that he had gone through it.

Answer: Option D

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.