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He said to me, "I shall write an essay".

He said to me that he will be writing an essay.
He told me that he would write an essay.
He said to me that he will write an essay.
He told me that he would write an essay.

Answer: Option D

1. Sahil said to his friends, "Lets go to the park."

Sahil suggested to his friends that we should go to the park.
Sahil requested to his friends that we should go to the park.
Sahil suggested to his friends that we would go to the park.
Sahil suggested to his friends that we have to go to the park.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Note: We can also use "Sahil proposed to" in place of "Sahil suggested to"

2. Find Error :
He is too important for tolerating any delay.

to tolerate
with tolerating
to tolerating
at tolerating

Answer: Option A

3. Reeta said Shivani, "You have to go to school".

Reeta told Shivani that she would have to go to school.
Reeta told Shivani that she has to go to school.
Reeta told Shivani that she have to go to school.
Reeta told Shivani that she had to go to school.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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

4. Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate".

Robert will tell me that he is my classmate.
Robert will tell me that he was my classmate.
Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate.
Robert said me that he is my classmate.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

"I am your classmate" will remain in present tense in indirect speech because in "Robert will say to me" reporting verb is in future.
So when reporting verb in in future or present, we do not change the tense of the reported speech.