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John says, "I shall go there".

John said that he went there.
John says that he will go there.
John says that he went there.
John said that I will go there.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please note : When reporting verb is in present or future Tense, then in indirect speech we do not change the Tense of Reported speech.

So "John says", it is in present, so we will not change the Tense of "I shall go there". That means it will remain future Tense in indirect speech also.

1. Captain said, "Bravo ! We have won the match."

Captain exclaimed with joy that they have won the match.
Captain exclaimed that they had won the match.
Captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
Captain exclaimed with surprise that they had won the match.

Answer: Option C

2. Rahul said to Shilpa, "How are you ?"

Rahul asked Shilpa how she was.
Rahul asked Shilpa how she were.
Rahul asked Shilpa how is she.
Rahul enquired Shilpa how she was.

Answer: Option A

3. 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

4. The Judge said to inspector, "Call the thieves."

The Judge urged inspector to call the thieves.
The Judge ordered inspector to get the thieves.
The Judge requested inspector to call the thieves.
The Judge ordered inspector to call the thieves.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Note: In this type of imperative sentences, we do not use "if/whether", instead we use "to" to replace inverted commas.

5. 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.