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My father said to me, "It might rain yesterday".

  • My father told me that it may have rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it would rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it might rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it could rain the previous day.

Answer: Option C

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1. He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

  • He said that Honesty is the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty was the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty would be the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty will be the best policy.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

If Reporting verb is in Past Tense and Reported Speech is a universal truth, then we do not change it in indirect speech.

2. Find Error :
I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident - my behaviour is speaking itself.

  • will speak to itself
  • speaks for itself
  • has been speaking
  • speaks about itself

Answer: Option B

3. Rahul said to Shusheela, "I had to reach there".

  • Rahul told Susheela that he has to reach there.
  • Rahul told Susheela that he would have to reach there.
  • Rahul told Susheela that he had to reach there.
  • Rahul told Susheela that he had had to reach there.

Answer: Option D

4. They said to me, "May you live long."

  • They prayed for me that I might live long.
  • They blessed me that I might live long.
  • They blessed me that I may live long.
  • They blessed me that may I live long.

Answer: Option B

5. 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.

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