Narration Questions Answers

• 15. Sahil said to Deepu, "I was going to buy milk".

  1. Sahil told Deepu that he were going to buy milk.
  2. Sahil told Deepu that he would going to buy milk.
  3. Sahil told Deepu that he had been going to buy milk.
  4. Sahil told Deepu that he was going to buy milk.

  Answer And Explanation

  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.

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• 16. She said, "You were missing from the picnic".

  1. She told me that I had been missing from the picnic.
  2. She told me that I has been missing from the picnic.
  3. She told me that I were missing from the picnic.
  4. She told me that I had been missed from the picnic.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option A

  Explanation:

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• 17. Reeta said Shivani, "You have to go to school".

  1. Reeta told Shivani that she would have to go to school.
  2. Reeta told Shivani that she has to go to school.
  3. Reeta told Shivani that she have to go to school.
  4. Reeta told Shivani that she had to go to school.

  Answer And Explanation

  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.

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• 18. You said to her, "She has to cook food for you".

  1. You told her that she has to cook food for you.
  2. You told her that she had to cook food for you.
  3. You told her that she needs to cook food for you.
  4. You told her that she would have to cook food for you.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option B

  Explanation:

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• 19. He said to me, " I had to finish this first."

  1. He told me that he has to finish this first.
  2. He told me that he have to finish this first.
  3. He told me that he had had to finish this first.
  4. He told me that he had to finish this first.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option C

  Explanation:

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

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• 20. Rahul said to Shusheela, "I had to reach there".

  1. Rahul told Susheela that he has to reach there.
  2. Rahul told Susheela that he would have to reach there.
  3. Rahul told Susheela that he had to reach there.
  4. Rahul told Susheela that he had had to reach there.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option D

  Explanation:

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

  1. She told me that she could reach there easily.
  2. She told me that she could have reach there easily.
  3. She told me that she had reach there easily.
  4. She told me that she had been reach there easily.

  Answer And Explanation

  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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