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Rahul said, "I can buy that watch."

Rahul said that he can buy that watch.
Rahul said that he could buy that watch.
Rahul said that he was able to buy that watch.
Rahul said that he can be buy that watch.

Answer: Option B

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1. 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.

2. Raju said to me, "He worked hard".

Raju told me that he had worked hard.
Raju told me that he has worked hard.
Raju told me that he had been worked hard.
Raju told me that he has been worked hard.

Answer: Option A

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, "We can not live without oxygen".

They said that we can not live without oxygen.
They said that they can not live without oxygen.
They said that they would not live without oxygen.
They says that they can not live without oxygen.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Please note : When we use "we" with the universal truth, then "we" is not changed in Indirect speech.

5. Shakshi said, "How clever I am!"

Shakshi exclaimed that she was very clever.
Shakshi exclaimed with joy that she was very clever.
Shakshi exclaimed that she is very clever.
Shakshi said that she was very clever.

Answer: Option A

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