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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

1. Rahul said, " He was walking."

Rahul said that he had been walking.
Rahul said that he was walking.
Rahul said that he had walking.
Rahul said that he had walked.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Continuous sentence" then we change "Past Continuous sentence" to "Past Perfect Continuous".

2. He remarked, "Two and two makes four."

He remarked that two and two would make four.
He remarked that two and two made four.
He remarked that two and two makes four.
He advised that two and two makes four.

Answer: Option C

3. 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.

4. She said, "He was trying to help me".

She said that he tried to help her.
She said that he had been trying to help her.
She said that he has been trying to help her.
She said that he was trying to help her.

Answer: Option B

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

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

Answer: Option B