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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.

1. Rahul said, "We must obey our parents."

Rahul remarked that we must obey our parents.
Rahul advised that we must obey our parents.
Rahul said that we must obey our parents.
Rahul said that we should obey our parents.

Answer: Option C

2. Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."

Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.
Deepak told me that he had been finished the coffee.
Deepak told me that he had finish the coffee.
Deepak told me that he finished the coffee.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

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

He told me that he has to finish this first.
He told me that he have to finish this first.
He told me that he had had to finish this first.
He told me that he had to finish this first.

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.

4. 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.

5. She said, " Ugh! I have hated him."

She exclaimed with disgust that she had been hated him.
She exclaimed with disgust that she had hated him.
She exclaimed with sorrow that she had hated him.
She exclaimed with disgust that I had hated him.

Answer: Option B