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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. I said her, "Could you please help me ?"

I requested her to help me.
I asked her to help me.
I told her if she can help me.
I asked her if she can help me.

Answer: Option A

2. 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

3. 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

4. Baljider said to me, "I had been working on it for 5 days."

Baljinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.
Baljinder told me that he has been working on it for 5 days.
Baljinder told me that he had worked on it for 5 days.
Baljinder told me that he was working on it for 5 days.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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

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.