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Sita said to Geeta, "You can learn piano".

Sita told Geeta that she can be learn piano.
Sita told Geeta that you can learn piano.
Sita told Geeta that she could learn piano.
Sita told Geeta that she can learn piano.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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

1. 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.

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

Sahil told Deepu that he were going to buy milk.
Sahil told Deepu that he would going to buy milk.
Sahil told Deepu that he had been going to buy milk.
Sahil told Deepu that he was going to buy milk.

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.

3. The MLA said to people, "Ladies and gentlemen, your vote is my real power."

The MLA said that people your vote will my real power.
The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that your vote will be my real power.
The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote is my real power.
The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote was his real power.

Answer: Option D

4. Sheela said to me, "Munni is dancing better than me."

Sheela told me that Munni have been dancing better than her.
Sheela told me that Munni was dancing better than her.
Sheela told me that Munni had been dancing better than her.
Sheela told me that Munni had dancing better than her.

Answer: Option C

5. 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.