She said to me, “It has been raining heavily and you cannot go”.

A. She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.
B. She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.
C. She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.
D. She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

“I would have been surprised if you had passed examination,” said the former master.

A. The former master said that it would have surprised him if I had passed.
B. The former master said that he should be surprised if I had passed.
C. The former master said that he would have been surprised if I had passed the examination.
D. The former master was surprised if I passed the examination.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

Kiran asked me, “Did you see the cricket match on television last night?”

A. Kiran asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television the earlier night.
B. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television the earlier night.
C. Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television last night.
D. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television last night.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

My friend said to me, “Has your father returned from Calcutta?”

A. My friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.
B. My friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.
C. My friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.
D. My friend enquired me if his father had returned from Calcutta.
✅ The correct answer is option B.