I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
- I asked him why was he working so hard.
- I asked him why he was working so hard.
- I asked him why had he been working so hard.
- None of these
Explanation
The correct indirect speech is "I asked him why he was working so hard."
The question structure changes to a statement format, and "are" changes to "was" to maintain tense consistency in reported speech.
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- None of these
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- None of these
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- None of these
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