Question

Choose the correct indirect speech for:
He said, "I will help you tomorrow."

• A. He said that he will help me tomorrow.
• B. He said that he would help me the next day.
• C. He told that he would help you the next day.
• D. He told me that he will help me tomorrow.

Hint:

• Key changes in indirect speech: pronouns, verb tenses (backshift), and adverbs of time/place.
• "Said to [object]" often becomes "told [object]". "Said" can be used without an object.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

When converting direct speech to indirect speech:

• The reporting verb "said" remains "said" (or can change to "told" if there's an object, e.g., "He told me").
• The pronoun "I" changes to "he" (referring to the original speaker).
• The modal verb "will" changes to "would" (backshift in tense).
• The pronoun "you" changes to "me" (assuming the person being reported to is "me").
• The adverb of time "tomorrow" changes to "the next day".

Thus, "He said, 'I will help you tomorrow.'" becomes "He said that he would help me the next day." Option (c) incorrectly uses "told that" without an object and keeps "you". Options (a) and (d) do not correctly change "will" to "would" and "tomorrow" to "the next day".