Question

Choose the correct indirect speech:
He said, "I will go to the market tomorrow."

• A. He said he will go to the market tomorrow.
• B. He said that he would go to the market tomorrow.
• C. He said he would go to the market the next day.
• D. He said that he will go to the market the next day.

Hint:

In indirect speech, shift tenses back when the reporting verb is in the past: “will” → “would”, “tomorrow” → “the next day”.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To convert direct speech to indirect speech, follow these steps:

1. Identify the reporting verb: In this case, it's "He said."
2. Change the tense of the direct speech: Since the direct speech is in future tense "will go," change it to the past tense form by using "would go."
3. Adjust expressions of time: The word "tomorrow" in direct speech changes to "the next day" in indirect speech.

Based on these steps, the correct indirect speech is: He said he would go to the market the next day.