Question:
Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence into indirect speech:
I said to you, "She will give you my pen tomorrow."
Choose the option which best expresses the given sentence into indirect speech:
I said to you, "She will give you my pen tomorrow."
I said to you, "She will give you my pen tomorrow."
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In indirect speech, we change the present tense "will" to the past tense "would."
Updated On: Mar 26, 2025
- I told you that she would give me your pen next day.
- I told to you that she would give you my pen next day.
- I told you that she would give you my pen next day.
- I told to you that she would give me your pen the following day.
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The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
The correct form for indirect speech here involves changing "will" to "would" and removing the direct quotation marks. Option (3) is the best expression.
Thus, the correct answer is "I told you that she would give you my pen next day."
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