Question

Indirect speech of: I said to him, "Are you going out?" is

• A. I asked him if he was going out
• B. I will ask him if he is going out
• C. I said to him that may go out
• D. I enquired from him whether he went out

Hint:

For indirect questions, use "asked if/whether" and shift tense back.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Rule.
For interrogative sentences in indirect speech, "said to" becomes "asked," and tense shifts back (is → was).

Step 2: Options check.
(A) Correct — matches rule: "asked… if he was going out."
(B) Wrong — uses future tense "will ask."
(C) Wrong — grammatically incorrect.
(D) Wrong — "went out" changes the tense meaning.

Step 3: Conclusion.
Answer is (A).