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Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate".

  • Robert will tell me that he is my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he was my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate.
  • Robert said me that he is my classmate.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

"I am your classmate" will remain in present tense in indirect speech because in "Robert will say to me" reporting verb is in future.
So when reporting verb in in future or present, we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

Similar Questions :

1. Reeta said Shivani, "You have to go to school".

  • Reeta told Shivani that she would have to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she has to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she have to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she had to go to school.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "has to" or "have to" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "has to" or "have to" to "had to" + First verb.

2. Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."

  • Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.
  • Deepak told me that he had been finished the coffee.
  • Deepak told me that he had finish the coffee.
  • Deepak told me that he finished the coffee.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

3. He said to you, "You may go out".

  • He told you that you might be go out.
  • He said you that you might be go out.
  • He told you that you may go out.
  • He told you that you might go out.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "may" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "may" to "might" + First verb.

4. He remarked, "Two and two makes four."

  • He remarked that two and two would make four.
  • He remarked that two and two made four.
  • He remarked that two and two makes four.
  • He advised that two and two makes four.

Answer: Option C

5. He said to me, "I shall write an essay".

  • He said to me that he will be writing an essay.
  • He told me that he would write an essay.
  • He said to me that he will write an essay.
  • He told me that he would write an essay.

Answer: Option D

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  • Avinash 7 years ago

    Its very useful for us. Great

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