How would you convert: 'He said, I will help you.' into indirect speech? (2020)
Practice Questions
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How would you convert: 'He said, I will help you.' into indirect speech? (2020)
He said that he will help you.
He said that he would help you.
He said that he helps you.
He said that he helped you.
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
How would you convert: 'He said, I will help you.' into indirect speech? (2020)
Step 1: Identify the direct speech: 'He said, I will help you.'
Step 2: Remove the quotation marks and the word 'said': He said that...
Step 3: Change 'I' to 'he' because the speaker is now being referred to in the third person.
Step 4: Change 'will' to 'would' to reflect the change from direct to indirect speech.
Step 5: Complete the sentence: He said that he would help you.
Indirect Speech – Indirect speech involves reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words, often requiring changes in verb tense and pronouns.
Tense Changes – In indirect speech, present and future tenses often change to their past forms, such as 'will' changing to 'would'.
