Rama said "I will meet you here."
Select the appropriate option of Indirect Speech form of the below given statement:
Rama said that she ____ meet me _____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → would, there
Statement in indirect speech (past reporting verb):
| Change | Direct | Indirect | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tense change | will | would | Said is in the past tense, so the tense of the reported words moves one step back: will changes to would (shall to should, can to could). |
| Pronoun change | I, you | she, me | “I” becomes she (the speaker) and “you” becomes me (the listener, who now reports). |
| Words of nearness (time and place) | here | there | Here changes to there, because the words are reported at another time and place. |
| Full sentence | Rama said, “I will meet you here.” | Rama said that she would meet me there. |
Example: He said, “I will come here tomorrow.” → He said that he would come there the next day.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: will, there — Incorrect. "Will" is not changed to "would" after the past reporting verb "said".
Option 2: shall, here — Incorrect.
- "Shall" is a present form. The past reporting verb needs would.
- "Here" is not changed to "there".
Option 4: should, here — Incorrect.
- "Should" is the past of shall. The direct speech has "will", which becomes would.
- "Here" is not changed to "there".