Identify the correct Indirect Speech form of the sentence given below:
Rohan says, "I shall visit the Red Fort"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Rohan says that he will visit the Red Fort.
Since the reporting verb “says” is in the present tense, the tense of the reported speech does not change. Also, “shall” changes to “will” when the subject becomes “he”.
- No backshift because the reporting verb is present (“says”).
- “I” changes to “he”.
- “shall visit” becomes “will visit” (simple future remains appropriate).
Other options are incorrect because:
- Option (1) and (3): unnecessary change to continuous tense (“will be visiting”).
- Option (4): incorrect tense (“shall visited”) and wrong reporting verb (“said”).