Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the correct option to change the following sentence into Indirect Speech.

She said, "I'll see you tomorrow."

Options:

She said that she could see you tomorrow.

She asked me to see her tomorrow.

She said that she would see me the next day.

 She said that she may see me the next day.

Correct Answer:

She said that she would see me the next day.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - She said that she would see me the next day.

  • In indirect speech, the present tense "I'll" (I will) changes to "would," and "tomorrow" changes to "the next day." The pronoun "you" also changes to "me" to reflect the speaker's perspective.

The correct choice is: She said that she would see me the next day.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • "She said that she could see you tomorrow."  (Incorrect) – "Could" does not accurately reflect the future intent expressed in the direct speech.
  • "She asked me to see her tomorrow."  (Incorrect) – This implies a request rather than a statement about a future action.
  • "She said that she may see me the next day."  (Incorrect) – "May" does not convey the same certainty as "will" or "would."