Question

Change the following sentence into indirect speech.
Michael said to John, “I will be going to work next week?” [Advanced]

• A. Michael told John that he would be going to work the following week.
• B. Michael told John that he will be going to work the following week.
• C. Michael told John that I would be going to work the following week.
• D. Michael told John that he should be going to work the following week.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Michael told John that he would be going to work the following week.

Direct speech is a sentence in which the actual words of the speaker are quoted.
Indirect speech is a sentence in where we report what someone said, without quoting his exact words.
In Future Continuous Tense 'will be' changes into 'would be'.
Here, option A is correct. 'Will be' changes into 'would be'. 'Said to' changes into 'told'. While, 'next week' changes into 'the following week'. Pronoun changes accordingly. 'I' changes into 'he' as Michael, the speaker was talking about himself.
In option B verb doesn't change. So, it is incorrect.
In option C pronoun is not changed. So, it is incorrect.
In option D verb is wrong. So, it is incorrect.