Question

Convert the following sentence to indirect speech.

She said to me,"John would arrive before David".

• A. She said to me that John will arrive before David.
• B. She told me that John would arrive before David.
• C. She told me that John will be arriving before David.
• D. John said that John will arrive before David.

Answer 1

The correct option is B She told me that John would arrive before David.

Indirect Speech is used to report something in our own words.

To change future tense in indirect speech, remove inverted commas and use 'that' as a conjunction. The tense of indirect speech will not change in case of the future tense.

Both shall and will normally become would. Thus, option B is the correct answer according to the rules.