You: When you meet Ann please tell her that you saw me?
Charlie: I will tell Ann that I saw you.
This is the conversation between Charlie and You yesterday.
Later that day you tell another friend about what Charlie said.
Use reported Speech:
A
He said that he will tell Ann he saw me
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B
He said he would tell Ann he had seen me.
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C
He said that he will tell Ann that he had seen me.
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D
He said that he told Ann that he saw me.
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Solution
The correct option is B He said he would tell Ann he had seen me. Indirect Speech is used to report something in our own words.
In the case of simple past tense, reported speech is formed by using the past perfect tense. 'Will' changes to 'would'. Future tense does not change in indirect speech.
The sentence would become - He said he would tell Ann he had seen me.
Thus, option B is the correct answer according to the rules.