Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said to me, “You will speak at the conference tomorrow.”

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  1. She told me that I would speak at the conference that day.
  2. She told me that I might speak at the conference the next day.
  3. She told me that I will speak at the conference the today.
  4. She told me that I would speak at the conference the next day.

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Option 4 : She told me that I would speak at the conference the next day.
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The correct answer is "She told me that I would speak at the conference the next day."

Key Points

  • The most appropriate correct indirect form of the sentence is 'She told me that I would speak at the conference the next day.'
  • The given sentence is in the future tense. 
  • When the given sentence is in future tense in direct speech, it changes into present conditional in indirect speech.
  • Example:
    • Direct: She said, “I will be in Scotland tomorrow.”
    • Indirect: She said that she would be in Scotland the next day.
  • 'said to' changes into 'told' as the reported verb has an object.
  • The pronoun 'you' changes to 'I'.
  • 'will' changes into 'would'.
  • 'tomorrow' changes into 'the next day'.
  • Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.


Correct Sentence: She told me that I would speak at the conference the next day.

Additional Information

  • The ‘future tense’ form of any verb refers to the conjugation of the verb to represent an action that will happen in the future or will continue in the future.
  • The structure of the future tense is 
    • Subject + Will + Base form of the verb
    • Example: Sindhu will walk to school tomorrow.
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