Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
"Poonam, I will wait for you in front of the school gate," Vidushi said.
- AVidushi is telling Poonam that she has waited for her in front of the school gate.
- BVidushi has told Poonam that she is waiting for her in front of the school gate.
- CVidushi had told Poonam that I would wait for her in front of the school gate
- DVidushi told Poonam that she would wait for her in front of the school gate.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
To convert the given direct speech into indirect speech, we follow these steps:
Reporting verb: 'Vidushi said to Poonam' or addressing Poonam becomes 'Vidushi told Poonam'.
Conjunction: The inverted commas are replaced by 'that'.
Pronoun changes:
'I' (Subject referring to Vidushi) changes to 'she'.
'you' (Object referring to Poonam) changes to 'her'.
Tense change: 'will wait' changes to 'would wait' because the reporting verb is in the past tense ('said').
Combining these changes: "Vidushi told Poonam that she would wait for her in front of the school gate."
Reporting verb: 'Vidushi said to Poonam' or addressing Poonam becomes 'Vidushi told Poonam'.
Conjunction: The inverted commas are replaced by 'that'.
Pronoun changes:
'I' (Subject referring to Vidushi) changes to 'she'.
'you' (Object referring to Poonam) changes to 'her'.
Tense change: 'will wait' changes to 'would wait' because the reporting verb is in the past tense ('said').
Combining these changes: "Vidushi told Poonam that she would wait for her in front of the school gate."