Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Last Monday, the boy said, "I will come tomorrow."

Last Monday, the boy said that he will come tomorrow.Correct answerYour answerLast Monday, the boy said that he would come the next day.Correct answerYour answerLast Monday, the boy said that he would come tomorrow.Correct answerYour answerLast Monday, the boy said that I would come the next day.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

"Will" moves back to "would", and "tomorrow" becomes "the next day", because the next day is no longer tomorrow when the words are reported.

Worth noting

"Would come tomorrow" changes the verb but forgets the time word.

Concept: "Will" and "tomorrow" in reported speech
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
Your timeYours: —

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.Last Monday, the boy said, "I will come tomorrow."

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Last Monday, the boy said, "I will come tomorrow."