what will be the correct reporting
Hello!
which one of the two will be the correct way of reporting
He said, "I shall go to the market" [This is to be turned into indirect speech]
1 He said he would go the market
Or
2 He said he would go to the market
Thanks in advance.
Ooops...Sorry for the mistake.
let me rephrase No 1 and No 2
1 He said he would go to the market
Or
2 He said he should go to the market
Now which one of the two will be the corrrect form of reporting, 'should' or 'would'?
Thank you
Number 1
If it were number 2, he would've had to have said "I should go to the market."
bubu,
Normally, the usage of "I shall go to he market" is rare. "I will go to the market" is a commom statement. Considering your sentance, 'He said that he would go to the market' is hopefully correct.
If someone says "I shall go to the market" or "I will go to the market" you can simply say "He said he will go to the market."
Cesar - as I know ppl are tought to use in these case "would" because it's reported speech. is it grammaticaly correct to use "will"?
It would usually be "would". However, if he still hasn't gone to the market, you might use "will". For example, "He said he'll go to the market tomorrow."