Change the following sentence from Direct Speech into Indirect Speech.
My teacher said to me, “If you don’t work hard, you won’t pass.”

Correct option is B

The correct indirect speech is (b) My teacher told me that if I did not work hard, I would not pass.
• The reporting verb is said to, so it changes to told (because object “me” is present).
• The sentence is a conditional warning, so we keep the if-clause structure in indirect speech.
• Since the reporting verb is in the past, tenses/modal backshift:
– “don’t work” (Simple Present) → did not work (Simple Past)
– “won’t pass” (will not) → would not pass
• Pronoun changes:
– “you” refers to “me” (listener), so it becomes I.
Grammatical Rule Used (English):
• said to + object → told + object
• If reporting verb is past, we generally backshift:
– Simple Present → Simple Past
– will/won’t → would/wouldn’t
• Pronouns change according to speaker and listener.
Grammatical Rule Used (Hindi):
• “said to” के साथ object हो तो “said to” बदलकर told होता है।
• Reporting verb past में होने पर tense/backshift होता है:
– don’t work → did not work
– won’t pass → would not pass
• “you” (listener) का परिवर्तन I में होता है क्योंकि teacher “me” से बात कर रहा है।