Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The boss said to his employee, ‘I will be happy if you finish this project by evening.’

Options

A. The boss told his employee he will be happy if he finished this project by evening.
B. The boss told his employee that he would be happy if he will finish this project by evening.
C. The boss told his employee that he would be happy if he finishes that project by evening.
D. The boss told his employee that he would be happy if he finished that project by evening.

Answer

D

Explanation

The boss told his employee that he would be happy if he finished that project by evening. (Correct)
(a) The boss told his employee `ul("he will be")` happy if he finished `ul("this")` project by evening. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) The boss told his employee that he would be happy if `ul("he will finish this")` project by evening. (Incorrect Tense)
(c ) The boss told his employee that he would be happy if `ul("he finishes")` that project by evening. (Incorrect Tense)