In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. I said to you, "He should not be trusted."

The correct ANSWER is option 4), i.e. I told you that he should not be trusted. The given sentence is written in Direct speech and the reported speech in the indirect speech would remain the same as the modal verb in the reported speech is already in the past. The given sentence:ISaid toyou,"He should not be trusted." SubjectReporting VerbObjectReported speech Will get converted to:Itoldyouthathe should not be trusted. SubjectReporting verbObjectthatReported speechNote: When a sentence is converted from Direct speech into Indirect speech:​If the 'reporting verb' is in the past tense, the reported speech would UNDERGO a backshift of tense.Modal verbs (will, MAY, can) would take their past forms(would, might, could).Pronouns would change according to the subject of the reporting verb."SAID to" will get converted to "told" , "ASKED", "commanded" etc. depending on the tone of the narrator.