Question

Narration I said to him, "when will you return

Answer 1

I asked him when he would come back

Answer 2

Answer :

This question is on direct and indirect speech.

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "direct speech" as "When you use direct speech, you repeat what someone has said using exactly the words they used."

The given sentence is in direct speech.

Direct Speech : I said to him, "When will you return ?"

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "indirect speech" as "the act of reporting something that was said, but not using exactly the same words."

The given sentence, correctly converted to indirect speech, is :

Indirect Speech : I asked him when he would return.