By Direct speech, Whom

Hello, 1. He said, 'are you going to the film tomorrow?' Now, The problem is that I don't know about the person to whom the question is being asked. So, How can I write the indirect speech? Somebody writes it as a) He asked whether we were going to the film the next day. and another...

Hi again, I want to know one thing. If it is not clear to whom somebody is talking in direct speech, then what I should use in indirect speech. Should I write it without any object or take any suitable one. IS there any rule for that? Use the third person. Clive

Hi Clive, I am very thankful to you for your quick reply and valuable suggestion/comment. I want to know one thing. If it is not clear to whom somebody is talking in direct speech, then what I should use in indirect speech. Should I write it without any object or take any suitable one. IS...

Big question! A rule of thumb may be: "would" is related to "will" and "could" is related to "can". So "could" somehow implies "capability". "Would" is the past form of will and it's often used in similar ways: Indirect speech: Tomorrow will be fine. The forecast said the next day would be...