Convert the given statement into indirect speech. Aravind said to Pooja, " I am cleaning the vessels now''.

The given statement Aravind said to Pooja, " I am cleaning the vessels now'' is in direct speech format as the exact words of speaker are quoted as it is. We need to convert it into the indirect speech format as reported by someone else. The word "now" in the direct speech gets converted into "then" in the indirect speech. Option A does not follow this and hence it can be eliminated. The present continuous tense in the direct speech changes into the past continuous tense in the indirect speech. Both these rules are followed in Option B. Hence, it is the right answer. Option C has not changed "said to" into "told". Hence, it is incorrect. In option D, quotation marks are used. Hence, it is incorrect as well.