Discussion
Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."
Answer: D
Correct answer: Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me
In a first conditional the if clause keeps the past simple after backshift and the main clause moves from will to would. Pushing the if clause to the past perfect, as one option does, turns a real condition into an unreal one.
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