Direct & Indirect Speech · Question 1 · Easy

Choose the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: He said, "I am tired."

  1. He said that he was tired.
  2. He said that I was tired.
  3. He said that he had been tired.
  4. He told that he was tired.
Answer and explanation

Answer: A. He said that he was tired.

Explanation: With a past reporting verb, 'am' becomes 'was' and 'I' becomes 'he'. 'Told' would need an object.

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