Question

I don't like the tea, he said. Change this sentence into indirect speech.

• A. He said that he do not like the tea
• B. He said that he didn't like the tea
• C. He said that he doesn't like the tea
• D. He said that he had not liked the tea.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. He said that he didn't like the tea

The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense. ഒരു statement റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ, റിപ്പോർട്ടുചെയ്ത സംഭാഷണത്തിലെ ക്രിയ സാധാരണയായി ഭൂതകാലത്തിലേക്ക് (past tense) മാറുന്നു. അതിനാൽ, "don't" എന്നത് "didn't" എന്നതിലേക്ക് മാറുന്നു. So, all other options are wrong.