Question

The reported speech for the sentence; He said "I am tired" is ____________.

• A. He said that he is tired.
• B. He said that he was tired.
• C. He said that he has been tired.
• D. He said that he had been tired.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. He said that he was tired.

When we change direct speech to reported speech:

• Present tense (am) changes to past tense (was) because the reporting verb “said” is in the past tense.

• The pronoun “I” changes to “he.”