Question

Write the reported speech of - She said, "I am making tea."

• A. She said that she was making tea .
• B. She said that she is making tea.
• C. She said that she had making tea.
• D. She said that she made tea.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. She said that she was making tea .

• She said that she was making tea: This is the correct reported speech form of the direct speech "I am making tea." The present continuous tense "am making" changes to the past continuous tense "was making" in reported speech.
• She said that she is making tea: Incorrect because the present continuous tense "is making" should change to the past continuous tense in reported speech.
• She said that she had making tea: Incorrect because "had making" is not a correct verb form. The past perfect form would be "had been making" if required.
• She said that she made tea: Incorrect because "made tea" is in the simple past tense, which does not correctly reflect the continuous action described in the original direct speech.