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Option 4 : He said that he was tired

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सही उत्तर He said that he was tired है।

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Question:

He said, "I am tired."

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He said that he is tired
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He told that he was tired
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He said that he had been tired
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He said that he was tired

Correct Answer: He said that he was tired

When the reporting verb is in the past tense, the simple present in direct speech shifts to the simple past in indirect speech, giving "he was tired". Keeping the present tense or jumping to the past perfect breaks the standard sequence of tenses.

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