He said, "I clean my teeth twice a day."
A. He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day.
B. He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day.
C. He said that he used to clean his teeth twice a day.
D. He said that he is used to cleaning his teeth twice a day.
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
In indirect speech, when converting a present tense statement made in the past into reported speech, the reporting verb ("said" in this case) remains in the past tense, but the tense of the verb in the reported speech can either remain the same if the statement is still true or change accordingly. In this sentence, the original statement is in present tense ("I clean my teeth twice a day"). So, when reporting it, the tense of the verb "clean" doesn't need to change. Hence, the correct option is B, where the reported speech maintains the present tense: "He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day."This Question Belongs to Competitive English >> Direct And Indirect Speech
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for habitual action and universal truth we don't change the tense.
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Option A is correct. Past tense should be followed by past tense
A is Correct Answer
In Drucet and Indirect speech
Present Indifinite change into Past Indefinite Tense
Past sentence behind will surely change the direct send inside the commos.
How it can be Option B? Reporting speech is in past tense and reported is in Present indefinite. So it will be shifted to past indefinite tense. How you can use present indefinite tense again.