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A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in indirect speech: He said, “I am not feeling fine.”

1. He said that he is not feeling fine.
2. He said that he was not feeling fine.
3. He said that he didn’t feel fine.
4. He said he not feeling fine.

Correct answer: He said that he was not feeling fine.

Solution

In indirect speech, the present continuous "am not feeling" changes to the past continuous "was not feeling" when the reporting verb is in the past tense. The pronoun also changes from "I" to "he."

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