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Choose the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech.
He said, "Suresh needs a new uniform."
He said that Suresh __________ a new uniform.

A
Needs
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B
Was needing
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C
Is needing
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D
Needed
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Solution

The correct option is D Needed
As the given sentence in the direct speech is in the simple present tense, we need to convert it into simple past tense in the indirect speech.
Option A - 'Needs' is used to represent the sentence in the simple present tense. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option B - 'Was needing' is used to represent the sentence in the past continuous tense and not simple past tense. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - 'Is needing' is used to form the sentence in the present lcontinuous tense and not simple past tense. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'Needed' is the past form of the verb 'need' which is used to represent the sentence in the simple past tense. Thus option D is the correct answer.
'He said that Suresh needed a new uniform.'

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