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Tap the correct reported speech for the sentence.

Mrs Stevens said, 'I am good at making desserts.'

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Mrs Stevens said that she was good at making desserts.

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Mrs Stevens said that she is good at making desserts.

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Solution

The correct option is A Mrs Stevens said that she was good at making desserts.
When reported, the simple present tense changes to the simple past tense. The 'be' verb 'am' changes to 'was'.

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