Correct Answer:
A. He asked if I liked tea
For yes/no questions in reported speech, we use "if" or "whether" after the reporting verb, which is typically "asked." The question structure then changes to an affirmative statement, and the tense shifts backward. The original question, "Do you like tea?" is in the simple present tense.
- A: He asked if I liked tea is the correct answer. "Asked" is used for the question, "if" introduces the reported clause, the simple present tense ("do you like") correctly shifts to the simple past tense ("liked"), and the pronoun "you" changes to "I."
- B: He said do I like tea is incorrect because "said" is not used for questions; "asked" is required. It also fails to use "if" and does not shift the tense.
- C: He asked do I liked tea is incorrect. While "asked" is correct, the structure "do I liked" is grammatically incorrect, and it fails to use "if."
- D: He asked if I like tea is incorrect because it fails to shift the tense from simple present ("like") to simple past ("liked").