Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

“I like having South Indian breakfast,” said Arun to the receptionist.

Arun told the receptionist that he liked having South Indian breakfast.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Arun told the receptionist that he liked having South Indian breakfast.

The other options are incorrect:

• Arun tells the receptionist that he has liked South Indian breakfast. This is incorrect because the tense of the reported speech is in the present perfect tense, but the reporting verb is in the past tense.
• Arun is telling the receptionist that he likes South Indian breakfast. This is incorrect because the reported speech is describing an action that happened in the past, not an action that is happening now.
• Arun told the receptionist that he will like South Indian breakfast. This is incorrect because the reported speech is describing an action that has not yet happened.