Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

I explained, “I don’t belong here.”

I explained that I did not belong there.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: I explained that I did not belong here.

The other options are incorrect:

• "I said that I did not belonged here." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past tense, not the past perfect tense.
• "I explained that I did not belong there." is incorrect because the pronoun is incorrect. The speaker is reporting what they said, so the pronoun should be "here" not "there".
• "I explained that I do not belong there." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past tense, not the present tense.