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The reporting verb is in the past: 'said'. In ordinary indirect speech, the present tense of the reported clause moves one step back. Thus 'am' becomes 'was'. The pronoun 'I' refers to the male speaker, so it changes to 'he'. The conjunction 'that' introduces the reported statement. Hence the correct form is: He said that he was busy.
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The reporting verb is in the past: 'said'. In ordinary indirect speech, the present tense of the reported clause moves one step back. Thus 'am' becomes 'was'. The pronoun 'I' refers to the male speaker, so it changes to 'he'. The conjunction 'that' introduces the reported statement. Hence the correct form is: He said that he was busy.
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