I'm falling asleep", he said. Reported speech: he said he ______ asleep.has fallenfeltwas fallingis falling

To convert direct speech into reported speech, we generally follow a set of rules and consider the tense shifts. In this case, the direct speech is "I'm falling asleep".

1. Identify the Direct Speech Tense: The direct speech is in the present continuous tense ("I'm falling").
2. Change the Tense: When reporting, the present continuous typically shifts to the past continuous tense.
3. Transformation: Therefore, "I'm falling asleep" changes to "he said he was falling asleep."

Now, let's examine the options provided:

• has fallen: present perfect, incorrect tense change.
• felt: simple past, does not represent the action correctly.
• was falling: correct transformation.
• is falling: present continuous, does not reflect the past statement.

Final Answer

He said he was falling asleep.