Choose the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech.
He said, "Suresh needs a new uniform."
He said that Suresh __________ a new uniform.

The correct option is D Needed
As the given sentence in the direct speech is in the simple present tense, we need to convert it into simple past tense in the indirect speech.

Option A - 'Needs' is used to represent the sentence in the simple present tense. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Was needing' is used to represent the sentence in the past continuous tense and not simple past tense. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Is needing' is used to form the sentence in the present lcontinuous tense and not simple past tense. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Needed' is the past form of the verb 'need' which is used to represent the sentence in the simple past tense. Thus option D is the correct answer.

'He said that Suresh needed a new uniform.'