Question

Radhika said,"God is omnipresent." (Narration)

Answer 1

Given sentence is in direct speech.

Radhika said, "God is omnipresent"


We have to change the narration, that is, we have to change it to indirect speech.

While converting to indirect

» Said to is changed to told. Since here, only said is used, we will use said only

» Inverted commas are replaced with "that"

» Tense in reported speech changes to :-

Simple Present - Simple Past
Present continuous - Past continuous
Present perfect - Past perfect
Present perfect continuous - Past perfect continuous
Simple past - Past perfect
Past continuous - Past Perfect continuous.

But, if the reporting verb is in present tense (says) or future tense (will say) then the tense won't change.
Also, the tense won't change for habitual fact and universal truth.

Here, God is omnipresent is universal truth. Hence the tense won't change.

So, after following the rules, your answer is :-

Radhika said that God is omnipresent.