Correct answer: (D) Suresh said that he had done it the day before.
Explanation
The reporting verb remains in the past:“said.” Change the first-person pronoun to “he,”backshift “did” to “had done,”and change “yesterday” to “the day before.” The sentence that makes all three changes is **D**.
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