Backshifting in the reported speech

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Hello,

Here is the text:

"How do you like your course, Sarah?" Jane asked.
"I didn't like it at first," Sarah replied. "I'm really enjoying it now."

If we change it into Reported speech:

Jane asked Sarah if she liked her/the course. Sarah replied that she had not liked it at first/did not like it at first. But she was/is really enjoying it now/these days.

I do know the rules of tense backshifting in Indirect/Reported speech, but I think I could use "she did not like it at first" without complicating the sentence with Past Perfect.
As for the second sentence, I am not so sure. "She was really enjoying it now" seems OK.

Thank you for your time and help.

 

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"How do you like your course, Sarah?" Jane asked.
"I didn't like it at first," Sarah replied. "I'm really enjoying it now."

If we change it into Reported speech:

Jane asked Sarah if she liked her/the course:tick:.
Sarah replied that she had not liked it at first/did not like it at first.:tick:
But she was:tick:/is? really enjoying it now/these days. 'Was' is more likely, because you started with a backshifted tense in the first reported question.

I do know the rules of tense backshifting in Indirect/Reported speech, but I think I could use "she did not like it at first" without complicating the sentence with Past Perfect. I agree
As for the second sentence, I am not so sure. "She was really enjoying it now" seems OK. See my comment, above.

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