[Grammar] He said that he MUST DO/MUST DID it. (Do modal verbs change according to the tense?

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This is not my homework.

He says, "I must do it".
How will we write it in indirect sentence? -

He said that he must do it.
or
He said that he must did it.

Similarly-
He said to me, "You should do it".

He said to me that I should do it.
or
He said to me that I should did it.

Similarly-
He said, "I shall go there".
He said that he should go there.
or
He said that he should went there.
 

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"Must do", "should do", and "should go" are grammatical.
"Must did", "should did", and "should went" are ungrammatical.
 

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Modal verbs are followed by the bare infinitive: do.
 
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