YOU SAID:
He claimed that he had to have the cup of tea.
INTO JAPANESE
彼はお茶を持っていたと主張しました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He claimed to have had a cup of tea.
INTO JAPANESE
彼はお茶を持っていたと主張しました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He claimed to have had a cup of tea.
Come on, you can do better than that.