Ali said that he (was–is –has –can) at home waiting for me
الاجابة
The correct verb tense to use in this sentence would be "was."
Explanation: In reported speech, when the reporting verb (in this case, "said") is in the past tense, the verb tense in the reported speech needs to shift back one tense. Since Ali said this in the past, we would use the past simple tense "was" to indicate that he was at home waiting for you.