Question

Correct the following sentence.
He said that I am playing chess.​

Answer 1

He said that he is playing chess.​

Explanation:

• There are two types of speech in English grammar i.e. direct and indirect.

• The given statement was written in the indirect structure so we will add "he"  instead of "I".

• Indirect speech is the type of reported speech in which the main message of the speaker is conveyed without keeping the original order.

• Direct speech is also known as quoted speech as that reports the words uttered in the original form.

• In an indirect speech the words are not written in the order they were uttered by the original speaker.

• Unlike indirect speech, direct speech is written with inverted commas.

• The original speaker is mentioned in the sentence to report whose words are being written

Answer 2

Correct sentence:

He said that he was playing chess.

Explanation:

• The sentence is given as direct speech which is changed into reported speech.
• The direct speech is made into indirect speech with "that" in the sentence.
• The word "I" is converted into "he."
• The present tense in the direct speech is converted into past tense in indirect speech. If the direct speech is in past tense, it is converted into past participle.
• Thus, "am" is converted into "was" in the sentence.