Question

I said,''I was playing football.''
change into indirect speech​

Answer 1

Answer:

I said that I had been playing football. (Indirect speech)

Answer 2

Answer:

i said that i had been playing football

Explanation:

When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the past continuous tense, then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past perfect continuous tense.