Question

my friend said to me, " I am playing now." (change the narration)​

Answer 1

Direct Speech: My friend said to me, "I am playing now."

Indirect Speech: My friend told me that he was playing then.

What are direct and indirect speeches?

1. Direct Speech:

• In Direct speech, we repeat the exact words by the speaker.
• Reporting speech is placed between inverted commas.
• For example, He said, " I have lost my pen".

2. Indirect Speech:

• In Indirect Speech, we repeat in our own words what is said by the speaker.
• Generally, we use "said that" in this speech.
• For example, He said that he had lost his pen

The given direct speech is in present continuous so we changed into past continuous in indirect speech.