Change into indirect speech: She said, “I can help you now.”
AShe said that she could help me now.
BShe said that I could help you now.
CShe said that she can help me now.
DShe said that she could help me then.
Explanation
– The modal verb ‘can’ shifts to ‘could’ in indirect speech.
– ‘Now’ changes to ‘then’ since the time reference shifts.
– Correct: She said that she could help me then.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Narration
- Subtopic: Direct and Indirect Speech

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