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Change into indirect speech: I said, “I can swim.”

AI said that I would swim.
BI said I able to swim.
CI said that I can swim.
DI said that I could swim.

Explanation

– The modal verb ‘can’ shifts to ‘could’ in indirect speech when the reporting verb is in past tense.
– This follows the general rule of tense shifting in reported speech.
– Correct: I said that I could swim.

Exam Relevance
  • Topic: Narration
  • Subtopic: Direct and Indirect Speech
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