Multiple choice Rachel: "I'm playing the piano now" Rachel said that she was playing the piano now. Rachel said that she was playing the piano then. Rachel said that she played the piano then. Rachel said that she had played the piano now. Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation When converting direct speech to reported speech, the time reference 'now' must be shifted to 'then' to reflect the change in perspective. Option B correctly shifts the tense to past continuous (was playing) and updates the time adverbial.