He said, 'I was writing a letter.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I was writing a letter.'

A. He said that he had been writing a letter.

B. He said that he wrote a letter.

C. He said that he had written a letter.

D. He said that he was writing a letter.

Answer: Option A

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Past continuous to past perfect continuous.

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