She said, 'I was sleeping when you called.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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She said, 'I was sleeping when you called.'

A. She said that she was sleeping when I called.

B. She said that she had been sleeping when I called.

C. She said that she slept when I called.

D. She said that she had been sleeping when you called.

Answer: Option B

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Past continuous to past perfect continuous. 'You' to 'I'.

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