They said, 'We were playing cricket.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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They said, 'We were playing cricket.'

A. They said that they have been playing cricket.

B. They said that they were playing cricket.

C. They said that they are playing cricket.

D. They said that they had been playing cricket.

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Past continuous ('were playing') changes to past perfect continuous ('had been playing') in indirect speech.

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