Choose the correct direct sentence of the following sentence.
He said that the lights had gone off during the storm.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
"...the lights had gone off..."
the Tense: The verb "had gone off" is in the Past Perfect Tense.
Rule: when a sentence is already in the Past Perfect in direct speech, the tense does not change when converted to indirect speech because there is no "further back" past tense to move to.
While the Simple Past (Option C) and Present Perfect (Option D) can also turn into the Past Perfect in indirect speech.