Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
Ruby said, "I was driving when you called me yesterday."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: Ruby said that she had been driving when he had called her the day before.
Explanation
• Reporting Verb: Since the reporting verb said is in the past tense, the tense inside the quotation marks changes accordingly.
• Tense Changes:
• Past Continuous (was driving) changes into Past Perfect Continuous (had been driving).
• Simple Past (called) changes into Past Perfect (had called).
• Pronoun Changes: The first-person pronoun I changes to she, the second-person pronoun you changes to he, and me changes to her.
• Time Expression: yesterday shifts to the day before (or the previous day).