Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect voice.
He said, 'I finished my project, and I was working on a new one.'
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, several changes are necessary, including backshifting the tense of the verbs.
The reporting verb 'said' is in the past tense, so the tenses within the quotation must be shifted backward in time.
'I finished' (past simple) becomes 'he had finished' (past perfect).
'I was working' (past continuous) becomes 'he had been working' (past perfect continuous).
The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' to match the subject of the reporting clause.
The conjunction 'and' connects the two clauses.