Direct & Indirect Speech · Question 26 · Medium
Choose the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: Arun said, "I have been waiting for two hours."
- Arun said that I had been waiting for two hours.
- Arun said that he was waiting since two hours.
- Arun said that he has been waiting for two hours.
- Arun said that he had been waiting for two hours.
Answer and explanation
Answer: D. Arun said that he had been waiting for two hours.
Explanation: Present perfect continuous changes to past perfect continuous: had been waiting.
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