How to change this into indirect speech: "I was walking along the street."*1 pointHe said (that) he could have been walking along the street.He said (that) he had been walking along the street.He said (that) he might have been walking along the street.He said (that) he walks along the street.
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How to change this into indirect speech: "I was walking along the street."*1 pointHe said (that) he could have been walking along the street.He said (that) he had been walking along the street.He said (that) he might have been walking along the street.He said (that) he walks along the street.
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The correct transformation of the direct speech "I was walking along the street" into indirect speech would be "He said (that) he had been walking along the street." This is because the past continuous tense "was walking" changes to past perfect continuous "had been walking" in reported speech.
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