Narrate the following : Maria said, "I was dialing your number, and you called."
Correct answer: C. Maria said that she had been dialing my number, and I had called.
- A. Maria said that she was dialing my number, and I called.
- B. Maria told that she had dialed my number, and she had called.
- C. Maria said that she had been dialing my number, and I had called.
- D. Maria told that Maria has been dialing my number, and I had called.
Explanation
The original sentence is in past continuous ("was dialing") and simple past ("called"). In reported speech, past continuous changes to past perfect continuous ("had been dialing") and simple past changes to past perfect ("had called") to show the sequence of events.
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