They said to us, "We were preparing for the examination."
Correct answer: C. They told us that they had been preparing for the examination.
- A. They told us that we were preparing for the examination.
- B. They told us that you had been preparing for the examination.
- C. They told us that they had been preparing for the examination.
- D. They told us that they were preparing for the examination.
Explanation
"We" becomes "they" (the subject of the sentence).- "were preparing" becomes "had been preparing" (change from past continuous to past perfect continuous).
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