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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. He told me, 'I was trying to call you, but my phone's battery died, so I have been looking for a public phone since then.'
- 1He told me that he had been trying to call me, but his phone's battery died, so he has been looking for a public phone since then.
- 2He told me that he had been trying to call me, but his phone's battery had died, so he had been looking for a public phone since then.✓
- 3He told me that he had been trying to call me, but his phone's battery died, so he had been looking for a public phone since then.
- 4He told me that he was trying to call you, but his phone's battery died, so he has been looking for a public phone since then.
Correct answer
He told me that he had been trying to call me, but his phone's battery had died, so he had been looking for a public phone since then.
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