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A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in indirect speech: She said, “Where have you been living for the past few months?”

1. She asked where had I been living for the past few months.
2. She asked where I had been living for the past few months.
3. She asked where I have been living for the past few months.
4. She said where I had been living for the past few months.

Correct answer: She asked where I had been living for the past few months.

Solution

The direct question is converted into reported speech using the reporting verb "asked." Since the original tense is present perfect continuous, it shifts to past perfect continuous in indirect speech.

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