Question

Report it. The boys said: We were watering the plants

• A. The boys said that they has been watering the plants.
• B. The boys said that they had been watering the plants.
• C. The boys said that they has watered the plants.
• D. The boys said that they were being watering the plants .

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The boys said that they had been watering the plants.

The past continuous tense "were watering" is changed to "had been watering" to show that the action was ongoing in the past relative to the reporting.