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They said, "We arrived late". Change the speech

AThey said that they arrived late.

BThey said that they have arrived late.

CThey said that they had arrived late.

DThey said that they will arrive late.

Answer:

C. They said that they had arrived late.

Read Explanation:

In reported speech, when the reporting verb (e.g., "said") is in the past tense, the tense of the original statement also shifts to the past perfect tense. So, "arrived" becomes "had arrived."


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