Direct: They said, "We were playing football."
Indirect: They said that they ______ football.

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• A were playing
• B have been playing
• C had played
• D had been playing

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Answer: D. had been playing

Explanation: Past Continuous changes to Past Perfect Continuous in indirect speech.

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