Question

The girl said to her parents, "Mom and Dad, the police were here while you were gone." If we turned this sentence into Reported Speech we would have: The girl said to her parents that the police__________________

have been there while they were gone.
had been there while they had been gone.
have been here while they would be gone.
had been here while they had gone.
would have been there while they have been gone.

Answer 1

Resposta:

had been there while they had been gone.