A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
He said, "Where have you been lately?"

Grammar Rule:
1. Interrogative Sentence Transformation:
· "Have been" (Present Perfect) → "Had been" (Past Perfect).
2. Word Order Change:
· In indirect speech, the subject comes before the verb:
· Direct: Where have you been lately?
· Indirect: He asked him where he had been lately.
3. Incorrect
· "He said where were he lately." (Incorrect word order and verb tense).
· "He told him where was he lately." (Incorrect word order and verb tense).
· "He asked him where he was lately." (Incorrect, as "was" should be "had been").
Correct Sentence: "He asked him where he had been lately."