Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, “It’s been raining since last night.”

Correct option is B

The correct indirect speech of the given sentence is (b) He said that it had been raining since the night before.
Definition of direct and indirect speech:
· Direct speech quotes the exact words spoken, e.g., He said, “It’s been raining since last night.”
· Indirect speech reports what someone said without quoting their exact words.
Rules of conversion (Direct to Indirect):
1. Change of tense:
· When the reporting verb (said) is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech must move one step back in tense.
· Present perfect (" has/have been") becomes past perfect continuous ("had been").
2. Change of time expressions:
· "Last night" becomes " the night before" in indirect speech.
Structure:
· Direct: He said, “ It’s been raining since last night.”
· Indirect: He said that it had been raining since the night before.
Why other options are incorrect:
· (a) “had rained” is past perfect and doesn’t correctly reflect ongoing action.
· (c) Incorrect use of “He’s said” and “since yesterday” (casual, not formal replacement).
· (d) Uses present tense “it’s raining” in indirect speech with a past reporting verb—grammatically incorrect.
✅ Correct indirect: He said that it had been raining since the night before.