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When converting from direct to reported speech, the past continuous tense ("were criticizing") shifts to the past perfect continuous tense ("had been criticizing").

При переходе от прямой речи к косвенной, прошедшее продолженное время («were criticizing») изменяется на прошедшее совершенное продолженное время («had been criticizing»).

Question He said: “They were criticizing her sharply.”.
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QType (0=kprim,1=mc,2=sc) 2
Q_1 He said that they were criticized her sharply.
Q_2 He said that they had been criticizing her sharply.
Q_3 He said that they have criticized her sharply.
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