Change to Indirect: He said it was raining yesterday.

  1. He said that it had been raining the previous day
  2. He said that it had been rains the yesterday
  3. He said that it was raining the yesterday
  4. None of these

Correct answer: A

In reported speech, yesterday normally becomes the previous day; the original tense may backshift to past perfect continuous.
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