Select the option that expresses the following sentence in direct speech.
They said that they had been waiting for the bus for over an hour.
1
“We had waited for the bus for over an hour,” they said.
2
“We have been waiting for the bus for over an hour,” they said.
3
“We are waiting for the bus for over an hour,” they said.
4
“We waited for the bus for over an hour,” they said.