Direction: Change the sentence from indirect speech to direct speech.
'He hinted to her that the farmers had been cultivating while he was observing their techniques'.
1
He said to her, "The farmers had been cultivating while I was observing their techniques."
2
He told her, "The farmers cultivate while I observed their techniques."
3
He said to her, "The farmers were cultivating while I was observing their techniques."
4
He said, "The farmers have been cultivating while I observed their techniques."