Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The teacher told the students that she had waited for them for about 15 minutes before leaving the class.
1
The teacher said to the students, “I could waited for you for about 15 minutes before leaving the class.”
2
The teacher says, “I had waited for you for about 15 minutes before leaving the class.”
3
The teacher said to the students, “I waited for you for about 15 minutes before leaving the class.”
4
The teacher had said, “I had waited for you for about 15 minutes before leaving the class.”
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