How to report the following speech..
Cyril : Did you meet Thomas on the way?

Jose : Yes, but I couldn't talk with him as he was busy. [ how do we report the 'yes' in the Jose's answer? ]

Question

How to report the following speech..
Cyril : Did you meet Thomas on the way?

Jose : Yes, but I couldn't talk with him as he was busy.    [ how do we report the 'yes' in the Jose's answer? ]

Answer

Cyril asked Jose if he had met Thomas on the way.

Jose answered (that) he had, but he couldn't talk with him as he had been busy.

Answer

"Jose said he had met Thomas, but he hadn't been able to talk with him."

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