"He said, you have been updating" - Wrong?

[Sureshvemuri]

"He said, you have been updating" - Wrong?
I suppose, here, "He said + Had been updating".
Because, SAID - Past Tense.
So, the remaining things also should be in Past Tense (even though, the other person has been doing the update).

Thanks,
Suresh

[Mister Micawber]

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You must be careful with your punctuation, Suresh-- you cannot just slap up quotation marks anywhere. Is this what you mean?--

He said, "You have been updating."

If so, this sentence is fine.
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[Sureshvemuri]

[Mister Micawber]

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That's fine.

Suresh says, "Hey Suzanne, Mark said you have been updating".

So is this:

Suresh says, "Hey Suzanne, Mark said you had been updating".

It depends on whether she has stopped updating.
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[Sureshvemuri]