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Direct and Indirect of Past Continuous Tense

We talked about direct and indirect of past indefinite tense . In the article below you will learn about direct and indirect of past continuous tense. You will learn how to convey a message to someone from past progressive tense. Direct and indirect speech structures for positive, negative, negative interrogative and interrogative sentences.

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Tense Change: As a rule, when we change a direct speech sentence we go one tense back, so therefore, when you change a direct speech from past continuous tense , you have to use past perfect continuous tense in indirect speech.

Affirmatives

• Direct speech: RP +, + S + be2 + V1ing + ROTS He said, “We were watching a movie at 10:00 pm last night.”
• Indirect speech: RP + that night+ S + had been + V1ing + ROTS He told me that they had been watching a movie at 10:00 pm the night before.
• Direct speech: RP +, + S + be2 not + V1ing + ROTS I said to my teacher, “She was not cheating during the quiz.”
• Indirect speech: RP + that + S + had not + been + V1ing + ROTS I told my teacher that she hadn`t been cheating during the quiz.

Interrogatives

• Direct speech: RP +, + Be2 + S + V1ing + ROTS They asked, “Were you trying to convince us for joining the IHLP class at Learn ESL?”
• Indirect speech: RP + if + S + had been + V1ing + ROTS The asked me if I had been trying to convince them for joining the IHLP class at Learn ESL.

Negative interrogative

• Direct speech: RP +, + Be 2 not + S + V1ing + ROTS She asked, “Weren’t they eating dinner at King Restaurant?”
• Indirect speech: RP + if + S + had not + been + V1ing + ROTS She asked me if they had not been eating dinner at King Restaurant.

WH/Information questions

• Direct speech: RP +, +WH + be2 + S + V1ing + ROTS He asked, “What were you doing yesterday?”
• Indirect speech: RP + WH + S + had been + V1ing + ROTS He wanted to know what I had been doing the day before.

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Direct Indirect of Past Continuous

Last updated at April 16, 2024 by Teachoo

If Direct Speech is Past Continous−−>In indirect Form it becomes Past Perfect Continous

• Direct Speech Mom said"I was cooking your favorite dish"
• Indirect Speech Mom said that she had been cooking my favorite dish"

Note:- In Direct Speech,we use "was cooking" (Past Continuous) In Indirect Speech,we use "had been cooking"(Past Perfect Continuous) (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Convert into Indirect Speech

Grandma said" I was praying since morning"

Grandma said that she had been praying in since morning"

She said" I was trembling with fear"

She said" that she had been trembling with fear"

Boy said" I was roaming the street"

Boy said" that he had been roaming in the street"

Girl said" I was window shopping"

Girl said" that she had been window shopping"

They said" We were listening to songs on Youtube"

They said" that we had been listening to songs on Youtube"

The nurse said" Baby was suffering from fever"

The nurse said" that Baby had been suffering from fever"

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Direct and Indirect Speech Past Continuous Tense Exercises

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Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise

Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.

1.    John said, ‘I am very busy now.’ 2.    He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’ 3.    ‘I know her name and address,’ said John. 4.    ‘German is easy to learn,’ she said. 5.    He said, ‘I am writing letters.’ 6.    ‘It is too late to go out,’ Alice said. 7.    He said to me, ‘I don’t believe you.’ 8.    He says, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’ 9.    He said to me, ‘What are you doing?’ 10.    ‘Where is the post office?’ asked the stranger. 11.    He said, ‘Will you listen to me?’ 12.    John said to Peter, ‘Go away.’ 13.    She said to me, ‘Please wait here till I return.’ 14.    ‘Call the witness,’ said the judge. 15.    The speaker said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.’

1.    John said that he was very busy then. 2.    He said that the horse had been fed. 3.    John said that he knew/knows her name and address. (Note that the tenses may not change if the statement is still relevant or if it is a universal truth.) 4.    She said that German is/was easy to learn. 5.    He said that he was writing letters. 6.    Alice said that it was too late to go out. 7.    He told me that he didn’t believe me. OR He said he didn’t believe me. 8.    He says that he is glad to be here this evening. (When the reporting verb is in the present tense, adverbs of time and place do not normally change in indirect speech.) 9.    He asked me what I was doing. 10.    The stranger asked where the post office is/was. 11.    He asked me if I would listen to him. 12.    John ordered Peter to go away. 13.    She asked me to wait there till she returned. 14.    The judge commanded them to call the first witness. 15.    He urged them to be quiet and listen to them.

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