Direct and indirect of past continuous Tense | Past ...
www.learnesl.net › direct-and-indirect-of-pastDirect and Indirect of Past Continuous Tense. 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