English grammar exercise about reported speech. ... Change the direct speech into reported speech. ... 4) "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived.".
Indirect Speech:- He/She told that he/she (the speaker) had been waiting for the bus when he (a third person) had arrived. Rules here:- (1) Change the Past ...
Answer (1 of 3): She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived. Past continuous becomes past perfect continuous. But actually simple past must become past perfect. But here it should not be done. Because when two events in the past are reported in …
Change this direct speech into reported speech. 1. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me -> She told me she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived. 2. “Don’t go!” She-> She told me not to go. 3. “ I’d never been there before” She said-> She said that she had never been there before. 4. “Be quick!” She
07.06.2020 · Change this direct speech into reported speech: 1. ... 4.She told me that she was waiting for the bus when he arrived. 5.She said that she had never been there before. 6.She told me that she didn't go to the party. 7.She said that Lucy will come later.
03.12.2016 · Dear Members, I was looking for how the following quoted sentence would be reported:" I was waiting for the bus when he arrived." According to the rules the correct indirect speech would be as :He said that he had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived , but looks a bit odd to me.
03.12.2021 · Indirect Speech: She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived.. Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the past continuous tense, then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past perfect continuous tense. Past Continuous Tense > Past Perfect Continuous Tense. And when the …