Reported Speech Rules With Exercises - Leverage Edu
leverageedu.com › blog › reported-speechDec 23, 2020 · The tense of the reported speech is not changed if the reporting verb is in the present or the future tense. If a historical fact, a universal reality or a habitual fact is conveyed in a direct speech. The indirect speech tense will not change. If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then it will change the tense of the reported speech as follows:
Reported Speech | Continuing Studies at UVic
continuingstudies.uvic.ca › reported-speechPast Continuous: “We were living in San Diego.” Past Perfect Continuous: They told us (that) they had been living in San Diego. Future with Will: She said, “We will be in Vancouver next year.” Would: She informed me (that) they would be in Vancouver next year. Future with Be going to: He said, “I am going to marry her next spring.” Past Continuous: