Reported Statements: Present Continuous

Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1. "I'm sleeping"
She told me

2. "We're working"
She told me

3. "She's coming to the party"

She told me

4. "He's talking on the telephone"

She told me

5. "Lucy is reading a book in front of the fire"

She told me

6. "I'm not going out"

She said

7. "We are not visiting Paris during our trip"

She said

8. "I'm listening to my new CD"

She said

9. "John is working in a bar for the summer"

She told me

10. "I'm not going to go on holiday"

She told me

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 11. "He isn't living in Beijing"
She told me

12. "I'm taking the train to Berlin"

She told me

13. "He is never coming back"

She told me

14. "Jill is studying a lot"

She told me

15. "I'm not meeting Julie"

She told me

16. "We aren't renting a flat"

She said

17. "They are visiting the museum"

She said

18. "She's eating dinner"

She said

19. "We aren't going to the library"

She said

20. "I'm coming"

She said

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Answers

1. She told me she was sleeping.

2. She told me that they were working.
3. She told me she was coming to the party.
4. She told me he was talking on the telephone.
5. She told me Lucy was reading a book in front of the fire.
6. She said she wasn't going out.
7. She said they weren't visiting Paris during their trip.
8. She said she was listening to her new CD.
9. She told me John was working in bar for the summer.
10. She told me she wasn't going to go on holiday.
11. She told me he wasn't living in Beijing.
12. She told me she was taking the train to Berlin.
13. She told me he was never coming back.
14. She told me Jill was studying a lot.
15. She told me she wasn't meeting Julie.
16. She said they weren't renting a flat.
17. She said they were visiting the museum.
18. She said she was eating dinner.
19. She said they weren't going to the library.
20. She said she was coming.

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