This module explains how to change the Present Continuous to the Past Continuous in reported speech, and time expressions like 'now' to 'then'.
Este módulo explica cómo cambiar el Presente Continuo a Pasado Continuo en el estilo indirecto, y las expresiones de tiempo como 'now' a 'then'.
| Task | "Jill: ""I'm writing a letter now""." |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | Jill said that she had been writing a letter then. |
| b | Jill said that she was writing a letter now. |
| c | Jill said that she was writing a letter then. |
| d | Jill said that she had been writing a letter now. |
| comment | We change the Present Continuous to the Past Continuous in Reported Speech. Also we change some time expressions: now - then |
| topic | reported speech |
| level | 1 |
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