Reported Statements: Present Continuous

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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