Direct Indirect Speech (Past Progressive)

Uncle Raju said, "I was walking to the MRT station this morning."

• Uncle Raju said that I was walking to the MRT station this morning.

• Uncle Raju said that he had been walking to the MRT station this morning.

• Uncle Raju said that he had been walking to the MRT station that morning.

• Uncle Raju said that I had been walking to the MRT station that morning.

Sally said, "I was trying to do my work in the library."

• Sally said she had been trying to do her work in the library.

• Sally said that she had been trying to do her work in the library.

• Sally said that she had been trying to do my work in the library.

• Sally said that she was trying to do her work in the library.

Peter reported, "The birds were flying over the tall trees."

• Peter reported that the birds have been flying over the tall trees.

• Peter reported that the birds were flying over the tall trees.

• Peter reported that the birds had been flying over the tall trees.

• Peter reported that the birds had flown over the tall trees.

My sister said, "Mother was cooking your favourite dish."

My sister said that Mother ___________________ my favourite dish.

Joe said, "My friends were sharing horror stories."

Joe said _________________________ horror stories.

Mr Lim said, "I was telling the class to be quiet."

Mr Lim said that __________________ to be quiet.

Mdm Lim told the class, "I was marking your work this morning."

• Mdm Lim told the class that she was marking your work that morning.

• Mdm Lim told the class that she had been marking our work this morning.

• Mdm Lim told the class that she had been marking our work that morning.

• Mdm Lim told the class that she had been marking my work that morning.