Present continuous
I am reading now.”
She said that she was reading then.
“I visited my grandmother yesterday.”
She said that she had visited her grandmother the day before.
“I have just arrived home.”
He said that he had just arrived home.
“I had finished my homework.”
She said that she had finished her homework.
“I can swim very well.”
She said that she could swim very well.
“I am studying in my room.”
He said that he was studying in his room.
“I met my teacher at school yesterday.”
He said that he had met his teacher at school the day before.
“I haven’t seen this movie yet.”
She said that she hadn’t seen that movie yet.
“I had left home before it started raining.”
He said that he had left home before it started raining.
“I will help you with your homework.”
He said that he would help me with my homework.
“I am not watching TV now.”
She said that she was not watching TV then.
“I didn’t finish my homework yesterday.”
She said that she hadn’t finished her homework the day before.
“I have finished my homework
She said that she had finished her homework.
“I hadn’t met her before that day.”
She said that she hadn’t met her before that day.
“I must finish this task today.”
She said that she had to finish that task that day.
“What are you doing at the moment?”
He asked what I was doing at that moment.
“Where did you go after the lesson?”
He asked where I had gone after the lesson.
“Have you ever visited Samarkand?”
He asked I had ever visited Samarkand.
“Had you completed the test before the bell rang?”
He asked if I had completed the test before the bell rang.
“Can you stay after the lesson?”
He asked if I could stay after the lesson.
“I am studying because I am preparing for an exam now.”
She said that she was studying because she was preparing for an exam then.
“I completed the task and submitted it last night.”
She said that she had completed the task and submitted it the previous night.
“I have lived here for five years.”
She said that she had lived there for five years.
. “I had already prepared the report when the teacher asked for it.”
She said that she had already prepared the report when the teacher asked for it.
“I should have told you the truth earlier.”
She said that she should have told me the truth earlier.