Reported Speech Present Perfect Continuous

We use reported speech to:

• talk about spontaneous situations.

• talk about something that someone has already told us.

• talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the future

Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech: 'I have been studying for three hours.'

• He said that he had been studying for three hours.

• He said that he studied for three hours.

• He said that he has been studying for three hours.

• He said that he will be studying for three hours.

Report the following negative statement: 'She hasn't been working hard', Mia said.

• She said she has been working hard.

• She said she had not been working hard.

• She has been lazy.

• She sais she has been slacking off.

Change the sentence 'We have been waiting for a long time.' into reported speech.

• They said that they have waited for a long time.

• They said that they have been waiting for a long time.

• They said that they had been waiting for a long time.

• They said that they were waiting for a long time.

Rewrite the negative statement 'He hasn't been practicing enough.' in reported speech.

• He said he isn't practicing enough.

• He said he has been practicing enough.

• He said he hasn't been practicing enough.

• He said he hadn't been practicing enough.

Report the sentence 'Gio has been cooking all day.' She said.

• She has been cooking all night.

• She said Gio has been baking all day.

• She said Gio had been cooking all day.

• She said Gio had been cleaning all day.

Change the negative statement 'They haven't been working together.' into reported speech.

• They said that they have been working together.

• They said that they hadn't been working together.

• They said that they aren't working together.

• They said that they have not been working together.

Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech: 'I have been playing the piano for two hours.'

• He said that he has been playing the piano for two hours.

• He said that he will be playing the piano for two hours.

• He said that he had been playing the piano for two hours.

• He said that he played the piano for two hours.