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He said to her, “I am writing an essay now.” Change into Indirect Speech

He said to her, “I am writing an essay now.” Change into Indirect Speech

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    Indirect Speech: He told her that he was writing an essay then.

    Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present continuous tense, then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past continuous tense.

    Present Continuous Tense > Past Continuous Tense.

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