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They told me, “We were living in Paris”. Change into indirect speech

They told me, “We were living in Paris”. Change into indirect speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: They told me that they had been living in Paris.

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

    Past Continuous Tense > Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

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