present progressive in reported speech

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0 When i use present progressive for a future event and i have to put this into reported  speech, how is the time changed before and after the event?02br02br00Example:02br00I met Tom yesterday. He said:02br00"They are getting married next month"02br02br00The next day i tell someone:02br02br00Tom told me that.....02br02br00Two months later i tell someone:02br02br00Tom told me that......0-

Clive · Accepted Answer

1font00When i use present progressive for a future event and i have to put this into reported speech, how is the time changed before and after the event?02br
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00Example:02br
00I met Tom yesterday. He said:02br
00"They are getting married next month"02br
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00The next day i tell someone:02br
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00Tom told me that.....00they are/were getting married next month. (or 'this month' if he told you on the last day of the month. 05000)02br
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00Two months later i tell someone:02br
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00Tom told me that......02font00 they were getting 00married the following month.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1

Bokeh · Answer

0 01font00Personally I would say:02br
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00Yesterday Tom told me they 01b00will 02b00be getting married next month.02br
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00Two months ago Tom told me they 01b00would 02b00be getting 02font00married the following month.00 0-

Anonymous · Answer

Well, I think this should be it:

Tom told me that they would be getting married (by) next month.

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