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present progressive in reported speech

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?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.....02br
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00Two months later i tell someone:02br
02br
00Tom told me that......0-
  

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02br 02br 00Example:02br 00I met Tom yesterday. 00they are/were getting married next month. (or 'this month' if he told you on the last day of the month.

  • 02br 02br 00Example:02br 00I met Tom yesterday.
  • 00they are/were getting married next month.
  • (or 'this month' if he told you on the last day of the month.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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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
02br
00Example:02br
00I met Tom yesterday. He said:02br
00"They are getting married next month"02br
02br
00The next day i tell someone:02br

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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 02font
00married the following month.00 0-
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Well, I think this should be it:

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

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