Matching Pairs Reported speech rulesOnline version Match the verbal time's rules in reported speech. by Isabel M 1 Present Simple - "I live in London" 2 Past Simple - "I lived in London" 3 Conditional - "I would like to live in London" 4 Present Continuous - "I am living in London" 5 Present Perfect Continuous - "I have been living in London since 2010" 6 Future Continuous - "I will be living in London next year" 7 Next week/year/etc. 8 Yesterday 9 Today 10 Present Perfect - "I have lived in London" 11 Future - "I will live in Londo next year" 12 Last week/year/etc. 13 Tomorrow Conditional Continuous - He said that he would be living in London the following year. The day before Past Perfect - He said that he had lived in London. Past Continuous - He said that he was living in London. The following week/year/etc. That day The next day/ the following day Conditional - He said that he would live in London the following year. Past Perfect - He said that he had lived in London. Past Simple - He said that he lived in London. The previous week/year/etc. Conditional - He said that he would like to live in London. Past Perfect Continuous - He said that he had been living in London since 2010.