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To report questions, drop the question word order, if converting yes/no questions, invert using "if" or "whether," as well as changing the tense. Direct: "Are you ready?" asked Mia. Indirect: Mia asked if I was ready. The quotation marks are gone, and the sentence reports like a statement. For "wh-" questions, keep the "wh-" question word. Direct: "Where is it? Indirect: she asked where it was.

Tenses tend to backshift in indirect speech; thus, present to past, past to past perfect. Direct: "I eat pizza," says Jack. Indirect: Jack said he had made pizza. This "backshift" is important as it indicates the action came before the speaker. Do not backshift tenses, however, with facts. For example, "the earth is round" remains "the earth is round."

To change a statement, just change the pronouns, change the tense (hence, “say” to “said, ” or “is” to “was”), and change the time words. E.g., direct: "I am tired," said Emma. Indirect: Emma said she was tired. Remove the quotation marks, use "that" to link the two sentences together, and position yourself in that of the author.

The future continuous tense is formed with "will be" followed by the -ing form of the main verb. Forgetting either "will" or "be" results in an incorrect sentence, according to Clapingo. The main verb in the future continuous tense must be in the present participle form (-ing). For example, "I will be eating" is correct, while "I will be eat" is incorrect. Read more error areas in the page above.

While the Future Continuous tense talks about the action that will happen in future at a given point of time, it is not used for actions that happen suddenly or are not ongoing. Also, the Future Continuous tense is not used for with stative verbs like want, need, etc. For example, I will finish the work on Friday. (sudden completion); I will be wanting to go to the school." (incorrect).

For understanding and practicing the future continuous tense, books like "English Grammar in Use" by Raymond Murphy and "Practical English Usage" by Michael Swan are highly recommended. "Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics" is also a good book to study Future Continuous Tense.

The basic structure is subject + will be + verb (present participle). It's used to describe an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. Future Continuous Tense is not used for actions that will be finished by a specific future point.

The Future Continuous Tense talks about actions that will go on in the future as well. Also known as the Future Progressive Tense, this verb tense is the future version of the present continuous tense, which uses a similar construction. For example, “I will be watching a movie tonight.”

Subject plays a crucial role in letter writing, and while writing a letter, the candidate must write a very apt, creative, and short subject. For example, “Request for Scholarship Renewal” or “Complaint Regarding Water Supply.”

In competitive exams, just next to the question, the word count is written, however, most exams expect 150–200 words. Going beyond can cost marks and also consume a lot of time and in exams, a student needs to be time-constrained. Practice writing letters that are concise, focused, and within limits.