Which of the following rules is not correct (With reference to narration)?
1
If the reporting verb is in 'past' and the reported speech is a 'universal truth' / 'phrase'/'idiom' /habitual action' or 'historical fact', the tense of the reported speech does not change.
2
If the verb is in 'past' and the reported speech is not an idiom/phrase, etc. the reported speech changes according to the rules given below.
3
Present continuous tense is changed to simple past tense while changing into the indirect sentence.
4
Past continuous tense is changed to Past perfect continuous tense while changing into an indirect tense