The Reported Present Continuous: -(I)yormuş
To talk about ongoing actions or current situations that you haven't seen firsthand but heard about from someone else—like sharing news or workplace gossip—combine the present continuous suffix (-Iyor) with the reported past suffix (-muş).
Because the continuous suffix always contains the fixed vowel o in -yor, the reported suffix that follows will always be -muş (never -miş, -müş, or -mış).
| Verb Stem | Present Continuous | Reported Continuous | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| çalış- (to work) | çalışıyor | çalışıyormuş | reportedly working |
| boşan- (to divorce) | boşanıyor | boşanıyormuş | reportedly getting divorced |
| terfi et- (to be promoted) | terfi ediyor | terfi ediyormuş | reportedly getting promoted |
| I heard the student is applying for a visa to go abroad. | Öğrenci yurt dışına gitmek için vizeye başvuruyormuş. |
| I heard they are working for a foreign company abroad. | Onlar yurt dışında yabancı bir şirket için çalışıyormuş. |
| I heard the secretary is getting promoted as a manager. | Sekreter, müdür olarak terfi ediyormuş. |
Negative Reported Continuous
To state that you heard someone is not currently doing something, use the negative present continuous ending -(I)mıyor followed by -muş.
| I heard the boss is not giving him a raise because he doesn't work much. | Patron ona zam vermiyormuş çünkü çok çalışmıyormuş. |
Asking Questions
When asking for updates on a situation using question words like neden (why), the sentence structure remains standard and the verb takes the usual -(I)yormuş ending.
| Why is the manager reportedly getting fired today? | Müdür bugün neden işten kovuluyormuş? |
| Why is the man reportedly cheating on his wife? | Adam eşini neden aldatıyormuş? |
Connecting Ideas
You will often hear -(I)yormuş paired with conjunctions like bu yüzden (for this reason) or bu nedenle (therefore) to relay the full story about cause and effect when sharing updates.
| I heard she is getting promoted next year, that's why she is not asking for a raise now. | Gelecek yıl terfi ediyormuş, bu yüzden şimdi zam istemiyormuş. |
| I heard her husband is cheating on her, therefore she is getting divorced. | Kocası onu aldatıyormuş, bu nedenle boşanıyormuş. |
