she said she was calling from home vs she said she is coming from home

The correct phrase is "she said she was calling from home." This is because the reported speech requires a backshift in tense, changing "is" to "was." The second phrase, "she said she is coming from home," is incorrect in this context.

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she said she was calling from home

This phrase is correct. It uses the past tense "was" to reflect the reported speech.

This phrase is used when reporting what someone said in the past. It correctly reflects the tense shift required in reported speech.

Examples:

She said she was calling from home when the line got disconnected.
He told me he was leaving from work early today.
They mentioned they were coming from the store.
I heard she was studying at the library.
The teacher explained she was grading the exams at that time.

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I don't remember ever placing a call to Zoe, but her message said she was calling back.
Did she say where she was calling from?
I stole her phone to see who she was calling.
She was calling me when you were napping.
When Christopher was in rehab, she was calling me all the time.
Apparently she was calling me from my phone.
She was calling me that summer to find out.
I thought she was calling me about something else.
And she was calling me a fraud.
She was calling out some guy's name.
She was calling him about the documents being delivered.
It wasn't like she was calling out your name.
But she was calling him a liar and a fraud about something.
That's got to be why she was calling me.
Jen, I feel like maybe I shouldn't say this but when I got to the hospital she was calling your name.
She was calling him a devil and moaning for help, but I didn't get no idea she wanted to be rescued.
She made me promise not to tell anyone she was calling.
Any idea why she was calling?
But you did realize what my trusty intern realized when he looked at Lori's phone records... that she was calling other players about the union.
She was calling for me and I just walked away.

Alternatives:

She said she was at home.
She mentioned she was calling from her office.
He told me he was going to the party.
They said they were leaving for vacation.
I heard she was working on a project.

she said she is coming from home

This phrase is incorrect. It does not follow the backshift in tense required for reported speech.

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I thought you said the kid is coming home.
I thought you said the kid is coming home.
She called us, said she was coming home to Jackson, only she never showed up.
I'm really buzzing! Dad said she's coming home!
But you said he was coming home.
You should have said you were coming home.
Daddy said he's coming home soon.
Uncle Jerry said he was coming home on the next plane.
You said he's coming home in pieces.
The nurse called and said you'd be coming home.
Her mother said something about her coming home with makeup on.
But Mom said he's not coming home.
But last time, you said you were just coming home from work.
The last time we skyped he said he might be coming home soon.
He said he was coming home with me,
You said you're coming home, and then I don't see. or hear from you for hours.
She said she was coming from Shanghai.
Right, I know I said I wasn't coming home, but...
[Chuckles] You know that thing I said about not coming home?
But then I change my position, so that she is coming from the right

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she said she was calling from home vs she said she is coming from home