How do we use reported speech in English?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What do we change in a sentence when we use reported speech?

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  • A.
    remove the speech marks
  • B.
    backshift the verb tense
  • C.
    change the time reference
  • D.
    change the pronoun
• 2.
  "I'm going to the beach" - How would we say this using reported speech?

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  • A.
    He said he went to the beach
  • B.
    He said he was going to the beach
  • C.
    He said he is going to the beach
• 3.
  "I love spicy food" - How would we say this using reported speech?

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  • A.
    I said I loved spicy food
  • B.
    He said he loved spicy food
  • C.
    He said he loves spicy food
• 4.
  "I was living with my crazy girlfriend" - How would we say this using reported speech?

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  • A.
    He said he lives with his crazy girlfriend
  • B.
    He says he was living with his crazy girlfriend
  • C.
    He said he had been living with his crazy girlfriend
• 5.
  "I studied business at university" - How would we say this using reported speech?

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  • A.
    She said she had studied business at university
  • B.
    She said she studied business at university
  • C.
    She says she's studying business at university

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
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