Reported Statements exercises — Set 5: No Backshift & Special Cases (Multiple Choice)
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"The sun rises in the east." The geography teacher told us that the sun in the east.
Reported Statements exercises online (Multiple Choice)
In reported speech, backshift is not always required. When reporting general truths, scientific facts, still-true statements, or sentences with past perfect and certain modals (would, could, might, should), the tense often stays the same. This set tests your ability to decide WHEN to backshift and when to leave the tense unchanged.