Reported Statements exercises — Set 5: No Backshift & Special Cases (Typing Practice)
Typing Practice • 20 questions • 15 min
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"The sun rises in the east." The geography teacher told us that the sun in the east.
has risen
had risen
rises
was rising
Reported Statements exercises online (Typing Practice)
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.