Reported speech (advanced): backshift or no backshift?
Grammar · Reported speech (advanced) · B2 · 20 min. When do tenses change in reported speech? Decide, then practice time and place changes.
About this worksheet
When do tenses change in reported speech? Decide, then practice time and place changes.
- Level
- B2
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Reported speech (advanced)
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Exercises
- Multiple choice, Matching, Gap-fill
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
- Premium
On the sheet
- Multiple choice: Read the situation in brackets and choose the correct report.
- Matching: Match the words in direct speech to the words in reported speech.
- Gap-fill: Report what the people said. Use backshift.
