B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Statements quiz
Convert direct statements into reported speech using that-clauses, tense backshift, and pronoun changes.
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Reported Speech
Direct and Indirect Speech
Master reported speech transformations — tense backshift, pronoun changes, and reporting verbs.
This category covers all essential direct and indirect speech rules in English grammar — from foundational concepts for beginners to advanced patterns for fluent speakers. Whether you are preparing for an exam, improving your writing, or building a stronger understanding of English structure, these lessons provide clear explanations, real-world examples, and structured practice across all CEFR levels from A1 to C2.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Questions quiz
Transform direct questions into indirect reported questions — word order changes, no auxiliary inversion, that-clauses.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Yes/No Questions quiz
Report yes/no questions using whether or if, with correct word order and no question mark.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting WH Questions quiz
Report wh-questions using the original question word and affirmative word order: She asked where I lived.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Commands quiz
Report commands and instructions using tell/order/instruct + object + to-infinitive with tense and pronoun changes.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Requests quiz
Report polite requests using ask/request + object + to-infinitive and recognise the difference from commands.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Suggestions quiz
Report suggestions using suggest + -ing, suggest + that-clause, and other reporting verb patterns for recommendations.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Advice quiz
Report advice using advise, recommend, urge + object + to-infinitive or advise + that-clause patterns.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Warnings quiz
Report warnings using warn + object + not to-infinitive and warn + that-clause — essential for academic and formal writing.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Invitations quiz
Report invitations using invite/ask + object + to-infinitive and understand how to soften or make invitations more formal.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Tense Changes in Reported Speech quiz
Master the system of tense changes in reported speech — when backshift applies and when it can be avoided.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Backshift of Tenses quiz
Learn the complete backshift table: present → past, past → past perfect, will → would, can → could, and more.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Present Tenses quiz
Report present simple and present continuous statements with correct backshift to past simple and past continuous.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Past Tenses quiz
Report past simple and past continuous statements with backshift to past perfect and past perfect continuous.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Future Forms quiz
Report will, going to, and present continuous future by changing to would, was/were going to, and was/were + -ing.
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B2
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Modal Verbs quiz
Report modal verbs correctly: will → would, can → could, may → might, must → had to, shall → should.
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B2
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Perfect Tenses quiz
Report present perfect and past perfect tenses — understanding when backshift applies and when it does not change.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Time Changes in Reported Speech quiz
Convert time expressions: now → then, today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, last year → the previous year.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Place Changes in Reported Speech quiz
Convert place expressions: here → there, this room → that room, come → go — with practical examples from real contexts.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Pronoun Changes in Reported Speech quiz
Change pronouns correctly: I → he/she, we → they, my → his/her — one of the most common sources of error in reported speech.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Demonstrative Changes in Reported Speech quiz
Convert this → that, these → those, and understand how demonstratives shift perspective in indirect speech.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Introduction to Reporting Verbs quiz
Learn the most common reporting verbs — say, tell, ask, explain, answer — and their grammatical patterns.
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C1
Interactive Grammar: Advanced Reporting Verbs quiz
Use a wide range of reporting verbs — argue, insist, deny, acknowledge, imply — with correct patterns.
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B2
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Verbs for Advice and Suggestions quiz
Use advise, suggest, recommend, urge, encourage + correct patterns to report advice and suggestions accurately.
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B2
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Verbs for Opinions and Claims quiz
Use claim, argue, believe, maintain, assert, contend + that-clause to attribute opinions and arguments to specific people.
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C1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Verbs in Academic English quiz
Use academic reporting verbs — state, argue, demonstrate, highlight, suggest — correctly in essays, reports, and dissertations.
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B2
Interactive Grammar: Mixed Tenses in Reported Speech quiz
Report complex sentences that mix tenses and understand when backshift is optional or when the meaning would change.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reported Speech in Conversations quiz
Report informal conversations naturally — choosing the right reporting verb, tense, and register for everyday spoken English.
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B2
Interactive Grammar: Reported Speech in News Reporting quiz
Use reported speech in journalistic writing — attribution, reporting verbs, and the conventions of news-style indirect speech.
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C1
Interactive Grammar: Reported Speech in Academic Writing quiz
Integrate sources correctly in academic writing using reported speech — paraphrase, summary, and attribution with appropriate verbs.
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B2
Interactive Grammar: Formal vs Informal Reporting quiz
Choose the appropriate register when reporting speech — formal structures for academic/business contexts vs natural structures in conversation.
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C1
Interactive Grammar: Passive Structures in Reported Speech quiz
Use passive reported speech — It is said that, He is believed to, They are reported to have — in formal and journalistic English.
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B2
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Hypothetical Statements quiz
Report conditional and hypothetical statements accurately — managing if-clauses, would, could, might in reported contexts.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Common Mistakes in Reported Speech quiz
Identify and correct the most frequent reported speech errors — wrong tense, wrong pronoun, incorrect word order in reported questions.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Common Tense Errors in Reported Speech quiz
Fix the most common tense errors: forgetting backshift, wrong perfect form, incorrect modal change.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Common Pronoun Errors in Reported Speech quiz
Correct pronoun mistakes: keeping I/we/you unchanged instead of shifting to he/she/they/I appropriately.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Common Reporting Verb Mistakes quiz
Avoid errors with reporting verbs — wrong pattern after say/tell, incorrect preposition, wrong infinitive or gerund form.
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A2
Interactive Grammar: Everyday Reported Speech quiz
Report everyday conversations informally and naturally — the way native speakers actually use reported speech in daily life.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Conversations Naturally quiz
Use natural spoken reporting patterns — dropping that, optional tense changes, discourse markers like apparently and supposedly.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Phone Conversations quiz
Report phone call content accurately — who said what, key information given, and appropriate use of say, tell, ask, and explain.
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B1
Interactive Grammar: Reporting Questions Politely quiz
Use indirect questions to ask politely: Could you tell me…? Do you know…? I was wondering whether… — and report what someone asked.
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C2
Interactive Grammar: Highly Formal Reporting Structures quiz
Use the most formal reporting and attribution structures found in academic, legal, and journalistic writing.
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