ENGLISH 6M -GRAMMAR

If someone says, "I am eating all the cakes," how would you report this statement?

• He said he is eating all the cakes.

• He said he was eating all the cakes.

• He said he ate all the cakes.

• He said he will eat all the cakes.

When reporting a statement that was originally in the present simple tense, what tense does the verb usually change to in reported speech?

• Present perfect

• Past simple

• Present continuous

• Past perfect

Which of the following is an example of direct speech?

• She said sugar was bad for you.

• He said he loved sugar.

• I love sugar.

• He said he was eating all the cakes.