Grammar exercises · 12 questions
Reported speech exercises
In short
Test yourself on reported speech with 12 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation, and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.
Question 1 of 12
“I'm learning Arabic.” → She said she ___ Arabic.
Shaky on the rule?
Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Reported speech lesson: Reported speech (indirect speech) retells what someone said without quoting their exact words: 'She said she was moving to Hanoi.' After a past reporting verb, tenses usually shift back (backshift), pronouns and time expressions adjust, and reported questions switch to statement word order without question marks.