Mickey Mouse B2 Grammar Adventure

Identify the correct use of reported speech: “Mickey said, ‘I’m practicing my dance moves.’”

• Mickey said he practices his dance moves.
• Mickey said he was practicing his dance moves.
• Mickey said that he would practice his dance moves.
• Mickey said that he has been practicing his dance moves.

Explanation

In reported speech, the present continuous “am practicing” usually shifts to the past continuous “was practicing” when the reporting verb is in the past.