Winnie the Pooh B1 Grammar Quiz

Pick the correct reported speech form: Original quote: “I feel quite tired,” said Pooh.

• Pooh said he felt quite tired.
• Pooh said he feels quite tired.
• Pooh said he feeling quite tired.
• Pooh said that he was quite tired yesterday.

Explanation

Present tense (“I feel”) usually shifts to past tense (“he felt”) when reporting in the past.