Indirect speech H3

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Indirect/reported speech

Chapter  3

grammar 8 p. 169 / p. 177

Havo 3

Learning Goal for today:

I understand how to use indirect speech (indirecte rede) in English. 

Indirect speech

Je gebruikt dit als je wil vertellen wat iemand anders heeft gezegd:

Jason: "I'm reading a very good book."

Jason said (that) he was reading a very good book. 

Tony: "My mum isn't home yet."

Tony said (that) his mum wasn't home yet. 

Indirect speech

Je gaat altijd een stapje terug in de tijd (want je vertelt het later):

Direct: present simple --->                  indirect: past simple

Direct: present continuous: --->       indirect: past continuous

Direct: Past simple --->                          indirect: past perfect

You also have to change the  pronouns in indirect speech:

I love my new phone.                               She said that she loved her new phone.

Rewriting: Direct -> Indirect

• Van direct naar indirect speech ga je altijd één stap terug in de tijd met alle ww.

Direct: "I am not going to the party" said Amy.

Indirect: Amy said that she was not going to the party.

Indirect speech: present simple

De present simple wordt indirect the past simple. 

"I don't like shopping", says Mary. 

Mary said she didn't like shopping. 

Isobel: "What is the homework for History?"

Isobel asked what the homework for History was. 

Indirect speech: present continuous

De present continuous wordt de past continuous: 

Was/were + ww-ing

I was working. 

They were talking a lot. 

Present continuous

Christoper: "I am doing my homework."

Christopher said (that) he was doing his homework. 

Daisy: "They are working a lot today." 

Daisy said (that) they were working a lot that day. 

Indirect speech: past simple

Past simple wordt de past perfect. 

Amy: "I woke up late this morning." 

Amy said (that) she had woken up late that morning." 

Jake: "I did it right away". 

Jake said (that) he had done it right away. 

Indirect speech

Je gaat dus altijd een stapje terug in de tijd (want je vertelt het later):

Direct: present simple --->                  indirect: past simple

Direct: present continuous: --->       indirect: past continuous

Direct: Past simple --->                          indirect: past perfect

Which of the following is the Past Simple:

1. I am walking to school
2. I walked to school
3. I have walked to school
4. I had walked to school

Which of the following is the Past Continuous

1. We are baking right now
2. We baked a cake last night
3. I had baked a cake before
4. We were baking last night

Which indirect form is correct:
Amy: I am okay.

1. Amy said she is okay
2. Amy said she is being okay
3. Amy said she was okay
4. Amy said she had been okay

Which form is correct:
Trish: I am doing laundry.

1. Trish said she was doing laundry.
2. Trish is doing laundry.
3. Trish was doing laundry
4. Trish said she is doing laundry.

Fill in the correct indirect speech:
John: "I like to cook."

Fill in the indirect speech:
Mason: "I did the washing up."