Reported Speech

• ENGLISH
• Secondary Education
• Age 12,13

Expected Learning Outcomes

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.

* differentiate between direct speech and reported speech.

* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly. 

List the changes to be made while transforming sentences
in the direct speech into the reported one.

CHANGES

1. Pronouns

2. Time and place

3. Verbal tense

Direct Speech: Anthony said to me, “You shall definitely visit here.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: Anthony said that ______ should definitely visit ______.

1. me, here
2. me, there
3. I, there
4. we, there

Direct Speech: Rohan said, “Who was responsible for this?”
Indirect/Reported Speech: ______ asked who had been responsible for ______.

1. He, this
2. He, that
3. Rohan, that
4. I, that

Direct Speech: The landlord said to me, “You should leave if you can not pay the rent.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: The landlord warned _____ to leave if _____ couldn’t pay the rent.

1. him, he
2. myself, me
3. me, she
4. me, I

Direct Speech: Ravi said, “The concert ended yesterday.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: Ravi said that the concert had ended _____________.

1. the next day
2. that day
3. the previous day
4. yesterday

Direct Speech: The head said to the staff, “We have thought of a solution.”
Indirect/Reported Speech: The head said to _____ that _____ had thought of a solution.

1. us, we
2. the staff, they
3. the staff, we
4. them, they

Home Fun

Revise the rules pertaining to change of pronouns, time and place.

 

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.
* differentiate between direct speech and reported speech.
* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. I need some help.

Expected Learning Outcomes

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.

* recall the rules pertaining to the changes in tense forms and modal verbs.

* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly. 

He said, “I have been a great mentor.”

1. He said that he was a great mentor.
2. He said that he had been a great mentor.
3. He exclaimed that he was a great mentor.
4. He said that he has been a great mentor.

Vidushi said, “We went for a summer trip.”

1. Vidushi said that they went for a summer trip.
2. Vidushi said that they were on a summer trip.
3. Vidushi said that they had gone for a summer trip.
4. Vidushi said they went for a summer trip.

“I am going out tonight,” Manisha said.

1. Manisha said that she was going out tonight.
2. Manisha said that she was going out that night.
3. Manisha said she is going out that night.
4. Manisha said that she would be going out that night.

The teacher said, “The wind is a renewable energy source.”

1. The teacher said that the wind was a renewable energy source.
2. The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source.
3. The teacher told that the wind is a renewable energy source.
4. The teacher tells that the wind was a renewable energy source.

Philip said, “I was playing football.”

1. Philip said that he was playing football.
2. Philip said that he would be playing football.
3. Philip said that he had been playing football.
4. Philip said that he is playing football.

Rahul said, “I will manage hereafter.”

1. Rahul said that he would manage hereafter.
2. Rahul said that he will manage thereafter.
3. Rahul said that he would manage thereafter.
4. Rahul said that he will manage hereafter.

Nancy said, “I may leave tomorrow.”

1. Nancy said that she might leave the next day.
2. Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow.
3. Nancy asked if she should leave the next day.
4. Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow.

David said, “Can we go tomorrow?”

1. David said if we can go tomorrow.
2. David asked if we could go tomorrow.
3. David said whether we could go tomorrow.
4. David asked if we could go the next day.

Richard said, “I must attend the meeting.”

1. Richard said that he had to attend the meeting.
2. Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting.
3. Richard said if he must attend the meeting.
4. Richard said that he would attend the meeting.

The technician said, “I will repair the laptop.”

1. The technician said that he would repair the laptop.
2. The technician said that he could repair the laptop.
3. The technician said that he might repair the laptop.
4. The technician said that he should repair the laptop.

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Exercise C

1. (c) The teacher asked us not to make so much noise.

2. (a) I don't know why Polly didn't go to the party. She said she was definitely going.

3. (c) He said he would do it the following day.

4. (c) Someone told me the dance shoe was spectacular.

5. (b) It is a big organization. More than thousand people are employed there.

Home Fun

Do the exercise ‘H’ in Grammar Workbook. 

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.
* recall the rules pertaining to the changes in tense forms and modal verbs.
* transform sentences into reported speech applying rules aptly.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. I need some help.

Expected Learning Outcomes

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* recall the rules pertaining to the changes required while reporting Wh and Yes/No questions.

* recall the rules pertaining to the changes required while reporting positive and negative commands.

* transform sentences into reported speech by applying the rules aptly. 

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Home Fun: Exercise H

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Grammar Workbook page 71

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Exercise J:

1. She asked me if I wanted to come with her.

2. He asked her why she was studying French.

3. Manisha asked me where I had gone the previous Sunday.

4. Pooja asked Shweta if she could lend her her bicycle for a day.

5. John asked Mary if she had visited the USA.

Home Fun

Do the exercises A and B on Grammar Workbook pages 66 and 67. 

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* recall the rules pertaining to the changes required while reporting Wh and Yes/No questions.
* recall the rules pertaining to the changes required while reporting positive and negative commands.
* transform sentences into reported speech by applying the rules aptly.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. I need some help.

Expected Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.

• Elicit the rules of reported speech (Present, Past and Future Sentences)

• Differentiate between direct speech and reported speech.

• Convert sentences in reported speech aptly by applying rules.

Mr. Sharma said to Ali," You are supposed to come home early tonight."
Mr. Sharma told Ali that _____ was supposed to ___ home early ______.

1. he, go, that night
2. he, come, that night
3. you, go, that night
4. None of these

Rama said to Roshan, "I am waiting for you now."
Rama told Roshan that ___ was waiting for ______.

1. he, him then
2. he, him now
3. I, he then
4. None of these

Arpit said to his father," Neena has broken the glass."
Arpit told his father that Neena ________ the glass.

1. had broken
2. has been broken
3. have broken
4. None of these

Harry and Marie: "We go swimming in the lake."
Harry and Marie told me _______

1. that they went swimming in the lake
2. that they had been swimming in the lake
3. that they have been swimming in the lake

Lisa said "Alan sometimes meets friends."
Lisa _____ that Alan sometimes _______friends.

1. said, meet
2. said, met
3. told, meet
4. told, met

The witness said to the police, “The patient had died before the doctor arrived.”
The witness told the police that The patient had died before the doctor arrived.

1. True
2. False

Megha said to Mrinal, “Prinjal was watering the plants.”

1. Megha said to Mrinal that Prinjal was watering the plants
2. Megha told Mrinal that Prinjal was watering the plants
3. Megha told Mrinal that Prinjal had been watering the plants
4. Megha told Mrinal that Prinjal hasbeen watering the plants

He said that he had being playing football for two hours.
What is wrong in the statement?

1. said
2. had
3. being
4. playing

He said to me, "I ate your lunch"

1. he told me that he had eaten my lunch
2. he told me that he had been eating my lunch
3. he told me that he had eaten your lunch
4. he told me that he had eaten his lunch

He said: "I visited New York last year"
The word "last" will be changed to ____

1. last
2. previous
3. foregone
4. ago

Expected Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the sentences in direct and indirect speech.

• Elicit the rules of reported speech (Present, Past and Future Sentences)

• Differentiate between direct speech and reported speech.

• Convert sentences in reported speech aptly by applying rules.

The teacher said, "Water boils at 100'C."
The teacher said that water _________ at 100'C.

1. boiled
2. boils

She said, "she goes to the temple every Tuesday"

1. She said that she went to temple every Tuesday
2. She said that she go to temple every Tuesday
3. She said that she goes to temple every Tuesday

Direct Speech: The teacher said, "Gandhiji was born in 1869."
The above sentence in the reported speech will be:
The teacher said that Gandhiji was born in 1869.

1. True
2. False

Avantika said, "Metals expand when heated."
Avantika said that metals ________ when heated.

1. expanded
2. expand

Future tense (will/shall)

1. "I will be in Geneva on Monday", he said.
He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday.

2. She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday".

She said that she would be using the car next Friday.

Charles said to the Mother, "I will tell you the truth."
Charles told Mother that ______ tell _____ the truth.

1. he would, her
2. he will, her

He said, "Shall I proceed with the presentation?

'Shall' indicating a request in direct speech becomes 'should' in indirect speech.

He inquired if he should proceed with the presentation.

He said, 'Shall I ever manage to solve this sum?"

"Shall" indicating normal future in direct speech becomes 'would' in indirect speech.

He wondered if he would ever manage to solve that sum.

He said, "It may rain today."
He said that it _____ rain ____.

1. may, today
2. might, that day
3. might, today
4. None of these

He said to me, "Where do you stay in Delhi?"
He ________ me ________ I stayed in Delhi.

1. said, where
2. asked, where
3. asked, if
4. None of these

He said to his wife, "How many dishes are you cooking tonight?"
He asked his wife _______ many dishes she was cooking __________.

1. how, tonight
2. how, that night
3. that how
4. None of these

He said to her, "Why are you studying French?"

He asked her why she was he studying French.

Manisha said to me," Where did you go last Sunday?"

Manisha questioned me where I had gone the previous Sunday.

Manisha said to me," Where did you go last Sunday?"

Manisha questioned me where I had gone the previous Sunday.

Rule: 

Interrogative sentences beginning with helping verbs or Modals:

Direct Speech: H.V + S + V + O

Indirect Speech: S + H.V + V + O

Ex: 

She said to them, "Were you not scolding your sons?"

She asked them if they had not been scolding their sons.

She said to me, "Do you believe in ghosts?"
She _____ me _______________ in ghosts.

1. said, do I believe
2. asked, if I believed
3. asked, if I believe
4. None of these

Lucy said to me, "Did the storm cause a lot of damage?
Lucy asked me ____________ the storm _________ a lot of damage.

1. whether, had caused
2. whether, caused
3. if, caused
4. None of these

"Would you believe him after this treachery?" I said to him.
I _______ him _____________ believe him after that treachery.

1. asked, if he would
2. if, he believed
3. if, he would
4. None of these

She said to me, "Do you want to come with me?"

She asked me if I wanted to go with her.

John said to Mary, ' Mary, have you visited the USA?'

John asked Mary if she had visited the USA.

I said, "Will you stand quietly without disturbing others?" Yes, "said the boy.