Indirect/ reported speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

By the end of this lesson, you...

...can recognise indirect speech from direct/ reported speech.

...know how to wite in indirect speech. 

Table of Contents

Direct and indirect/ reported sentences (10 min)

How to make indirect sentences (10 min)

Work on the weektask (+- 20 min)

Look at the sentences. What tense are they in?

Speaking activity

Talk for 1,5 minutes

What do these words have in common?

What do these words have in common?

to measure

to magnify

to calculate

Which is the odd one out?

promising

unlikely

optimistic

Are these advantages or disadvantages of a phone?

portable

waterproof

bulky

Which is the odd one out?

Obsolete

State of the art

Outdated

Reported speech

"I am waiting in the car!"

1. present continuous
2. present perfect
3. Past simple
4. Present simple

Lana was waiting in the car.

1. past continuous
2. present perfect
3. past simple
4. present simple

"I am cooking pasta."

1. present perfect
2. past perfect
3. past continuous
4. present continuous

Dad worked all night.

1. Present perfect
2. Past simple
3. Past continuous
4. Present continuous

"It had been a beautiful day!"

1. Past perfect
2. Present perfect
3. Past continuous
4. Present perfect

"I have worked for several hours."

1. past perfect
2. present perfect
3. Past continuous
4. Present perfect

Direct vs indirect speech

• 'I am waiting in the car!' Lana said. 

• 'I am cooking pasta.,' dad said. 

• 'It has been a beautiful day!', the nurse exclaimed.

• Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

• Dad said that he was cooking pasta.

• The nurse exclaimed that it had been a beautiful day. 

Direct vs indirect speech

• 'I am waiting in the car!' Lana said. 

• 'I am cooking pasta.,' dad said. 

• 'It has been a beautiful day!', the nurse exclaimed.

• Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

• Dad said that he was cooking pasta.

• The nurse exclaimed that it had been a beautiful day. 

Direct vs indirect speech

• 'I am waiting in the car!' Lana said. 
• 'I am cooking pasta.,' dad said. 
• 'It has been a beautiful day!', the nurse exclaimed.

Je gebruikt direct speech wanneer....

• Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

• Dad said that he was cooking pasta.

• The nurse exclaimed that it had been a beautiful day. 

Je gebruikt indirect speech wanneer...

Direct vs indirect speech

• "I am waiting in the car!"

• "I am cooking pasta."

• "It has been a beautiful day!"

Je gebruikt direct speech wanneer je iemand direct wil citeren.

• Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

• Dad said that he was cooking pasta.

• The nurse exclaimed that it had been a beautiful day. 

Je gebruikt indirect speech wanneer...

Direct vs indirect speech

• "I am waiting in the car!"

• "I am cooking pasta."

• "It has been a beautiful day!"

Je gebruikt direct speech wanneer je iemand direct wil citeren.

• Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

• Dad said that he was cooking pasta.

• The nurse exclaimed that it had been a beautiful day. 

Je gebruikt indirect speech wanneer je wil vertellen wat iemand in het verleden heeft gezegd, maar niet direct citeert. 

Indirect speech (gebruik)

Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Dad said that he was cooking pasta.

The nurse exclaimed that it had been a beautiful day.

Wanneer gebruik je 'indirect speech'?

Je gebruikt 'indirect speech' om te zeggen wat iemand heeft gezegd in het verleden. (NL= indirecte rede)

Indirect speech (maken)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Hoe maak je een zin in 'indirect speech'?

Indirect speech (maken)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Hoe maak je een zin in 'indirect speech'?

1. 

2.

3. 

Indirect speech (maken)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Hoe maak je een zin in 'indirect speech'?

1. Tense change

2.

3. 

Indirect speech (maken)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Hoe maak je een zin in 'indirect speech'?

1. Tense change

2. Pronoun (voornaamwoord)

3. 

Indirect speech (maken)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Hoe maak je een zin in 'indirect speech'?

1. Tense change

2. Pronoun (voornaamwoord)

3. "That"

Indirect speech (maken)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Hoe maak je een zin in 'indirect speech'?

1. Tense change

2. Pronoun (voornaamwoord)

3. "That"

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said.

Indirect: Harry said that his cat was sleeping on the couch. 

In welke tijd staan de zinnen?

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. (Present continuous)

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said. (Present c.)

Indirect: Harry said that his cat was sleeping on the couch. 

In welke tijd staan de zinnen?

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. (Present continuous)

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said. (Present c.)

Indirect: Harry said that his cat was sleeping on the couch. 

In welke tijd staan de zinnen?

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. (Present continuous)

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car. (Past C.)

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said. (Present c.)

Indirect: Harry said that his cat was sleeping on the couch.(Past C.)

In welke tijd staan de zinnen?

Present Continuous --> Past Continuous

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. (Present continuous)

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car. (Past C.)

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said. (Present c.)

Indirect: Harry said that his cat was sleeping on the couch.(Past C.)

Als je een zin van de directe naar indirecte rede zet, verander je de tijdsvorm naar de verleden tijd. 

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Als je een zin van de directe naar indirecte rede zet, verander je de tijdsvorm naar de verleden tijd. 

Present Simple --> Past Simple

Present Continuous --> Past Continuous

Present Perfect --> Past Perfect

Past Simple --> Past Perfect 

Future: will --> would 

Future: am/are/is + going to + hele ww --> was/were + going to + hele ww 

Past Perfect--> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Present Simple --> Past Simple

Present Continuous --> Past Continuous

Present Perfect --> Past Perfect

"I play sports every day", said Belle. 

Belle said that she ... sports every day.

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Present Simple --> Past Simple

Present Continuous --> Past Continuous

Present Perfect --> Past Perfect

"I play sports every day", said Belle. 

Belle said that she played sports every day. 

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Present Simple --> Past Simple

Present Continuous --> Past Continuous

Present Perfect --> Past Perfect

He said, "I have spoken to my boss about the issue."

He said that he ... to his boss about the issue.

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Present Simple --> Past Simple

Present Continuous --> Past Continuous

Present Perfect --> Past Perfect

He said, "I have spoken to my boss about the issue."

He said that he had spoken to his boss about the issue.

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Future: will --> would 

Future: am/are/is + going to + hele ww --> was/were + going to + hele ww 

She said, "I will help you cook."

She said that she ... you cook. 

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Future: will --> would 

Future: am/are/is + going to + hele ww --> was/were + going to + hele ww 

She said, "I will help you cook."

She said that she would help you cook. 

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Future: will --> would 

Future: am/are/is + going to + hele ww --> was/were + going to + hele ww 

Polly promised, 'He is going to take the bus.'

Polly promised that he ... the bus.

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Future: will --> would 

Future: am/are/is + going to + hele ww --> was/were + going to + hele ww 

Polly promised, 'He is going to take the bus.'

Polly promised that he was going to take the bus.

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Past Simple --> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

Past Perfect--> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

He said, "I walked all the way to station!"

He said that he ... all the way to the station. 

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Past Simple --> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

Past Perfect--> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

He said, "I walked all the way to station!"

He said that he had walked all the way to the station. 

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Past Simple --> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

Past Perfect--> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

"I had been looking for the keys for hours", said Kate.

Kate said she ... looking for the keys for hours. 

Indirect speech (Tijd)

Past Simple --> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

Past Perfect--> Past Perfect (uitzondering)

"I had been looking for the keys for hours", said Kate.

Kate said she had been looking for the keys for hours. 

Indirect speech (maken)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Hoe maak je een zin in 'indirect speech'?

1. Tense change

2. Pronoun (voornaamwoord)

3. "That"

Indirect speech (Pronouns)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that ... was waiting in the car.

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said.

Indirect: Harry said that ... cat was sleeping on the couch. 

Verander het onderwerp van de onderstreepte zin naar het persoonlijke/ bezittelijk voornaamwoord van de indirecte rede. 

Indirect speech (Pronouns)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said.

Indirect: Harry said that his cat was sleeping on the couch. 

Verander het onderwerp van de onderstreepte zin naar het persoonlijke/ bezittelijk voornaamwoord van de indirecte rede. 

Indirect speech (maken)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Hoe maak je een zin in 'indirect speech'?

1. Tense change

2. Pronoun (voornaamwoord)

3. "That"

Indirect speech (That)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said that she was waiting in the car.

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said.

Indirect: Harry said that his cat was sleeping on the couch. 

Je kunt het woord 'that' weghalen! Beiden vormen zijn goed!

Indirect speech (That)

Direct: "I am waiting in the car", Lana said. 

Indirect: Lana said she was waiting in the car.

Direct: "My cat is sleeping on the couch", Harry said.

Indirect: Harry said his cat was sleeping on the couch. 

Je kunt het woord 'that' weghalen! Beiden vormen zijn goed!

Over to you...

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