6STW - reported speech

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

"I'll go to the store"
is an example of

1. direct speech
2. indirect speech

Link the sentences

Eva said she could use some help  

Sarah said "I lost my phone" 

and then I said that her phone was in her hand 

She told me "I will walk the dog 

He said he would do the dishes

Direct speech

Reported speech

"Guess what. I'm getting married!"

"She said she was getting married".

Pablo

Pablo's friend

Who is using reported speech?

Pablo

Pablo's friend

Present

Past

Simple

Continuous

Perfect

I work

I worked

I am working

I was working

I had worked

I have worked

We gebruiken reported speech om op een later tijdstip te herhalen wat wij zelf hebben gezegd, of wat iemand anders heeft gezegd. 

Direct speech:
"We are trying to pay attention!"

Indirect speech: 
They said (that) they were trying to pay attention. 

Kijk op de volgende slide goed naar de twee zinnen (direct en indirect) en wat er in een andere kleur is geschreven. 

Probeer alvast de volgende vragen te beantwoorden voor jezelf: 

• Wat gebeurt er met de werkwoordstijd als je herschrijft van directe naar indirecte rede?
• Wat gebeurt er met persoonlijke voornaamwoorden (I, you, us, them) en bezittelijke voornaamwoorden (his, her, our) als je herschrijft van directe naar indirecte rede?
• Wat gebeurt er met uitdrukkingen van plaats en tijd als je herschrijft van directe naar indirecte rede?

Direct speech:	Indirect speech:
"It is cold here ."	She said it was cold there .
" We w on our match yesterday ."	They said they had won their match the day before .
" I will help you ."	The teacher said he would help me
" I have written a book."	He said he had written a book.
" We have been working too hard today. "	They said they had been working too hard that day.
I'm going to do my homework tonight.	She said she was going to do her homework that night .

Basic rules

• Wanneer je rapport over iets in het verleden (he said)
  
• Werkwoord veranderen ('I am nice' > you said you were nice)
• Je verandert persoonlijke en bezittelijke voornaamwoorden
• Je verandert tijdsbepalingen (bv. 'tonight' > 'that night')

Which things would you have to change in this sentence if you changed it to reported speech?
"I hate it here!"
She said ...

1. I / here
2. I / hate
3. hate / hear
4. I / hate / here

Rewrite in reported speech:
"Are you tired?"

1. He asked if I am tired
2. He asked if I was tired
3. He asked am I tired?
4. He asked if you are tired.

Rewrite in reported speech:
"I have a toothache."

1. He said that I had a toothache.
2. He said that he has a toothache.
3. He said that he had a toothache.
4. he said that you have a toothache

Rewrite in reported speech:
'I can't find my hairbrush.'

1. Gemma said I couldn't find my hairbrush.
2. Gemma said she can't find her hairbrush
3. Gemma said she couldn't find her hairbrush

Rewrite in reported speech:
I'm going to the store.

1. She said she was going to the store.
2. She says she is going to the store.
3. She had said she was going to the store.
4. She was saying she was going to the store.

Complete the sentence in reported speech.
"We went out last night."
She told me that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech.
"He works in a bank."
She said that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech.
"Lucy will come later."
She said that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech.
"You should go to bed early."
She told me ...

Write the sentence in reported speech.
"Where does she park her car?"
He asked me ...

Write the sentence in reported speech.
"I was sleeping when Julie called."
She said that ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech.
"Could you please be quiet."
She asked us ...

Complete the sentence in reported speech.
'We played tennis for our school,' said Alina.
She said that...

Complete the sentence in reported speech.
"Can I have an apple?'
She asked ...

Put in reported speech:
'We want our jobs back!', we said.

Which is correct?
"I'm working hard."
He said....

1. ...that he is working hard .
2. ...that he was working hard.
3. ...that he works hard.
4. ...that he worked hard .

Which is correct?
"I will meet you all at school tomorrow."
She said...

1. She will meet us all at school the next day.
2. she will meet us all at school tomorrow.
3. she would meet us all at school tomorrow
4. she would meet us all at school the next day.

Which is correct?
"I haven't seen him since last night."
She said...

1. she hadn't seen him since the previous night.
2. she hadn't seen him since last night
3. she hasn't seen us since the previous night
4. she hasn't seen him since the previous night.

Now try this one....
"I haven't finished my homework yet."
He said (that) ....

"I am tired because I have been working too hard."
She said (that)....

What now?

Bookwidget on Reported Speech

Exercises under weblinks

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