direct and indirect speech

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direct and indirect speech

Grammar 8: Goal

I understand how to use Indirect Speech (indirecte rede) in English. 

I can rewrite a sentence from Direct Speech into Indirect Speech correctly.

Direct / indirect speech

Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct + indirect speech 

Indirect speech usually start with:

- He said...

- She thought...

- They asked if...

Indirect speech = past tense

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. 
  

You always go one step back in time

Present Simple                                   Past Simple

    She works hard.                                 He said she worked hard.

Present Continuous                         Past Continuous

    She is working hard.                        He said she was working hard.

Present Perfect                                 Past Perfect

    She has worked hard.                      He said she had worked hard.

You always go one step back in time

Past Simple                                   Past Perfect

    She worked hard.                       He said she had worked hard.

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    She will work hard.                      He said she would work hard.

    She can work hard.                     He said she could work hard.

    She doesn't work hard.             He said she didn't work hard.

Change the sentences from direct to indirect speech.

Kijk dus naar de persoonsvorm

8B SB ex. 6

Match the correct indirect speech sentences to the direct speech sentences

'I walk to school.'

'I walked to school.'

'I was walking to school.'

'I have walked to school.'

He said that he walked to school. 

He said that he had walked to school. 

He said that he had been walking to school. 

He said that he had walked to school. 

 Present 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. 

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. 

 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. 

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:
Shane: "I like to cook."

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

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 .

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

How many things would you have to change in this sentence?
"I will give you back your grades tomorrow."
The teacher said...

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

"I will give you back your grades tomorrow."
The teacher said...

1. she would give you back your grades tomorrow.
2. she would give us back our grades the day after.
3. she will give you back our grades tomorrow.
4. she would give us back your grades the day after.

Which is correct?
"I'm listening to the Top2000 now."
He said....

1. he's listening to the Top2000 now.
2. he was listening to the Top2000 at that moment.
3. he was listening to the Top2000 now..
4. he's listening to the Top2000 at that moment.

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.

Tijdsbepalingen: Direct Speech

today

yesterday

tomorrow

next week / month / year

last day / week 

a year ago

Indirect Speech

that day

the day before

the next / following day

the day after

the following week / month / year

the previous day / week

the year before

I know the difference between direct and reported speech

1. Yes
2. No
3. Sort of

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