Indirect speech

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Indirect speech

de indirecte rede

Graham said (that) he was very worried.

In indirect speech gaat de tijd één stap terug in het verleden

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Andy said (that) he felt like he was doing well.
In de indirecte rede verander je vaak ook het VOORNAAMWOORD
ik -> hij

Veranderingen

Bij indirect speech verander je ook vaak het persoonlijk voornaamwoord, bezittelijk voornaamwoord en de tijdsaanduiding in de zin.

Trish: 'We don't like shopping.'
Trish said (that) they didn't like shopping.

Veranderingen

Shane: 'My father and I will do it right now.'
Shane said (that) his father and he would do it straight away.

Paula: 'I did my homework last Friday.'
Paula said (that) she had done her homework the Friday before.'

Henk: "I hate doing homework."

1. Henk said he hates doing homework.
2. Henk said he was hating doing homework.
3. Henk said he hated doing homework.
4. Henk hates homework.

Mum: "Dad has never been late in his life."

1. Mum said dad had never been late in his life.
2. Mum said dad was never late in his life.
3. Mum said dad has never been late in his life.
4. Mum said dad was never been late in his life.

Teacher: "I am going to the cinema."

1. The teacher said he was going to the cinema.
2. The teacher said he is going to the cinema.
3. The teacher said I was going to the cinema.
4. The teacher said he had gone to the cinema.

Jenny: "I can't come to the party."

1. Jenny said she can't come to the party.
2. Jenny said she couldn't come to the party.
3. Jenny said she wasn't at the party.
4. Jenny said she missed the party.

Jasper: "I will phone you back."

1. Jasper said he will phone me back.
2. Jasper said he was phoning me back.
3. Jasper said he would phone me back.
4. Jasper said he would call me back.

Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
Sylvia: ''I don't speak Italian''.

Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
Guus: ''I never make mistakes''.

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