Direct vs indirect speech

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• Leerjaar 3

Direct vs indirect speech

Reported / Indirect Speech

We report what a character said in our own words (so not literally).

The whole sentence should be in past tense, and mind when the action in the reported speech happened 

Examples

He claimed he had already finished his homework. (action afgelopen)

 He told her he was doing his homework. (action toen bezig)

 He claimed he liked watching movies. (feit)

 He said he would finish his homework later. (moest nog gebeuren)

Direct to reported speech

* adjust the tense

* adjust the pronouns

* adjust the time expression

Examples

I asked him, "Can you please behave now?"

> I asked him if he could please behave at that moment.

He said, "I will see her this afternoon."

> He said that he would see her that afternoon.

Tense changes

tegenwoordige tijd > verleden tijd

e.g. walk > walked

have worked > had worked

am working > was working

Verleden tijd > voltooid verleden tijd

e.g. walked > had  walked

was working > had been working

Time expressions

tomorrow > the next day / the day after

today > that day

this week > that week

now > then

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pronouns

Zet de zin om in het Nederlands

In het Engels gebruik je dezelfde voornaamwoorden!

Bijv:

She told him, "You should leave me alone."

She told him that he/they should leave her alone. 

He said, “I really wanted you to come too.”

1. He said I really wanted you to come too.
2. He said he had really wanted you to come too.
3. He said that he would really want me to come too.
4. He said he had really wanted me to come too.

She shouted at him, “You have to leave me alone!”

He asked her, “Can you help me?”

My teacher said, "You have to study hard."

She cried, "I am leaving now."

Harry said, “I have cheated on the exam.”

Kate said, “I will buy a new car.”

He told her, "I will be leaving tomorrow."

He shouted, "I had already given it back!"

How did it go?

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Extra practice

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-1.html

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?10

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_06_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/reported-speech/reported-speech-index.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/reported.htm