reported speech

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• Leerjaar 3

reported speech

Chapter 3 Grammar I

At the end of this lesson I will: 

- know the difference between direct and reported (indirect) Speech. 

- know which types of words I need to change when rewriting from direct to indirect speech

- have practised rewriting from direct to indirect speech together with the teacher and the rest of the class. 

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 werkwoorden? 

- Wat gebeurt er met voornaamwoorden? (I,you, us, his, her, our) 

- wat gebeurt er met bijwoorden van plaats en tijd?

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

Which things would you have to change in this sentence if you changed it to reported speech?
"We haven't finished our homework yet!"
They said ...

1. We / haven't / our / yet
2. We / haven't / our
3. We / our / yet
4. We / haven't

Question 1/5 The mother asked him, "Why are your clothes so dirty?"

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your
answer was correct.

NB: no quotation marks!

Answer question 1:

The mother asked him why his clothes were so dirty. 

Question 2/5 Bill said, "I'll take the car because I am late."

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your

answer was correct.

NB: modal verb

Answer question 2:

Bill said (that) he would take the car because he was late.

Question 3/5 She told the police, "I have heard strange noises during the night."

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your

answer was correct.

Answer question 3

She told the police (that) she had heard strange noises during the night.

4/5 He said, "I read this book last month."

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your

answer was correct.

NB: strange irregular verb

Answer question 4

He said (that) he had read that book the month before (the previous month).

5/5 They asked, "should we hand this in?"

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your

answer was correct.

Answer question 5:

They asked if/whether they should hand this in.

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.

Which is correct?
"You must hand in your book reports next week!"
The teacher said.....

1. you have to hand in your book reports next week
2. we have to hand in our book reports the following week.
3. we had to hand in our book reports the following week.
4. we must hand in our book reports the next week.

change to reported speech:
"I think I'll stay home tonight"

1. She said I would stay home tonight
2. She said she wil stay home tonight
3. She said she would like to stay at home tonight
4. She said she would stay home tonight

change to reported speech
Tio: "We are going to the zoo next weekend"

1. Tio said they would be going to the zoo next weekend
2. Tio said they were going to the zoo next weekend
3. Tio said we will be going to the zoo next weekend
4. Tio said they are going to the zoo next weekend

What is the direct phrase?
He said he had seen her the night before.

1. he said: 'I saw her yesterday'
2. he said: "I see her today"
3. he said: "I will see her tomorrow night"
4. he said: "I have seen her yesterday"

I know the difference between direct and reported speech

1. Yes
2. No
3. Sort of

I know which words I need to change when rewriting from direct to indirect speech

1. Yes
2. No
3. Sort of
4. Yes, but I need more practice.