Reported Speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's goals

* You can use reported speech in a sentence

Reported speech

Reported speech

Reported Speech

Explanation Reported Speech

Direct speech	Reported speech
Lisa: "I walk to school every day."	Lisa said she walked to school every day.
Mike: "I am playing tennis right now."	Mike said he was playing tennis right then.
Luke: "I haven't seen it yet."	Luke said he hadn't seen it yet.
Rick: "I talked to Lisa yesterday."	Rick said he had talked to Lisa the day before ( the previous day).
Ann: "I can try to play tennis."	Ann said she could try to play tennis.
Suzy: "I will be a doctor next year."	Suzy said she would be a doctor the following year.
mum: "You must clean your room!"	My mum told me that I had to clean my room.

Reported speech

John: "I am going home" 

"John said that he was going home

"John told me that he was going home"

--> still a step back on the timeline

• after tell --> use an object
• after say --> don't use an object

Change this sentence to Reported speech:
Joe: "I never liked that book"

Change to reported speech
Kayra "I like reading books."

Change this sentence to Reported speech:
Joe: "I am going to watch a movie."

Change this sentence to Reported speech:
Joe: "I am watching a movie."

Change this sentence to Reported speech:
Joe: "I can speak English."

Change to reported speech
She said: "We are afraid."

Change this sentence to reported speech:
Mia: ''My dog is fantastic!''

Rest of the lesson

* practice reported speech in the Portal 

* finish your workgoals

* finish the Christmas magazine