week 26

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What is happening in this sentence?

When he arrived at the train station, the train had already left.

What 

happened

first?

When they _______ (finish) school, they _______ (go) to the mall.

1. had finished - went
2. finished - had gone

They ________ (show) me the pictures they ________ (take) during their holiday.

1. had shown - took
2. showed - had taken

The boy _______ (be) sorry for what he ______ (do).

1. had been - did
2. was - had done

Direct and indirect speech

Reported Speech

Directe Rede/ Direct Speech:  She always said "I love watching football"

Indirecte Rede / Indirect Speech: My grandmother always said that she loved watching football

Graham said (that) he was very worried.

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

Indirect Speech

Grammar 1: indirect speech

• How do you write a sentence in indirect speech?

1. Your indirect speech sentence should look like this: 
   name/personal pronoun + said/told (that) + what was said
2. Look at the original sentence. Which tense is it written in?
3. Now that you know the tense, which tense should you use for the indirect speech sentence?

STAPJE TERUG IN DE TIJD

DIRECT SPEECH                                     INDIRECT SPEECH

present simple                   ----->        past simple

present continuous         ----->        past continuous

past simple                          ----->        past perfect

Stapje terug in de tijd

I work -> I worked

I am working -> I was working

I worked  -> I had worked

Zet in de indirecte reden:
Alexis: I didn't read the book

1. Alexis said that she didn't read the book
2. Alexis said that she isn't reading the book
3. Alexis said that she hadn't read the book
4. Alexis said that she doesn't read the book

Zet in de indirecte reden:
Sam: I'm reading a good book

1. Sam said that she read a good book
2. Sam said that she has been reading a good book
3. Sam said that she had read a good book
4. Sam said that she was reading a good book

Jimmy says, "I arrived before the teacher."

1. Jimmy said he has arrived before the teacher.
2. Jimmy said he arrived before the teacher.
3. Jimmy said he arrives before the teacher.
4. Jimmy said he had arrived before the teacher.

The bartender asks, "Do you like gingerale?"

1. The bartender asked if I like gingerale.
2. The bartender asked if I liked gingerale.
3. The bartender asks if I like gingerale.
4. The bartender asked if I am liking gingerale.

Carter says, "I'm going to call him this afternoon."

1. Carter said that he was going to call him in the afternoon.
2. Carter said that he will call him in the afternoon.
3. Carter said that he would call him in the afternoon.
4. Carter said that he was calling him in the afternoon.

Mom: "I will be there at 2 p.m."

1. Mom said that she will be there at 2 p.m.
2. Mom said that she would be there at 2 p.m.
3. Mom said that she was going to be there at 2 p.m.
4. Mom said that she had been there at 2 p.m.

Yesterday a boy                                the snowman that we

had destroyed

destroyed

had built

built

We                           away the flowers that we

had given

gave

had received

received

After Wendy …. (finish) the last bit of paperwork, she …. (take) the bus home.

1. finished, took
2. had finished, took
3. had finished, had taken
4. finished, had taken

Before she … (start) her job at the pharmacy Ann … (work).

1. started, worked
2. started, had never worked
3. had started, worked
4. had started, had never worked

They … (close) the bar after the last guest … (depart)

1. closed, departed
2. closed, had departed
3. had closed, departed
4. had closed, had departed

As soon as the meeting … (finish), they … (go) out for a drink.

1. finished, went
2. finished, had gone
3. had finished, went
4. had finished, had gone

After they ... (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

She .... (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

The referee ... (to pull) a red card, because the player ... (to make) a foul.