Direct vs Indirect Speech: Know the Difference

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Direct vs Indirect speech? How do we use it?

Wat valt jullie op aan de 2de zin? Wat is er veranderd ten opzichte van de 1ste zin?

1. Tom: ‘’I visited my grandparents yesterday.’’
2. Tom said that he had visited his grandparents the day before.

Choose the correct missing words for the indirect speech.
Dean: ‘I was at a party last night.’
Dean ____ that he ____ at a party ____.

1. said - was - the night before
2. said - had been - the night before
3. said - had been - last night
4. said - is - the night before

Lucy: 'I have finished my homework already.'

1. Lucy said that she finishes her homework already.
2. Lucy said that she has finished her homework already.
3. Lucy said that she finished her homework already.
4. Lucy said that she had finished her homework already.

Sarah: 'I am studying for my exams.'

1. Sarah said that she is studying for her exams.
2. Sarah said that she was studying for her exams.
3. Sarah said that she studied for her exams.
4. Sarah said that she studies for her exams.

Emma: 'What time does the train leave?'

1. Emma asked what time the train had left.
2. Emma asked what time the train was leaving.
3. Emma asked what time the train left.
4. Emma asked what time the train leaves.

Jimmy: 'I am taking the car tonight.'

1. Jimmy said that he took the car that night.
2. Jimmy said that he took the car tonight.
3. Jimmy said that he was taking the car tonight.
4. Jimmy said that he was taking the car that night.

I understand this grammar and know how to turn a direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

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