3HVG reported speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

H3 

• Explanation video:

Indirect / Reported Speech

• Practice

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.

On the next slide

You'll find one more online exercise to practise! Good luck!

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