Reported speech

• English
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Reported speech 

Jim said, "I work here every day."

1. Jim said that he works here every day."
2. Jim said that he works there every day."
3. Jim said that he worked here everyday."
4. Jim said that he worked there everyday."

My cousins: We worked all night.
INDIRECT SPEECH

1. My cousins said that we worked all night.
2. My cousins said they had worked all night.
3. My cousins said they worked all night.

Turn into indirect speech:
Peter said to John: "Why are you so late?"

1. Peter asked to John why he so late was
2. Peter asked John how late he was
3. Peter asked John when he was late
4. Peter asked John why he was so late

what is the difference between direct speech and reported speech

I'm tired

I lived in

   Best

I know 

Tom

Three steps

1.  Identify the tense

         2. Change the pronouns

                          3. Change the time expressions

Pronouns and possessive adjectives

I =you

we = they

myself = yourself

Let's have a look...

Jane said (that) she liked school.

Anne said (that) she was studying French.

They said (that) they had taken some photos.

The boy said (that) they had been swimming at 10 am.

Andy says (that) he has eaten breakfast.

Henry asked me why I loved him

She tells me not to let her alone.

Three steps

1.  Identify the tense

         2. Change the pronouns

                          3. Change the time expressions