Direct vs Indirect Speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

I know what is meant with direct speech and indirect speech'

1. Yes
2. No
3. A little

Which sentence(s) is/are direct speech?

1. He said he didn't know how to do that
2. "I have decided to stop playing hockey"
3. "I'm not sure I know how to do this"
4. She told us she had decided to stop playing hockey.

"I am tired" <--> He said he was tired.
What are the differences between direct and indirect speech?

Direct Speech

Present simple -->
Past simple --> 
Present perfect --> 
Present continuous-->

Past continuous-->

Indirect speech

Past Simple
Past perfect!!!!!
Past perfect
Past continuous
Past perfect continuous

Turn direct speech into indirect speech:
"I went home last night"

Exercises

1) "The film was fun," he said.

→ He said

2) "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.   (same day, don't change the time)

→ She told the boys

3) "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

→ She asked him

4) "I never make mistakes," he said.

→ He said

5)"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

→ He wanted to know

Type your answer to 3 & 4 here

Key

1) "The film had been fun," he said.

→ He said the film began at seven o'clock

2) "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

→ She told the boys not to play on the grass

3) "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

→ She asked him where he had spent his money

4) "I never make mistakes," he said.

→ He said he never made mistakes

5)"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

→ He wanted to know if she knew Robert

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Work

In class: Direct Speech & Indirecht Speech, ex 35 page 49 workbook

Extra practice: Reported speech - statements with expressions of time - English (englisch-hilfen.de)