06-06 3V Direct vs Indirect speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

 Direct/Indirect Speech

Lesson aims

I can explain the difference between direct and indirect speech.

I can change direct speech into indirect speech.

DIRECT / INDIRECT SPEECH

I am at home.

She said that she was at home.

DIRECT / INDIRECT SPEECH

• directe rede (direct speech)
  

        She said: "I am at home."

• indirecte rede (indirect speech)

        She said that she was at home.

TENSES

The present simple tense turns into a past simple tense. 

Direct speech: They said: "It is cold in here."

Indirect speech: They said that it was cold in there."

TENSES

The present continuous tense turns into a past continuous tense. 

Direct speech: They said: "We are eating lunch now."

Indirect speech: They said that they were eating lunch then.

TENSES

The past simple tense turns into a past perfect tense. 

Direct speech: He said: "I was in Glasgow last year."

Indirect speech: He said that he had been in Glasgow last year.

TENSES

The present perfect tense turn into a past perfect tense. 

Direct speech: Erin said: "I have lived here for two years."

Indirect speech: Erin said that she had lived there for two years.

TENSES

Can, will, may + verb turn into could, would, might + verb.

Direct speech: Tom said: "I will help you tomorrow."

Indirect speech: Tom said that he would help me the next day."

TENSES (in short)

Direct speech	Indirect speech
Present simple	Past simple
Present continuous	Past continuous
Past simple	Past perfect
Present perfect	Past perfect
Will, Can, May	Would, Could, Might

Which is correct?
"I haven't seen him since last night."
She said...

1. she hadn't seen him since the previous night.
2. she hadn't seen him since last night
3. she hasn't seen us since the previous night
4. she hasn't seen him since the previous night.

Which is correct?
"You must hand in your book reports next week!"
The teacher said.....

1. you have to hand in your book reports next week
2. we have to hand in our book reports the following week.
3. we had to hand in our book reports the following week.
4. we must hand in our book reports the next week.

Which is correct?
"I will meet you all at school tomorrow."
She said...

1. She will meet us all at school the next day.
2. she will meet us all at school tomorrow.
3. she would meet us all at school tomorrow
4. she would meet us all at school the next day.

Which is correct?
"I'm working hard."
He said....

1. ...that he is working hard .
2. ...that he was working hard.
3. ...that he works hard.
4. ...that he worked hard .

Now try this one....
"I haven't finished my homework yet."
He said (that) ....

"I am tired because I have been working too hard."
She said (that)....

Practice 

Present simple: Click here 
Present continuous: Click here 
Past simple: Click here 
Present perfect: Click here 
Future 'will': Click here 

Are the excersises going well? Move to the 'extra uitdaging'

Practice 

Make Unit 4, lesson 5, exercises 4-7