reported speech

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• Leerjaar 3

Indirect / Reported speech

 Reported Speech

We gebruiken reported speech om op een later tijdstip te herhalen wat wij zelf hebben gezegd, of wat iemand anders heeft gezegd. Roddelen is hier een goed voorbeeld van.

Direct speech:
Lisa: "Kim is echt super saai."

Indirect speech: 
Lisa zei dat Kim echt super saaiis.

Maak je eigen directe zin en verander hem naar een indirecte vorm (in NL)

Direct speech:

Tony: "We are trying to pay attention!"

Indirect speech:

Tony said (that) they were trying to pay attention. 

Indirect speech

Je gaat altijd een stapje terug in de tijd (want je vertelt het later):

Direct: present simple            --->          Indirect: past simple

Direct: present continuous: --->          Indirect: past continuous

Direct: Past simple                   --->          Indirect: past perfect

Which of the following is the Past Simple:

1. I am walking to school
2. I walked to school
3. I have walked to school
4. I had walked to school

Which of the following is the Past Continuous

1. We are baking right now
2. We baked a cake last night
3. I had baked a cake before
4. We were baking last night

Which of the following is the Past Perfect:

1. I have met your parents
2. I met your parents
3. I have been meeting your parents
4. I had met your parents

Indirect speech: present simple

De present simple wordt indirect the past simple. 

Isobel: "What is the homework for History?"

Isobel asked what the homework for History was. 

Present continuous

De present continuous wordt de past continuous: 

Christoper: "I am doing my homework."

Christopher said (that) he was doing his homework. 

Indirect speech: past simple

De past simple wordt de past perfect. 

Jake: "I did it right away". 

Jake said (that) he had done it right away. 

Which indirect form is correct of:
Amy: "I am okay."

1. Amy said she is okay
2. Amy said she is being okay
3. Amy said she was okay
4. Amy was okey

Which indirect form is correct of:
Trish: I am doing laundry.

1. Trish said she was doing laundry.
2. Trish is doing laundry.
3. Trish was doing laundry
4. Trish said she is doing laundry.

Which indirect form is correct of:
Miss van der Elst: "I cooked a delicious dish last night"

1. Miss van der Elst said she cooked a delicious dish last night
2. Miss van der Elst said she had cooked a delicious dish last night
3. Miss van der Elst have said the cooked a delicious dish last night
4. Miss van der Elst said she had cook a delicious dish last night

Create your own direct sentence and turn it into a indirect form (in ENG)

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