Direct and indirect speech

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Direct and indirect speech

Reported Speech

Directe Rede/ Direct Speech:  She always said "I love watching football"

Indirecte Rede / Indirect Speech: My grandmother always said that she loved watching football

Graham said (that) he was very worried.

In indirect speech gaat de tijd één stap terug in het verleden

Indirect Speech

Grammar 1: indirect speech

• How do you write a sentence in indirect speech?

1. Your indirect speech sentence should look like this: 
   name/personal pronoun + said/told (that) + what was said
2. Look at the original sentence. Which tense is it written in?
3. Now that you know the tense, which tense should you use for the indirect speech sentence?

STAPJE TERUG IN DE TIJD

DIRECT SPEECH                                     INDIRECT SPEECH

present simple                   ----->        past simple

present continuous         ----->        past continuous

past simple                          ----->        past perfect

Stapje terug in de tijd

I work -> I worked

I am working -> I was working

I worked  -> I had worked

Indirect speech: stapje terug in de tijd

DIRECT SPEECH                                     INDIRECT SPEECH

present simple                   ----->        past simple

present continuous         ----->        past continuous

past simple                          ----->        past perfect

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