Direct & indirect speech

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• Leerjaar 3

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Direct speech gebruiken we om letterlijk weer te geven wat iemand
heeft gezegd. Indirect speech gebruiken we om te beschrijven wat iemand
heeft gezegd.

In het voorbeeld rechts verandert niks aan de tijd van de werkwoord want zij houdt nog steeds van mysteries!

• Direct speech: Sheila said: “I love mysteries.”
  

• Indirect speech: Sheila said that she loves mysteries.

Toch meestal verandert de tijd!

Maar van direct speech naar indirect speech te gaan veranderen Engelse bijna altijd de tijd van de werkwoord door het terug in de tijd zetten

Hier rechts zie je hoe het werkt met de verschillende tijden.

*Let op - bij de Past Perfect verandert er niks aan de werkwoord tijd!

Verander de tijd

Ook met hulpwerkwoorden kan je van direct naar indirect speech.

Hier links zie je hoe het werkt met de verschillende tijden.

*Let op - bij would, could, should  en might verandert niks aan de werkwoord tijd!

Examples!

Direct speech: Robin asked: “Do you like stories?”                  Present Simple

Indirect speech: Robin asked if I liked stories.                           Past Simple

Direct speech: “I was at a party last night.”                                                                              Past Simple

Indirect speech: He told me that he had been at a party the night before.            Past Perfect

LET OP:

1. Begin met een inleiding, bijvoorbeeld: She said that…, They asked if… etc.
   
2. Verander waar nodig verwijzingen (voornaamwoorden, tijdsbepalingen etc.)

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Present simple – past simple

• Direct speech: “I spend a lot of time there.”
• Indirect speech: Jim said that he spent a lot of time there.

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Present continuous – past continuous

• Direct speech: “We are working on it.”
  
• Indirect speech: They said that they were working on it.

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Past continuous – Past perfect continuous

• Direct speech: “I was working on it all night.”
  
• Indirect speech: He said that he had been working on it      
                                         all night.

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Past simple – past perfect

• Direct speech: “I saw you guys on the beach yesterday.”
  
• Indirect speech: Jake said that he had seen us on the beach yesterday.

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Present perfect – past perfect

• Direct speech: “Have you ever seen anything strange?”
  
• Indirect speech: “The boys asked me if I had ever seen anything strange.”

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Future (will) – would

• Direct speech: “I’ll meet you guys later.”
  
• Indirect speech: Sheila said that she would meet us later.

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Hulpwerkwoord (can) – can of could

• Direct speech: “I can swim" 
• Indirect speech: The boy said that he can / could swim.
  

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1. “He works in a bank.”                                                  - She said ...
2. “We went out last night.”                                          - She told me ...
3. “I’m walking!”                                                                  - She said ...
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived.”  - She told me ...
5. “ I’d never been there before.”                                - She said ...

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

1.“He works in a bank.”                                                               1.  She said that he worked in a bank.
                                                                                                                2. She said that he works in a bank

2. “We went out last night.                                                        She told me that they had gone out last night / the night before
                                                                                                                

3.“I’m walking!”                                                                                 She said that she was walking.

4."I was waiting for the bus when he arrived"                  She told me that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived                                  

5. “ I’d never been there before.”                                              She said that she had never been there before.

"There's a fly in my soup!" screamed Henry.

1. Direct speech
2. Indirect speech

"Yeah, I think Max is an incredible driver."

1. Direct speech
2. Indirect speech

Direct or Indirect?

The Principal said that our lessons would be online from now on.

1. Direct Speech
2. Indirect Speech

Direct or Indirect?

My neighbour said: "Can I borrow some sugar?"

1. Direct Speech
2. Indirect Speech

She explains that this is the final question of this quiz.

1. Direct speech
2. Indirect speech

Paul said, "I met Jake last week."

1. Direct speech
2. Indirect speech

What is the indirect speech for the direct speech - They said, “We have been waiting for you”?

1. They said that they had been waiting for me.
2. They said that they will be waiting for me.
3. They said that they have been waiting for me.
4. They say that they had been waiting for me.

What is the indirect speech for the direct speech - He said, “I will come to the party”?

1. He said that he had come to the party.
2. He said that he would come to the party.
3. He says that he will come to the party.
4. He said that he will come to the party.

What is the indirect speech for the direct speech - She said, “I am not feeling well”?

1. She said that she is not feeling well.
2. She said that she has not been feeling well.
3. She says that she was not feeling well.
4. She said that she was not feeling well.

What is the direct speech for the indirect speech: They said they would come to the meeting?

1. They said, 'We might come to the meeting.'
2. They said, 'We would come to the meeting.'
3. They said, 'We will come to the meeting.'
4. They said, 'We won't come to the meeting.'

What is the direct speech for the indirect speech: She told me that she had seen the movie before?

1. She said, 'I haven't seen the movie before.'
2. She said, 'I will see the movie soon.'
3. She said, 'I had seen the movie before.'
4. She said, 'I have seen the movie before.'

What is the direct speech for the indirect speech: He said he was going to the party?

1. He said, 'I will go to the party.'
2. He said, 'I am going to the party.'
3. He said, 'I go to the party.'
4. He said, 'I was going to the party.'

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1. “I didn’t go to the party.” - She told me ...
2. “Lucy’ll come later.” - She said ...
3. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast.” - She told me ...
4. “I can help you tomorrow.” - She said ...
5. “You should go to bed early.” - She told me ...

DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

1. She told me that she hadn't gone to the party.
   
2. She said that Lucy would come later.
   
3. She told me that he hadn't eaten breakfast.
   
4. She said that she could help me tomorrow.
   
5. She told me that I should go to bed early.