TBL Direct and indirect speech - NE

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• Middelbare school
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Indirect speech

Direct / Indirect Speech

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Reported/ Indirect Speech

Directe Rede/ Direct Speech:  My grandmother 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 about the accusation.

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

Reported/ Indirect Speech

Direct + Indirect speech 

Indirect speech usually starts with:

- He said...

- She thought...

- They asked if...

- He reported that...

Indirect speech = past tense

Indirect speech: stapje terug in de tijd

DIRECT SPEECH                                     INDIRECT SPEECH

present simple                   ----->        past simple

present continuous         ----->        past continuous

past simple                          ----->        past perfect

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. Use a reporting verb (said/ told/ asked)
   
4. Do you have to change the personal pronouns (I/ you/ we/ he)?
   
5. Do you have to change expressions of time and date?

STAPJE TERUG IN DE TIJD

DIRECT SPEECH                                     INDIRECT SPEECH

present simple                   ----->        past simple

present continuous         ----->        past continuous

present perfect                 ----->         past perfect

past simple                          ----->        past perfect

Stapje terug in de tijd

I work -> I worked

I am working -> I was working

I worked  -> I had worked

I have worked -> I had worked

We use reported speech to:

1. To give someone an idea what the other person has said.
2. To quote people.
3. To tell someone what another person has said.

Which sentence is in Reported Speech?

1. He said he would help me with my homework.
2. She told me she would be with me in a second.
3. He said: "Can you help me with my homework?"
4. Neither

What is an example of Indirect Speech?

1. 'Is icecream an instrument?'
2. 'Pat asked if icream was an instrument.'

Rewrite in reported speech:
"I have a toothache."

1. He said that I had a toothache.
2. He said that he has a toothache.
3. He said that he had a toothache.
4. He said that you have a toothache

Change to reported speech:
I'm going to the store.

1. She said she was going to the store.
2. She says she is going to the store.
3. She had said she was going to the store.
4. She was saying she was going to the store.

Gossiping

In the next slide you will see an 

old lady who has heard a lot of news about her neighbours. 

Pick two of the sentences and rewrite them in indirect speech.

Rewrite the old lady's thoughts as
if she was gossiping

How old are you?
Reported speech of this question is ...

1. He asked how old was I
2. He asked how old are you
3. He asked how old I was
4. He asked how old am I

Turn into reported speech:
Julie: "I want to go out."

1. Julie said that I want to go out
2. Julie said that she want to go out.
3. Julie said that she wanted to go out.
4. Julie said that she had wanted to go out.

Which sentence is in Reported Speech?

1. He said he would help me with my homework.
2. She told me she would be with me in a second.
3. Both
4. None

Reported speech of this sentence.
Tom "I slept in this morning"

1. Tom said that he slept in that morning
2. Tom said that he had slept in that morning
3. Tom said that he wanted to sleep in this morning
4. Tom said that I had slept in that morning

When will they arrive? In reported speech = Kate asked.....

1. when they will arrive
2. when they would arrive
3. when will they arrive
4. when would they arrive

Welke drie dingen veranderen wanneer je van direct naar reported speech gaat?

1. werkwoordstijden, persoonlijke/bezittelijke voornaamwoorden, bepalingen van plaats en tijd
2. Werkwoordstijden en bepalingen van plaats en tijd
3. Werkwoordstijden, persoonlijke voornaamwoorden en bepalingen van plaats en tijd
4. Werkwoordstijden, persoonlijke/bezittelijke voornaamwoorden en bepalingen van plaats.

For reported speech, if the original sentence is in the present simple, you use ___________ in reported speech.

1. Present simple
2. Past simple
3. Past continuous
4. Past perfect

Tenses in reported speech...?

1. Stay the same: present continuous stays present continuous. I am working --> I am working.
2. Go from past tense to present tense. Past simple becomes present simple. I was --> I am.
3. Go 1 tense back in time: present simple --> past simple. I work --> I worked.
4. Go to a future tense: present simple becomes future simple I sleep --> I will/going to sleep.

Rewrite to reported speech:
"Are you tired?"

1. He asked if I am tired
2. He asked if I was tired
3. He asked am I tired?
4. He asked if you are tired.

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What could "today" become in reported speech?

1. yesterday
2. earlier today
3. 2 days ago
4. today

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I know the difference between Direct and Reported Speech

Yes

Sort of

Not really

I can create my own sentences in Reported Speech

Yes! (time to practise)

Not completely (watch the YouTube video that follows)

Do we need to practise Reported Speech more?

Yes please!

Just a couple of exercices.

No, I got this!