Indirect speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

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Today's lesson:

At the end of this lesson I...

• ... know what indirect speech is.
• ... can use indirect speech correctly.

Indirect speech

Je gebruikt dit als je wil vertellen wat iemand anders heeft gezegd:

Jason: "I'm reading a very good book."

Jason said (that) he was reading a very good book. 

Tony: "My mum isn't home yet."

Tony said (that) his mum wasn't home yet. 

Hoe maak je 'indirect speech'?

1. Begin je met degene die het zei.

'Patrick asked if...'

2. Gebruik je altijd een verleden tijdsvorm van zeggen. 

'Patrick said/asked/told/spoke....'

3. Ga altijd een stap terug in de tijd.

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

Direct: present perfect--->                  indirect: past perfect

Grammar 'Indirect speech', page 75

Look at these pictures.

On which picture(s) do you see 'indirect speech'?

Let's check if you can recognize the tenses

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

Let's work together!

Exercise 13

page 12

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Exercise 13 Example key:

Recap:

Change the following sentences to indirect speech:

1. My sister says: "I like to cook."

• My sister/she said (that) she liked to cook.

2. Jim: "I arrived before the teacher."

• Jim/he said he had arrived before the teacher.