Indirect / Reported Speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Reported Speech

• Reported speech = Indirect Speech
• Direct Speech: ​

    Something is said directly, sentence is between inverted commas "..."​

      Direct: June said, "It is my car."

      Indirect: June said that it was her car.

Change the sentences from direct to indirect speech.

Change the sentences from direct speech to indirect speech.

8B SB ex. 6

Jim said, "I work here every day."

1. Jim said that he works here every day."
2. Jim said that he works there every day."
3. Jim said that he worked here everyday."
4. Jim said that he worked there everyday."

"He will come tomorrow".
She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

1. is coming
2. will come
3. would come

"I can see the clouds.".
He told me that she ________ the clouds.

1. can see
2. could see
3. can saw
4. could saw

"My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".
He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work tomorrow.

1. is taking
2. was taking
3. will take

Julie: I want to go out.
INDIRECT SPEECH

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.

My cousins: We worked all night.
INDIRECT SPEECH

1. My cousins said that we worked all night.
2. My cousins said they had worked all night.
3. My cousins said they worked all night.

Turn into indirect speech:
Peter said to John: "Why are you so late?"

1. Peter asked to John why he so late was
2. Peter asked John how late he was
3. Peter asked John when he was late
4. Peter asked John why he was so late

Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''Where is your sister?'' she asked me.

Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''Have you seen enough?'', they asked me.

Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''I never make mistakes'', he said.

Change to reported speech
Fien: "I am watching Netflix."

"I have been watching you", the man whispered.

had to

the next day

they

in two days' time

this week

last night

'must' changes to _____ in reported speech.

'tomorrow' changes to ______ in reported speech.

The personal pronoun 'we' changes to _______ in reported speech.

'the day after tomorrow' changes to ______ in reported speech.

the night before, Thursday night

that week, last week

Which things would you have to change in this sentence if you changed it to reported speech?
"I hate it here!"
She said ...

1. I / here
2. I / hate
3. hate / hear
4. I / hate / here

Which form is correct:
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:
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 said she had been okay

Video reported speech