indirect speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

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. 

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

Fill in the correct indirect speech:
Shane: "I like to cook."

Fill in the indirect speech:
Mason: "I did the washing up."

Henk: "I hate doing homework."

1. Henk said he hates doing homework.
2. Henk said he was hating doing homework.
3. Henk said he hated doing homework.
4. Henk hates homework.

Mum: "Dad has never been late in his life."

1. Mum said dad had never been late in his life.
2. Mum said dad was never late in his life.
3. Mum said dad has never been late in his life.
4. Mum said dad was never been late in his life.

Teacher: "I am going to the cinema."

1. The teacher said he was going to the cinema.
2. The teacher said he is going to the cinema.
3. The teacher said I was going to the cinema.
4. The teacher said he had gone to the cinema.

Jenny: "I can't come to the party."

1. Jenny said she can't come to the party.
2. Jenny said she couldn't come to the party.
3. Jenny said she wasn't at the party.
4. Jenny said she missed the party.

Jasper: "I will phone you back."

1. Jasper said he will phone me back.
2. Jasper said he was phoning me back.
3. Jasper said he would phone me back.
4. Jasper said he would call me back.

use indirect speech. Brad Pitt said...

Use indirect speech. Adele said...

We                           away the flowers that we

had given

gave

had received

received

Yesterday a boy                                the snowman that we

had destroyed

destroyed

had built

built

Zet deze zin in indirect speech:
The teacher: "The assignment is on the website."

Zet deze zin in indirect speech:
Vince: "The excavator is digging a hole in our yard."

Zet deze zin in indirect speech:
Mace:" I drank milk for breakfast yesterday."