V3 12april

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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.

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

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

Question 1/5 The mother asked him, "Why are your clothes so dirty?"

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your
answer was correct.

NB: no quotation marks!

Answer question 1:

The mother asked him why his clothes were so dirty. 

Question 2/5 Bill said, "I'll take the car because I am late."

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your

answer was correct.

NB: modal verb

Answer question 2:

Bill said (that) he would take the car because he was late.

Question 3/5 She told the police, "I have heard strange noises during the night."

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your

answer was correct.

Answer question 3

She told the police (that) she had heard strange noises during the night.

4/5 He said, "I read this book last month."

Transform this sentence from direct speech to indirect / reported speech. On the next slide you'll find out whether your

answer was correct.

NB: strange irregular verb

Answer question 4

He said (that) he had read that book the month before (the previous month).

Let's practise:

Ex. 4 + 5 + 6, lesson 5

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