Used to/ would and indirect speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

How to help 

yourself learn

   

Goals for the end of the lesson

You will be able to use "used to" and "would" correctly.

You will be able to recognise tenses used in sentences.

You be able to change sentences into reported speech.

Tip: Make notes as we go through the lesson

What are the sentences/questions refering to?  

I used to stay in bed and read books when I was a teenager.

Did you use to go to day care, when you were little? 

I didn't use to like eating cheese. 

Why do we use "used to" in a sentence? What does it show?

Used to & would - for past habits

I used to / would go to the beach everyday after school in the summer. 

NB: No would when it refers to a situation/ or a state in the past 

I used to be a girl >> I would be a girl

The library used to be a post office. >> Can I use would here?

Choose the correct form:
When I was younger I ___ love cabbage.

1. used to
2. would
3. both are possible

Choose the correct form:
In the morning my father ___ make coffee and eat breakfast.

1. used to
2. would
3. both are possible

Choose the correct form:
When the weather was bad, I ___ stay home and watch Netflix.

1. used to
2. would
3. both are possible

Choose the correct form:
How many friends ___ have?

1. did you use to
2. would you
3. both are possible

Choose the correct form:
When we were younger, we ___ live in a village.

1. used to
2. would
3. both are possible

Zet de zinnen bij de juiste beschrijving:

Herhaalde actie in het verleden

Situatie / toestand in het verleden

There used to be school here.

I would read a lot, but now I just watch TV.

My father used to smoke, but he quit last year.

Bob used to work at a school in his younger days.

Every Saturday I would go on a long bike ride.

My dad used to read me bed time stories.

We used to live in a big house.

Choose the correct form:
I ___ live in this city.

1. didn't use to
2. would not
3. both are possible

Choose the correct form:
When I was a child, we ___ have a dog.

1. used to
2. would
3. both are possible

Choose the correct form:
We ___ often go on holiday.

1. used to
2. would
3. both are possible

Used to /Would - How confident do you feel using this grammar?

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Reported Speech

What changes and how? (3 things - what are they?)
Direct: June : "It is my birthday today"
Indirect: June said that it was her birthday that day.

What has changed?

 Direct: June said, "It is my birthday today"

      Indirect: June said that it was her birthday that day.

Pronoun:  My  >>> becomes >>>  her

Tense:   is  >>> becomes >>>  was

Time word:   today >>> becomes >>>  that day

Indirect speech

Is used when we report what someone else said. 

The backshift in tense happens because we are not sure if this is still true or relevant 

Indirect speech - Hoe ziet dat eruit? 

• 'I am late for school!' --> She said that she was late for school. 
• 'We have visited her.' --> They mentioned they had visited her. 
• 'You are not listening!' --> He said that I was not listening. 
  
• 'They bought a house.' --> You told me that they had bought a house.
• 'He will be late.' --> She complained that he would be late. 

Indirect speech -Hoe doe je dat?

Je moet de werkwoorden van de zin steeds één stapje terug in de tijd zetten. 

• Present simple --> Past simple 
• Present perfect --> Past perfect
• Present continuous --> Past continuous
• Past simple --> Past perfect
• hulp ww naar verleden tijd (will -> would, may -> might, can -> could, must-> had to)

Time changes

Last night >>> the night before

Yesterday >>> the day before / the previous day

Tomorrow >>> the next day

Today >>> that day

She said: 'He works in a bank.'

Start off with: She said that..... (add a full stop)

They mentioned: 'We went out last night.'

My dad told us: 'I was waiting for the bus when it arrived.'

Sue said: 'I didn't go to the party.'

(use a contraction)

My friend said: 'Lucy will come later.'

The backshift

Direct speech	Indirect speech
Present simple	--> Past simple
Past simple	--> Past perfect
future 'will'	--> future 'would'
Present perfect	--> Past perfect
Present continuous	--> Past continuous
Hulpww 'can'	--> Hulpww 'could'
Hulpww 'must'	--> Hulpww 'had to'

Questions in reported speech

Simon - " What are you doing?"

Simon asked me what I was doing. 

Wh - questions come back in the reported speech

Debby - " Are you meeting up with your friends later?"

Debby asked me if/whether I was meeting up with my friends later.

Continue....

Continue with the worksheet you have been given

Complete U3:L4 Ex.12, Ex. 13 

What have you learnt today?
Which bit of information has stuck with you?