Indirect Speech Exercise: Converting Direct Dialogue

1. TASK INFORMATION SUBJECT Indirect speech DURATION +/- 45 minutes* FINISH BY 05 March DEADLINE 10 March (TEST) HAND IN OPDRACHTEN IN MAGISTER: ALL SLIDES *Ifyourunderstanding of the knowledgenecessaryforthistask is insufficient, add +/- 20 minutes to the totalduration of thistask. The basic knowledgenecessary is listed on slide 3.

2. The playerssaidthey had won a cup! Mary askedifCharleswouldcometomy party. My brothersaidthere was no chocolate left. The student said he hadn’tkickedhim. My dadsaid Mark had brought his new date home the daybefore. Jimsaid he played a very cool sport. My sister saidshedidn’tlikemyloudmusic. Canyou do this? The followingexercisewilltest ifyourknowledge of Indirect Speech is sufficient. In thisexercise, youreadwhatsomeonesaid. How wouldyoutellsomeoneelsewhat the person/persons said? Answers – dragawayyellow box to the left. Direct speech: The players: 'We have won a cup!‘ indirect speech: Direct speech: Mary: 'Will Charles come to your party?‘ indirect speech: Direct speech: Brother: There is no chocolate left.‘ indirect speech: Direct speech: The student: ‘I didn’t kick him.‘ indirect speech: Direct speech: Dad: ‘Mark brought his new date home yesterday.‘ indirect speech: Direct speech: Jim: 'I play a very cool sport.‘ indirect speech: Direct speech: My sister: 'I don’t like your loud music.‘ indirect speech: 8 Direct speech: My son: 'I’m not going to do the dishes.‘ indirect speech: I havefinishedmyhomework you Lisa Lisa saidshehad finished her homework.

3. TASK 3 | PERIOD 5 Indirect speech Beforeyou start… discover To be able to do this task you need to know how to …use pronouns (voornaamwoorden) …write the: -present simple (tegenwoordigetijd) -past simple (verledentijd) -present perfect (voltooidtegenwoordigetijd) -past perfect (voltooidverledentijd) -Present continuous (praten over wat nu gebeurt) -past continuous (praten over wat in het verledenaan de gang was) -present and past tense of words like will… See the orangeexamples below ifyoudon’tknowsome of the tensesyouneedtoknow Present simple I walkto school everyday Shewalksto school everyday. Do I walkto school everyday? Doesshewalkto school everyday? I don’twalkto school everyday. Shedoesn’twalkto school everyday. Past simple I walkedto school yesterday Sheranto school yesterday. Did I walkto school yesterday? Didsherunto school yesterday? I didn’twalkto schoolyesterday. Shedidn’trun to school yesterday. Present Continuous I amwalkingto school right now. Sheis walkingto school right now. Are theywalkingto school right now? Am I walkingto school right now? Sheisn’twalkingto school right now. Theyaren’twalkingto school right now. Present Perfect I havewalkedto school foryears. Shehas run to school foryears. Have I walkedto school foryears? Has sherun to school foryears? I haven’twalkedto schoolforyears. Shehasn’t run to school foryears. Past Continuous I was walkingto school. Shewas walkingto school. Weretheywalkingto school? Was I walkingto school? Shewasn’twalkingto school. Theyweren’twalkingto school. Past Perfect I had walkedto school foryears. Shehad walkedto school foryears. Had I walkedto school foryears? Had sherun to school foryears? I Hadn’twalkedto schoolforyears. SheHadn’t run to school foryears.

4. ANSWERS [word] = word is optional TASK 3 | PERIOD 5 Indirect speech Whileyouwork in this slide youwill start tounderstand: what indirect speech is + howtouse indirect speech discover Direct speech indirect speech 1 The girls: 'Wesaw a unicorn.‘ You: The girls said [that] theyhadseen a unicorn. Mandy: 'Will there be dancers?‘ You: Mandy asked whether/if there would be dancers. Carl: Whereis the sugar? You: Carlaskedwhere the sugarwas. 4Jim: 'All the cars are gone.‘ You: Jim said [that] all the cars were gone. 5 The maid: 'I didn’t steal the watch.‘ You: The maid said [that]shehadn’tstolen the watch. 6 Dad: ‘The cat brought home a mouse.‘ You: Dad said [that] the cat hadbrought home a mouse. 7 Lisa: 'Ihave the newest Iphone.‘ You: Lisa said [that] shehad the newest Iphone. 8 Richard: 'Idon’t like doing the dishes.‘ You: Richard said [that] hedidn’tlike doing the dishes. My friend: 'I’m not going to cook again.‘ You: My friend said [that] hewas not going to cook again. Kitty: I am going to see a film tomorrow You: Kitty said [that] she was going to a film thedayafter. James: We are going on a date tonight. You: James said they were going on a date that night. Examples Questionsto make youthink: When indirect speech is usedsomethings change. These changes have been put in bold. Write down answersto the followingquestionsabout the changes. 1) In sentence 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 the subject of the sentence changes in indirect speech (we  they & I  she/he). why? Answer: … 2) Whathappensto the verbs in the sentences? Answer: … 3) Question 2 getswhether/if but question 3 doesn’t. Why? Answer: … 4) Whydoesn’t the verb ‘like’ (sentence 8) change in indirect speech? Answer: … 5) Why do tomorrow (sentence 10) andtonight (sentence 11) change to the dayafterandthatnight? Answer: … 6) Canyouthink of more words, thatexpress time, thatwould change in indirect speech because of thatreason? Name at least 3: Direct: Indirect: 1. … 1. … 2. … 2. … 3. … 3. … 1) In sentence 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 the subject of the sentence changes in indirect speech (we  they & I  she/he). why? Answer: Because in those direct sentences, the subjects are the persons talking. Therefore, ifthey are repeated in indirect speech bysomeoneelse, the pronouns have to change. Youcan’t say: “I saw a unicorn” ifyou’retalkingaboutsomeoneelsewhosaidthat. 2) Whathappensto the verbs in the sentences? Answer: The verbs change into a form further down towards the past on the timeline. Present simple past simple Present continuous  past continuous Past simple  past perfect Present perfect  Past perfect. 3) Question 2 getswhether/if but question 3 doesn’t. Why? Answer: Sentence 3 has aninterrogative (question word: where) andsentence 2 doesn’t. 4) Whydoesn’t the verb ‘like’ (sentence 8) change in indirect speech? Answer: Becausethatsentence is a negationsoit has the auxiliaryverb ‘to do’ + not in it. The auxiliaryverb ‘to do’ changes in stead of the mainverb (tolike) do not didnot/didn’t . 5) Why do tomorrow (sentence 10) andtonight (sentence 11) change to the dayafterandthatnight? Answer: Becausewhenyou say whatsomeoneelsesaid at a certain time, itmightnotbeaboutyesterday, tomorrow, or tonightanymore. It mightalreadybe a few weeks ago. Ifyou have bought a sofa on Sundayandyoutellyourfriendaboutthis on Monday “I bought a sofa yesterday” yourfriendcan’t say you had boughtityesterday a week later. Thereforeyourfriendshould say: “He/shesaid he/she had boughtit the daybefore. “ 6) Canyouthink of more words, thatexpress time, thatwould change in indirect speech because of thatreason? Name at least 3: Direct: Indirect: 1. last week 1. the week before 2. next week 2. the week after 3. Last month 3. the monthbefore 4. yesterday4. the daybefore etc.

5. ANSWERS TASK 3 | PERIOD 5 Indirect speech Whileyouwork in this slide youwill start tounderstand: Which steps to take/howto form the indirect speech from a sentence in direct speech. discover 1 Insert box here Ocassionally: changing the wordsthatexpress time/place Adressingwhosaid/asked/toldsomething 2 Insert box here Changing the tense of the verb 3 Insert box here Ocassionally: addingthat/whether/if 4 Insert box here Ocassionally: changing the pronoun 5 Insert box here 1 Adressingwhosaid/asked/toldsomething 2 Ocassionally: addingthat/whether/if 3 Ocassionally: changing the pronoun 4 Changing the tense of the verb 5 Ocassionally: changing the wordsthatexpress time

6. ANSWERS TASK 3 | PERIOD 5 Indirect speech the dishes. said The cream. Uncle discover Whileyouwork in this slide youwillpractice: Writing indirect sentencesyoucould say aftersomeonesaidor askedyouone of the followingsentences: teacher said on after. Mitch to later. day Direct speech indirect speech to talk him a month working before. was Mitch: “Shelikes ice cream.” Jimmy they in the Mark: I amworking on a task. The doctor come Lisa the said he said Jimmy & Lisa: We bought a car last month. could & had a The teacher: Mark will talk tohim later. bought Mark she said The doctor:Theycancome in tomorrow. liked would task. Mark have Jim car done Uncle: Jim has done the dishes. said ice had they Mitch: “Shelikes ice cream.” cream. ice liked Mitch she said task. was on he said a Mark working Mark: I amworking on a task. bought month the had a said they & Jimmy & Lisa: We bought a car last month. Jimmy Lisa car before. later. him Mark to The teacher: Mark will talk tohim later. would talk said teacher The The doctor:Theycancome in tomorrow. After. day they The said could come doctor the in dishes. said the Uncle: Jim has done the dishes. Uncle had done Jim

7. Practice TASK 3 | PERIOD 5 Indirect speech Do the followingexercises http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.repqu.i.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions2.htm http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1629 http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-1.html