Uses reported speech accurately Activity 06 Unit Four – Reported Speech Grade 11 - English Grade 11 English Unit Four Competency : 6.11 Uses reported speech accurately Activity 06

Get the ability to form Indirect speech meaningfully. Unit Four – Reported Speech Grade 11 - English Objectives Get the ability to form Indirect speech meaningfully. Use direct into indirect speech authentically. Build up reported speech according to the structure. Get the ability to construct grammatically correct meaningful sentences.

Direct Speech - Indirect Speech now then here there here after there after this that these those ago before thus so

to-day - that day to-night that night last night - the previous night

yesterday - the day before (or) the previous day tomorrow the next day (or) the following day

last week - the week before (or) the previous week next week the week after (or) the following week

last month - the month before (or) the previous month next month a month after

When we report something using the exact words of the speaker, we use direct speech.  When we report something in our own words , we use indirect speech.

Direct speech: The boy said, ‘I’m happy with my results.’ Indirect speech: The boy said that he was happy with his results.

General rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech. Omit all inverted commas or quotation marks. End the sentence with a full stop.

If the reporting verb is in the Present or Future tense (e. g If the reporting verb is in the Present or Future tense (e.g., say, will say) there is no change in the tense of the verb in the Indirect speech. Antony says, “I eat a mango”. (D.S.) Antony says, that he eats a mango. (I.S)

2.Past Tense in the direct becomes past perfect or remains unchanged. Angel said, “I bought a pen yesterday”. (D.S) Angel said that she had bought a pen the day before. (I.S)

3.Present Continuous in the direct becomes past continuous. John said, “I am going to church”. (D.S) John said that he was going to church. (I.S)

4.Past Continuous in the direct becomes past perfect continuous. Nelson said, “I was playing cricket”. (D.S) Nelson said that he had been playing cricket. (I.S)

5.Present Perfect in the direct becomes past perfect. Kamal said, “I have done my home work”. (D.S) Nelson said that he had done his home work. (I.S)

6.Present Perfect Continuous in the direct becomes past perfect continuous. He said, “I have been reading a novel”. (D.S) He said that he had been reading a novel. (I.S)

7. ‘Will’ and ‘Shall’ are changed to ‘would’. He said, “I will go to London tomorrow”. (D.S) He said that he would go to London the next day. (I.S)

Change the following sentences into indirect speech. Ques.01 1. Alice said, ‘How clever I am!’ 2. ‘Which way did she go?’ asked the young man. 3. He said to me, ‘Where are you going?’

1.Alice exclaimed how clever she was. 2. The young man asked which way she had gone. 3.He asked me where I was going.

may - might can could must had to (or) must 8 Johans said, “I must go now”. (D.S) Johans said that she must (or) had to go then. (I.S)

1. “I will work hard to get first class” said Lazar (D. S 1.“I will work hard to get first class” said Lazar (D.S.) Lazar said he would work hard to get first class. (I.S.) 2. “You can do this work” said Nelson to Johnsi (D.S.) Nelson told Johnsi that he could do that work. (I.S.)

3. He says, “I am glad to be here this evening”(D. S 3. He says, “I am glad to be here this evening”(D.S.) He says that he is glad to be there that evening. (I.S.) 4. “I‘m going to the library now” said David (D.S.) David said that he was going to the library then. (I.S.)

Exception to the above rule: If the direct speech contains the Universal Truth, the tense of the direct speech remains unchanged even if the reporting verb is in the past. The teacher said, “The sun rises in the East”. (D.S) The teacher said that the sun rises in the East. (I.S)

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH    PRESENT TENSE PRESENT SIMPLE changes into PAST SIMPLE He said, “I write a letter” She said, “he goes to school daily” They said, “we love our country” He said that he wrote a letter. He said that she went to school daily. They said that they loved their country

   PRESENT CONTINUOUS changes into PAST CONTINUOUS He said, “he is listening to the music” She said, “I am washing my clothes” He said that he was listening to the music. She said that she was washing her clothes.

PRESENT PERFECT changes into PAST PERFECT She said, “he has finished his work” He said, “I have started a job” She said that he had finished his work. He said that he had started a job.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS changes into PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS He said, “I have been studying since 3 O’clock” She said, “It has been raining for three days.” He said that he had been studying since 3 O’clock. She said that it been raining for three days.

PAST TENSE     PAST SIMPLE changes into PAST PERFECT He said to me, “you answered correctly” John said, “they went to cinema”  He said, “I made a table” She said, “I didn’t buy a car” He said to me that I had answered correctly. John said that they had gone to cinema. He said that he had made a table. She said that she had not bought a car.

PAST CONTINUOUS changes into PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS They said, “we were enjoying the weather” He said to me, “ I was waiting for you” I said, “It was raining” They said that they had been enjoying. He said to me that he had been waiting for me. I said that it had been raining.

PAST PERFECT changes into PAST PERFECT (tense does not change She said, “She had visited a doctor” He said, “I had started a business” I said, “she had eaten the meal” She said that she had visited a doctor. He said that he had started a business. I said that she had eaten the meal.  

FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE WILL changes into WOULD  FUTURE TENSE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE WILL changes into WOULD He said, “I will study the book” She said, “I will buy a computer” He said that he would study the book. She said that she would buy a computer.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE WILL BE changes into WOULD BE I said to him, “ I will be waiting for him” She said,” I will be shifting to new home” I said to him that I would be waiting for him. She said that she would be shifting to a new home.

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE WILL HAVE changes into WOULD HAVE He said, “I will have finished the work” She said, “they will have passed the examination” He said that he would have finished the work. She said that they would have passed the examination.

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. He said, “I have got a toothache”. 2. Manu said, “I am very busy now”. 3. “Hurry up,” she said to us.

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 1.He said that he had got a toothache. 2. Manu said that he was very busy then. 3. She told us to hurry up.

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 4.“Give me a cup of water,” he told her. 5. She said, “I am going to college.” 6. She said to me, “Thank you”

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 4.He asked her to give him a cup of water. 5. She said that she was going to college. 6. She thanked me.

Change the following into indirect speech. Ques.2 The girl said, ‘It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.’ 2. The man said, ‘I must go as soon as possible.’ 3. She said, ‘I don’t want to see any of you; go away.’

1.The girl said that it gave her great pleasure to be there that evening. 2. The man said that he must go as soon as possible. 3. She said that she did not want to see any of them and asked them to go away.

4.The teacher says, ‘If you work hard, you will pass.’ 5. He said, ‘I have won.’ 6. He said, ‘Let’s wait for her return.’

4.The teacher says that if you work hard you will pass. 5. He said that he had won. 6. He proposed that they should wait for her return.

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 7.Raju said, “Gautam must go tomorrow”. 8. Geetha says, “My father is an Engineer.” 9. He said, “I have passed the physical test.”

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 7.Raju said that Gautam would have to go the following day. 8. Geetha says that her father is an Engineer. 9. He said that he had passed the physical test.

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 10.She said to me, “You are my only friend.” 11. ‘I love you,’ he told me. 12. ‘Where are you going?’ James asked Mary.

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 10. She told me that I was her only friend. 11. He told me that he loved me. 12. James asked Mary where she was going.

Change the following sentences into indirect speech. 1. The stranger said to me, ‘Could you help me?’ 2. The clerk said to the officer, ‘Can I go?’ 3. The officer said to the clerk, ‘Do it immediately.’ 4. The doctor said to the patient, ‘Come in, please.’

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 1.The stranger asked me if I could help him. 2. The clerk asked the officer if he could go. 3. The officer ordered the clerk to do it immediately. 4. The doctor politely allowed the patient to come in. OR The doctor politely asked the patient to come in.

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. (Qu.3) 5.The master said to the boy, ‘Post this letter at once.’ 6. The teacher said to the boys, ‘Do not make a noise.’ 7. The teacher said to the boys, ‘Work hard if you want to pass the exam.’ 8. I said to the child, ‘Do not look down into the well.’

Sentences are given in the direct speech Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech. 5.The master ordered the boy to post that letter at once. 6. The teacher forbade the boys from making a noise. 7. The teacher advised the boys to work hard if they wanted to pass the exam. 8. I warned the child not to look down into the well.

Get the ability to form Indirect speech meaningfully. Unit Four – Reported Speech Grade 11 - English Objectives Get the ability to form Indirect speech meaningfully. Use direct into indirect speech authentically. Build up reported speech according to the structure. Get the ability to construct grammatically correct meaningful sentences.