Book assignment

Reported speech

Reported speech Gossip exercise 2 ways to report someone’s words direct speech: (Jason said,) “Marthe didn’t do her homework.” reported speech: Jason said that Marthe hadn’t done her homework.

Reported speech Gossip exercise 2 ways to report someone’s words direct speech: (Jason said,) “Marthe didn’t do her homework.” reported speech: Jason said that Marthe hadn’t done her homework.

Reported speech Theory tense change

Batman (DS) Batman (RS) “Come on, Robin, to the Bat Cave! There isn’t a moment to lose!” Batman (RS) Batman said to Robin …

Batman (DS) Batman (RS) “Come on, Robin, to the Bat Cave! There isn’t a moment to lose!” Batman (RS) Batman said to Robin there wasn’t a moment to lose.

ADAPTATIONS (VERB CHANGES) present simple  past simple present continuous  past continuous present perfect  past perfect past simple  past perfect can  could will  would must  had to may  might

Batman (DS) Batman (RS) “Come on, Robin, to the Bat Cave! We can not lose time!” Batman (RS) Batman said to Robin they could not lose time.

Reported speech Theory tense change pronoun change

Spongebob (DS) Spongebob (RS) “I thought of something even funnier than 24… 25!” Spongebob (RS) Spongebob said he just thought of something even funnier than 24, namely 25!”

Reported speech Theory tense change pronoun change adverbials of time and place

Patrick (DS) Patrick (RS) Note Yesterday Spongebob said: “I’ll come and see you here at 8 o’clock tomorrow, Patrick.” Patrick (RS) Yesterday Spongebob said he would come and see me there at 8 o’clock the next/following day. Note Change it to fit the time of reporting!

Time expressions for direct speech Use in indirect speech now then today that day, last Monday, etc. yesterday the day before, the previous day tomorrow the next day, on Saturday, etc. this week that week last week the week before an hour ago an hour before

Direct speech Punctuation Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon.” “Education is the most powerful weapon,” Mandela said. “Is education the most powerful weapon?” Mandela asked.

Reported speech Questions Imperatives if / whether / questions words to

Bob Marley (DS) Bob Marley (RS) “Did you shoot the sheriff?” Bob Marley asked if you had shot the sheriff. Bob Marley asked whether you had shot the sheriff with a pistol or a shotgun. (When there’s a choice between two items.) Bob Marley asked when you had shot the sheriff.

Pharrell (DS) Pharrell (RS) “Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.” Pharrell (RS) Pharrell said to clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.  infinitive to + verb (instead of that …)

Indirect speech Checklist change in verb tense (backshift) change in pronouns change in time and place adverbials question? if / whether / question word imperative? to

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