Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar AGrammar 直接引语和间接引语 Direct and Indirect Speech

Learning tip 1: We do not use _________________with reported speech. (quotation marks 引号， full stops 句号） Detective Lu Answer the following questions 1. What did the victim obviously do before he died? 2. Was the victim guilty of computer crimes in the past? (A) “ The victim obviously put up a good fight”,said Detective Lu. (B) Detective Lu said that The victim was guilty of computer crimes in the past. Direct speech 直接引语 Reported speech 间接引语 quotation marks

I am the king of the whole world. What does the lion say? The monkey asked what the lion said. The lion said that he was the king of the world Reported speech

We will learn how to change Direct speech into Reported speech

1. ‘A young man is killed in Valley Town,’ said Detective Lu 2. Eddie said (that) he was looking for his food 3. ‘I’m looking for my food,’ said Eddie. 4. Detective Lu said (that) a young man was killed in Valley Town. Direct speech 直接引语 Reported speech 间接引语

5. ‘I found a body in the doorway of a clothes shop this morning,’ said the witness. 6. ‘My food has gone missing,’ said Eddie. 7. Eddie said (that) his food had gone missing 8. The witness said he had found a body in the doorway of a clothes shop that morning’. 9. ‘ We’ll look for more clues,’ said Detective Lu. 10. Detective Lu said they would look for more clues. Direct speech 直接引语 Reported speech 间接引语

‘ A young man is killed in Valley Town,’ said Detective Lu Detective Lu said (that) a young Man was killed in Valley Town. Simple present ( 一般现在时） Simple past （一般过去时）. ‘ I’m looking for my food,’ said Eddie.. Eddie said (that) he was looking for his food. Present continuous （现在进行时） Past continuous （过去进行时） ‘ My food has gone missing,’ said Eddie. Eddie said (that) his food had gone missing Present perfect （现在完成时） Past perfect （过去完成时） ‘I found a body in the doorway of a clothes shop this morning,’ said the witness. The witness said he had found a body in the doorway of a clothes shop that morning. Simple past （一般过去时） Past perfect （过去完成时） ‘We'll look for more clues,’ said Detective Lu. Detective Lu said (that) they would look for more clues. …will/(am/is/are going to…)...would(was/were going to... ) Direct SpeechReported Speech

Summary( 小结 ) ： 直接引语是陈述句, 变为间接引语时用 连词 that 引导. 从句中的时态、状语、 人称等相应变化.

Direct speech Reported speech Learning tip2: change the tenses 时态的变化 We hope the police will catch the murder soon. The victim’s mother said that they ________ the police _______ catch the murderer soon. hopedwould “I’m scared,”said the waitress The waitress said (that)she_______scared. was “The thief is running away,” said Mrs Ma. Mrs Ma said the thief was running away.

now today tonight this morning/week tomorrow yesterday last month ago here 直接引语 间接引语 Learning tip3: change the adverbials then that day that night that morning/week the following day/the next day the day before the month before before there

Direct speech Reported speech He said, “I’m busy now” He said (that) he _____ busy______. “I didn’t see the cat 2 days ago,”said she. “I will not be late tomorrow,”saidJim. Jim said he_________ not be late________. “I have been here for two years,”said the man. The man said he ________ _______ for two years. wasthen She said she________ the cat _______. hadn’t seen 2 days before would the next day had been there

Learning tip 4 : change the pronouns 人称的变化 一随主，二随宾，第三人称不更新 口诀说 明直接引语间接引语 She said,“ I like Tennis.” She said that she liked tennis. 引号内的第一人 称变间引后与主 句主语的人称保 持一致 一随主一随主 He said to Lily, “ you must get up early.” He told Lily that she must get up early. 引号内的第二人 称变间引后与主 句宾语的人称保 持一致 She said to me, “ They want to help him.” She told me that they wanted to help him. 引号内的第三人 称在变间引后人 称不变 第三 人称 不变

What mistakes did Jim make? It was the first day for Jim to go to school. After school, his father asked Jim what he learned that day. Jim : Dad, I learned you, she and I. Jim’s father : I’m your father, you are my son. Jim: Miss Wang said I was your teacher. She also said you were my student. His father got angry. Miss Wang said she was my teacher. She also said I was her student.

Practice: 1) He said,“ My brother failed in the exam.” He said ____brother had failed in the exam. 2) He said to Mary,“ How is your mother now?” he asked Mary how _____mother was then. 3)My teacher said, ‘‘ she is a good student. ’’ My teacher said ____was a good student 4) He said to me,“ I’ve left her book in your room” He told me that ___had left ___ book in ___ room. his her she he hermy

Valley Town Police Station I saw a strange man in a blue car yesterday. What? The witness said that _______ ________ a man in a cat _________________. had seen the day before he

We are going to have a meeting this morning. We will talk about the murder tomorrow. Detective Lu said (that) ___________________________________________________________ they were going to have a meeting that morning. He also said (that) ___________________________________________ they would talk about the murder the following day/the next day.

S1: Christmas is coming soon. S2. He/She said Christmas was coming soon S2: People will have Christmas parties at home. S3:He/She said people would have Christmas parties at home. S3: A pretty girl ate a big apple this morning. S4:He/She said a pretty girl had eaten a big apple that morning. S4: I am happy. S1: He/she said that he/she was happy. Play a game: Tell me what he/she said

Congratulations!

1.Finish exercises on P106& Make an interview with your parents about their daily life, then write a report on it!