Direct Speech

Direct Speech

IMPORTANT!!!

REMEMBER THAT THEY EXIST SOME RULES OF VERB TENSES CHANGES TO FOLLOW IN THIS TOPIC! LET'S SEE THEM...

RULE 1

• WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH IS IN PAST SIMPLE THE DIRECT SPEECH NEEDS TO BE IN PRESENT SIMPLE

• EXAMPLE:

• SHE SAID THAT SHE LIKED ICE CREAM

• SHE SAID "I LIKE ICE CREAM"

Multiple Choice

SELECT THE CORRECT DIRECT SPEECH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:

SHE SAID THAT HE WORKED IN A BANK.

• SHE SAID "I WORKED IN A BANK"

• SHE SAID "HE WORKS IN A BANK"

• SHE SAID "I WORK IN A BANK."

RULE 2

• WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH IS IN PAST CONTINUOUS THE DIRECT SPEECH NEEDS TO BE IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

• EXAMPLE:

• HE SAID THAT HE WAS LIVING IN LONDON.

• HE SAID "I AM LIVING IN LONDON."

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CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH.

SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS WORKING ON A SCHOOL AS A TEACHER.

SHE SAID "

ON A SCHOOL AS A TEACHER."

RULE 3

• WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH IS IN PAST PERFECT THE DIRECT SPEECH NEEDS TO BE IN PAST SIMPLE

• EXAMPLE:

• LUCAS TOLD ME THAT HE HAD BOUGHT A CAR.

• LUCAS TOLD ME "I BOUGHT A CAR."

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CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH:

MY TEACHER JAMES SAID HE HAD CHECKED ALL THE EXAMS.

MY TEACHER JAMES SAID "

ALL THE EXAMS."

RULE 4

• WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH IS IN PAST PERFECT THE DIRECT SPEECH NEEDS TO BE IN PRESENT PERFECT

• EXAMPLE:

• SHE SAID THAT SHE HADN'T SEEN JULIE.

• SHE SAID " I HAVEN'T SEEN JULIE."

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CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH:

MARY SAID THAT SHE HAD STUDIED A LOT FOR THIS EXAM.

MARY SAID "

A LOT FOR THIS EXAM".

RULE 5

• WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH HAS WOULD THE DIRECT SPEECH NEEDS TO HAVE WILL

• EXAMPLE:

• SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD SEE ME LATER.

• SHE SAID " I WILL SEE YOU LATER".

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CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH:

HE SAID THAT HE WOULD ARRIVE ON TIME.

HE SAID "

ARRIVE ON TIME".

RULE 6

• WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH HAS HAD TO THE DIRECT SPEECH NEEDS TO HAVE MUST

• EXAMPLE:

• SHE SAID SHE HAD TO STUDY DURING THE WEEKEND.

• SHE SAID "I MUST STUDY DURING THE WEEKEND".

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CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH:

HE SAID HE HAD TO WORK THIS WEEKEND.

HE SAID "

WORK THIS WEEKEND."

RULE 7

• WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH HAS COULD THE DIRECT SPEECH NEEDS TO HAVE CAN

• EXAMPLE:

• KATE SAID THAT SHE COULD SPEAK PERFECT ENGLISH.

• KATE SAID " I CAN SPEAK PERFECT ENGLISH"

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CHANGE THE FOLLOWINF SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH:

HE SAID ME HE COULD HELP ME WITH MY TEST.

HE SAID "

".

RULE 8

• WHEN THE REPORTED SPEECH HAS MIGHT THE DIRECT SPEECH NEEDS TO HAVE MAY

• EXAMPLE:

• SHE SAID SHE MIGHT ARRIVE ON TIME

• SHE SAID "I MAY ARRIVE ON TIME".

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CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH:

SHE SAID SHE MIGHT REMEMBER ALL THE INFORMATION.

SHE SAID "

REMEMBER ALL THE INFORMATION"