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English language from 3

VIII. IDENTIFYING AND CHANGING STATEMENTS FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH (REPORTED SPEECH)

A- Verb Tense

Change the following direct speech sentences to indirect speech sentences.

  1. The student said “we are going to school “.® The student said that they were going to school.
  2. The boy said, “I danced very well”.® The boy said he had danced very well.
  3. The student said, “We have finished the assignment”.® They students said they had finished the assignment.
  4. “I will be there tomorrow”, the chairman said.® The chairman said he would be there the next day.

  5. When we change from direct to indirect speech, the verb tense changes.

     

    DIRECT SPEECH

    INDIRECT SPEECH

    Simple present

    Simple past

    Present continuous

    Past continuous

    Simple past

    Past perfect

    Present perfect

    Past perfect

    Simple future

    conditional

     

par Claude Foumtum
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English language from 3


IV. EXPRESSING ABILITY USING ?CAN? or ?COULD? or THE EXPRESSION ?BE ABLE TO?

V. USING ?MUST? AND ?HAVE TO? TO EXPRESS OBLIGATION AND NECESSITY

TYPES OF READING

II. CLASSIFICATION OF NOUNS

III. LETTER WRITING

VI. USING INDEFINITE, DEFINITE AND ZERO ARTICLES

VII. USING THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES

VIII. IDENTIFYING AND CHANGING STATEMENTS FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH (REPORTED SPEECH)

IX. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE