Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region II- Cagayan Valley
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CAUAYAN CITY
CAUAYAN CITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
(formerly Villa Luna NHS)
VILLA LUNA, CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA

LESSON EXEMPLAR IN ENGLISH 7 (September 19-20, 2022)

NAME:_________________________________________________GRADE & SECTION :_____________________

I. OBJECTIVE/S At the end of this lesson, you will be able to

a. Change statements from direct to reported speech,
b. Create examples of direct and reported speech, and
c. Inculcate time consciousness and honesty.

II. SUBJECT
MATTER Converting Direct to Reported Speech and Vice versa

III. REFERENCES Englishtutorhum.com

PAST TENSE is used

IV. DISCUSSION

to talk about
actions that happened
at a specific
PAST TENSE is used
to talk about
actions that happened
at a specific
Rules for changing Direct speech into Indirect speech.

When the reporting or the principal verb is in the past tense, all present tenses of the
Direct are changed into the corresponding past tenses.

Thus:
1. A simple present becomes a simple past.
Direct: He said, “I am unwell.”
 Indirect: He said (that) he was unwell.

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region II- Cagayan Valley
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CAUAYAN CITY
CAUAYAN CITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
(formerly Villa Luna NHS)
VILLA LUNA, CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA

2. A present continuous becomes a past continuous.

Direct: He said, “My master is writing letters.”
Indirect: He said (that) his master was writing letters.

3. A present perfect becomes a past perfect.

Direct: He said, “I have passed the examination.”
Indirect: He said (that) he had passed the examination.

Note:
The ‘shall’ of the future tense is changed into should.
The ‘will’ of the future tense is changed into would or should.

Fill in the correct

V. ACTIVITIES

form of the past or

past perfect tense of
the verb as
indicated.
Directions: Change each sentence from direct to reported speech or vice versa.
1. Chelsea said, “I want to go home.”
2. He said, “My mother is cooking beefsteak.”
3. My son said, “I am alright.”
4. My classmate said, “I have cleaned the comfort room.”
5. My sister said, “I am giving you some money if you clean my room.”

Prepared by:

GERALDINE F. SAGARIO ADELAIDA P. MUNOZ MAYLA G. CARDENAS

Subject Teacher JHS-Coordinator Secondary School Principal II

Address: Purok 11b, Villa Luna, Cauayan City, 3305, Isabela

Telephone No:+63 917 507 2085