GRADE 9-ENGLISH

QUARTER 4- WEEK 6
DIRECT SPEECH
Direct Speech repeats, or quotes, the exact words spoken. When we use direct speech in writing, we place the words spoken between
quotation marks ( “ ) and there is no change in these words.
INDIRECT SPEECH
Reported Speech or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We
used reporting like ‘say’, ‘ask’, and we may use the word ‘ that ‘ to introduce the reported speech.
e.g. She said, “ I saw him.”(direct speech) She said that she had seen him. (indirect speech)
John says, "I will help you with your work". John said that he would help you with your work.
CHANGE OF TENSE IN DIRECT / INDIRECT SPEECH
TENSE DIRECT SPEECH TENSE INDIRECT SPEECH
Present Simple She said, “It is cold.” Past Simple She said it was cold.
Present Continuous She said, I ’m teaching English. Past Continuous She said she was teaching English.
Present Perfect She said, “I ’ve been on the web Past Prefect She said that she had been on the web industry
Simple industry since 1999. Simple since 1999.
Present Perfect She said, “I ’ve been teaching English Past Perfect She said that she had been teaching English for
Continuous for seven years. Continuous seven years
Past Simple She said, “I taught online yesterday.” Past Perfect She said that she had taught online yesterday.
Past Continuous She said, “I was teaching earlier.” Past Perfect She said she had been teaching earlier.
Continuous
Past Perfect She said, “The lesson had already Past Perfect NO CHANGE
started when he arrived.”
Past Perfect She said,” I had already been Past Perfect NO CHANGE
Continuous teaching for five minutes.” Continuous
MODAL VERB FORMS ALSO SOMETIMES CHANGE:
will She said, “I’ll teach English online would She said she would teach English online
tomorrow. tomorrow.
can She said,” I can teach English online. could She said she could teach English online.
must She said,” I must have a computer to had to She said she had to have a computer to teach
teach English online.” English online.
shall She said, “We shall go to the should She said we should go to the laboratory for the
laboratory for the experiment.” experiment.
may She said, “May I open the new might She asked if she might open the new browser.
browser?”
Note: There is no change to; could, would, should, might, and ought to.
might “I might go to the cinema”, he said. He said he might go to the cinema.
You can use the present tense in reported speech if you want to say that something is still true i.e. My name has always been and will
always be Lynne so…
Direct Speech “My name is Lynne”, she said. Indirect Speech She said her name was Lynne. or
She said her name is Lynne.
ACTIVITY 1: Underline the verb in DIRECT STATEMENT then change it to INDIRECT SPEECH.
1. The boy remarked, “Algebra problem is difficult”.
2. Jonathan inquired, “Who took the motorcycle?”.
3. “I am cleaning the house hardly”, she explained.
4. The staff exclaimed, “I’ve been computing the grades since early this morning.”
5. Adolf said, “I washed a mountain of clothes last night.”
ACTIVITY 2: Underline the verb in the INDIRECT STATEMENT then, change it to DIRECT SPEECH.
1. Linda said that there were better in Willy than in many other people.
2. Pauline said she had seen the play with Brayden yesterday.
3. Mia said that she wanted to watch the play.
4. Grandmother asked what we could learn from the play.
5. Niko said he and his Mommy would watch the play in resorts World.
ACTIVITY 3: Pick the verb in each statement then, change the verb into INDIRECT SPEECH form.
1. Willy said, “I can’t throw myself on my sons.”
2. Linda said, “He loves you, Willy.”
3. Linda said, “I will have the last payment on the house.”
4. Happy announced, “I will stay right in the city.”
5. Obama said, “We need to grow the economy and strengthen the middle class.”
Activity 4: Identify which among the sentences has the correct verb form of the given statement.
1. They said, “It is a must-see movie.”
A. They said that it was a must-see movie. B. They have said that it will be a must-see movie.
C. They said that it has been a must-see movie. D. They said that it had been a must-see movie.
2. Marian whispered that Victoria had needed to mention names.
A. “Victoria had been needed to mention names”, Marian whispered.
B. Marian whispered, “Victoria needed to mention names.”
C. Marian whispered, “Victoria needs to mention names.”
D. “Victoria had been mentioning names”, Marian whispered.
3. The actors explained that they were performing well in the stage.
A. They explained, “We are performing well in the stage”.
B. They explained, “We were performing well in the stage”.
C. “We performed well in the stage”, they explained.
D. “We have been performing well in the stage”, they explained.
4. The teacher said, “The lesson had already started when the janitors arrived”.
A. The teacher said that the lesson will have to start before the janitors arrived.
B. The teacher said that the lesson starts already before the janitors arrived.
C. The teacher said that the lesson had already started when the janitors arrived.
D. The teachers said that the lesson had been started before the janitors have arrived.
5. Mother shouted that she had been in the kitchen since 5:00 a.m.
A. Mother shouted that she has been in the kitchen since 5:00 a.m.
B. “I am in the kitchen since 5:00 a.m.,” mother shouted.
C. Mother shouted that she was in the kitchen since 5:00 a.m.
D. Mother shouted,” I have been in the kitchen since 5:00 a.m.”
6. “Joel can explain the process better than I can,” Maribel said.
A. Maribel said that Joel can explained the process better than she can.
B. Maribel said that Joel could explained the process better than she could.
C. Maribel said that Joel could explain the process better than she could.
D. Maribel said that Joel could be explained the process than she could.
7. “I will show them the dance steps so you can get it,” explained the trainer.
A. The trainer explained that he can show the dance steps so they can get it.
B. The trainer explained that he will show the dance steps so they can get it.
C. The trainer explained that he would show the dance steps so they can get it.
D. The trainer explained that he should show the dance steps so they can get it.
8. My friend told, I have been working in this company for almost ten years.”
A. He said that he had been working in this company for almost ten years.
B. He said that he has been working in this company for almost ten years.
C. He said that he was working in this company for almost ten years.
D. He said that he worked in this company for almost ten years.
9. “You must practice orally to improve your speech, “Miss Castro remarked.
A. Miss Castro remarked that we can practice orally to improve our speech.
B. Miss Castro remarked that we should practice orally to improve our speech.
C. Miss Castro remarked that we had to practice orally to improve our speech.
D. Miss Castro remarked that we would practice orally to improve our speech.
10. They told us that we should write our observations on a paper.
A. “We can write our observations on paper,” they told us.
B. “We shall write our observations on paper,” they told us.
C. “We will write our observations on paper,” they told us.
D. “We must write our observations on paper,” they told us.
11. Which sentence below shows the correct DIRECT SPEECH for the indirect statement,
“Linda whispered that Biff had fixed the car after we ate our lunch.”
A. Linda whispered, “Biff fixed the car after we ate our lunch.”
B. Linda whispered, “Biff has fixed the car after we ate our lunch.”
C. Linda whispered, “Biff had fixed the car after we ate our lunch.”
D. Linda whispered, “Biff had been fixed the car after we ate our lunch.”
12. My brother told, “Willy has been working in that company for almost twenty years.”
This is a QUOTED SPEECH. What is the REPORTED SPEECH of the given statement?
A. My brother said that Willy has been working in that company for almost twenty years.
B. My brother said that Willy had been working in that company for almost twenty years.
C. My brother said that Willy have been working in that company for almost twenty years.
D. My brother said that Willy will have been working in that company for almost twenty years.