Direct discourse

He said, I live in Paris. He said, I am cooking dinner. He said, I have visited London twice. He said, I went to New York last week.' He said, I had already eaten.

Indirect discourse
He said he lived in Paris. He said he was cooking dinner. He said he had visited London twice. He said he had gone to New York the week before He said he had already eaten.

He said, I am going to find a new job.

He said, I will give Jack a call. He said, I have been working on that project for over two weeks. He said, I can come tonight. He said, I may buy a new car. He said, I might go to Denver. He said, I must give Ken a call. He said, I have to give Ken a call. He said, I should see a doctor.

He said he was going to find a new job.

He said he would give Jack a call. He said he had been working on that project for over two weeks. He said he could come that night . He said he might buy a new car . He said he might go to Denver. He said he had to give Ken a call. He said he had to give Ken a call. He said he should see a doctor.

PRACTICE
He said, "I live in America." He said ________ in America. He said, "I am cooking lunch." He said ______________ dinner. He said, "I have visited France He said ____________ France twice. twice."

He said, "I went to Italy last week."

He said, "I had already eaten."

He said ______________ to Italy the week before.

He said ________ already eaten.

He said, "I am going to find a He said _____________to find a new job. new job."
He said, "I will give Juan a call." He said __________ give Juan a call.

Direct and indirect discourse

Quotation marks are not used: direct discourse: He told me, "You're stupid indirect discourse: He told me that I was stupid. When the verb in the reported discourse is conjugated, is it generally preceded by "that"; however, the inclusion of "that" is optional She said that she would be late. OR: She said she would be late. They informed us that the plane was delayed. OR: They informed us the plane was delayed.

direct discourse: I told them, "Get out of here! indirect discourse: I told them to get out of here.

direct discourse: She said, "I will be on time." indirect discourse: She said she would be on time. direct discourse: When he called he said, "I am at the airport
indirect discourse: When he called he said he was at the airport.

Change to indirect discourse

1. Sarah said, "I am ill." 2. Paul told me, "Go to the cinema and buy two tickets". 3. Thierry explained to us, "I went to Spain during my holidays". 4. John said, "I will buy a new computer soon". 5. My father told me, "Do your homework!"

Choose the correct answer: 1. What punctuation mark needs to be added to the following sentence in DIRECT speech James asked "Are you coming to my house today?" A. . B. : C. ! D. ,

2. Find the correct sentence in INDIRECT speech which matches to this sentence in DIRECT speech Mary asks, "Are you ok, Harry?" A. Mary asked if harry was ok? B. Mary asks if Harry was ok. C. Mary asks Harry if he was ok. D. Mary told Harry he was ok.

3. Which of the following sentences are the correct form of INDIRECT speech if the sentence bellow is in DIRECT speech Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today." A. Kelly says that she is feeling sick today. B. Kelly said that she was feeling sick that day. C. Kelly says that today she is feeling sick. D. Kelly is feeling sick today.

4. Which is the correct sentence in DIRECT speech if using the INDIRECT sentence that follows as a guild. The teacher ordered the children to do their homework.
A. The teacher asked, "Children, do your homework!" B. The teacher ordered, Children, do your homework! C. The teacher ordered, "Children, do your homework!" D. The teacher ordered "Children, do your homework!"

5. Which of the following sentences are the wrong form of DIRECT speech.

A. Sarah said, "My family and I are going to the flea market today." B. Nabilah asked, "Can I go with Sarah to the flea market today?" C. Charlotte said, "I dont want to go to the flea market today." D. Chloe said, "what is the flea market?"

No. 2 1. Mary "I love chocolate." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ chocolate." a. loved b. loves c. loving 2. Mary: "I went skiing." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ skiing." a. went b. had gone c. have gone

3. Mary: "I will eat steak for dinner." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ eat steak for dinner." a. willing b. will c. would
4. Mary: "I have been to Sydney." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to Sydney." a. had been b. has been c. was being 5. Mary: "I have had three cars." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ three cars. a. has b. has had c. had had

ASSIGNMENT: Choose the best answer.

1. Mary: "I'm going to go to Long Beach." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ going to go to Long Beach." a. is b. was c. went 2. Mary: "I don't like spinach." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ like spinach." a. doesn't b. don't c. didn't

3. Mary: "I have never been to London." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ never been to London." a. had b. has c. have
4. Mary: "I was swimming." Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ swimming. a. has been b. had been c. have been

5. Mary: "I had a cat." Jill: Mary said (that) she had ___ a cat." a. have b. has c. had