Indian School, Al Wadi Al Kabir



lefttopINDIAN SCHOOL AL WADI AL KABIRClass: VIIDepartment: EnglishDate of submission: 15-10-2019Worksheet No: 6Topic: Reported SpeechNote: Exercises, to be done in the notebookWe often need to tell others what someone else said. There are two ways to do this. One is to say the same words and use quotation marks. That is ‘direct speech’. The other method is to summarize, or tell about what someone said. This is called ‘reported speech’.He said: "I'm looking for my keys.” (Direct Speech)He said that he was looking for his keys. (Reported Speech)The terms used to explain it.Subject- noun or pronounReporting verbConjunctionReported speech- clauseShesaidthatShe wanted a cookie.The first and foremost important rule behind changing a Direct Speech into Reported Speech is:-If the reporting verb is in present tense, then the verbs in Reported Speech remain the same Example:She says’ “ I like ice creams.”( Direct Speech)She says that she likes ice creams.( Reported Speech) If the Reporting verb is in Past Tense, then the verbs in the reported speech will take its corresponding past tense.Example:She said, “I like ice creams”. In this sentence, ‘said’ is the reporting verb which is in past tense. So in Reported Speech the sentence will change as She said that she liked ice creams.Mind map – Reported SpeechThe change into corresponding past tenses can be explained as follows.RULES FOR CHANGING TENSE, FROM DIRECT SPEECH TO INDIRECT SPEECH?Present Simple Tense into Past Simple Tense.?Present Progressive Tense into Past Progressive Tense.?Present Perfect Tense into Past Perfect Tense.?Present Perfect Progressive into Past Perfect Progressive.?Past Simple Tense into Past Perfect Tense.?Past Progressive Tense into Perfect Continuous Tense.?Past Perfect Tense will remain unchanged.?Past Perfect Progressive Tense will remain unchanged.?Future Simple Tense (e.g. will) into ‘would’.?Future Progressive Tense (e.g. will be) into “would be”.?Future Perfect Tense (e.g. will have) into “would have”?Future Perfect Progressive Tense (e.g. will have been) into “ would have been”Phrase in Direct SpeechEquivalent in Reported SpeechSimple presentSimple past"I always?drink?coffee", she saidShe said that she always?drank?coffee.Present continuousPast continuous"I?am reading?a book", he explained.He explained that he?was reading?a bookSimple pastPast perfect"Bill?arrived?on Saturday", he said.He said that Bill?had arrived?on Saturday.Present perfectPast perfect"I?have been?to Spain", he told me.He told me that he?had been?to Spain.Past perfectPast perfect"I?had just turned out?the light," he explained.He explained that he?had just turned out?the light.Present perfect continuousPast perfect continuousThey complained, "We?have been waiting?for hours".They complained that they?had been waiting?for hours.Past continuousPast perfect continuous"We?were living?in Paris", they told me.They told me that they?had been living?in Paris.FuturePresent conditional"I?will be?in Geneva on Monday", he said.He said that he?would be?in Geneva on Monday.Future continuousConditional continuousShe said, "I'll be using?the car next Friday".She said that she?would be using?the car next Friday.There is?no change in verb tenses?in Indirect Speech when:The introductory verb is in the?Present,?Present Perfect?or?Future.If the reported sentence deals with a?fact?or?general truth.Had better,?could,?would,?used to,?should,?might,?ought to?and?mustn’t?remain unchanged.EXERCISE -1Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time expressions where necessary.She said, "I am reading."They said, "We are busy."He said, "I know a better restaurant."She said, "I woke up early."He said, "I will ring her."They said, "We have just arrived."He said, "I will clean the car."She said, "I did not say that." She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."He said: "I won't tell anyone."EXERCISE -2Change the narration in the following sentences: Mohan said, "I will not go now." He said to me, "You can go now." Sohan said, "I shall go to Delhi today." He said, "Mohan will meet you tomorrow." Mohan said to me, "I lost my pen last night." Ram said, "These books are nice. Radha said, "My brother came here last week." I said to him, "You can take this book." Ratan said to me, "We shall go to Mumbai next week." My brother said, "I saw a film yesterday." Exercise -3Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech.The captain said, “This is an occasion to celebrate.” The mother said to her daughter, “I’m proud of your achievements.”“I’ve spoken nothing but the truth,” the prisoner said.The mother said to her son, “I will lend you the money but you have to listen to me.”“Is your father at home?” the stranger asked me.“Get out of the class,” the teacher yelled at the boy.Sarika said, “Let’s get something to eat.”Karan said, “Alas, how foolish I have been.”The traveler said, “I’ve lost all my money.”They said to her this morning, “We will meet you tomorrow evening.” ................
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