Homework: Reported SpeechTom said that he was bored, I asked him where he lived...IntermediateJust when students think they’ve mastered all the English tenses, along comes Reported Speech, putting their logic and grammatical knowledge to the ultimate test. And while some may find it straightfor...
Direct speech: “My carisbigger than yours.” Reported speech: He said his caris/wasbigger than mine. When we are reporting past tenses and we see the events from the same viewpoint as the original speaker, it is not necessary to change the tense. Direct speech: “The earthquakehappenedat...
Change direct speech to the correct version of reported speech This activity will require a little bit of prep time before class. First, decide on the songs you’ll use for the lesson. Then,convert the speech in each song into direct speech and create a worksheetlisting all of the direct ...
The choice of whether or not to 'backshift' the tenses in reported speech often has to do with the reporter’s interpretation. You can ask students to compare the meanings between two examples of reported speech (minimal pair sentences). For example: He said he’s hungry. vs He s...
Reported speech: He said his caris/wasbigger than mine. When we are reporting past tenses and we see the events from the same viewpoint as the original speaker, it is not necessary to change the tense. Direct speech: “The earthquakehappenedat half past seven.” ...