Reported speech with tense changes

Unit 6 Grammar A

GrammarGrammar

直接引语和间接引语直接引语和间接引语Direct and Indirect SpeechDirect and Indirect Speech

Learning tip 1:We do not use _________________with reported speech. (quotation marks 引号， full stops 句号）

Detective Lu

Answer the following questions1. What did the victim obviously do before he died?2. Was the victim guilty of computer crimes in the past?

(A) “ The victim obviously put up a good fight” ,said Detective Lu.

(B) Detective Lu said that The victim was guilty of computer crimes in the past.

Direct speech 直接引语Reported speech 间接引语

quotation marks

I am the king of the

whole world.

What does the lion say?

The monkey asked what the lion said.

The lion said that he was the king of the worldReported speech

We will learn how to change Direct speech into Reported speech

1. ‘A young man is killed in Valley Town,’ said Detective Lu

2. Eddie said (that) he was looking for his food

3. ‘I’m looking for my food,’ said Eddie.

4. Detective Lu said (that) a young man was killed in Valley Town.

Direct speech 直接引语Reported speech 间接引语

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5. ‘I found a body in the doorway of a clothes shop this morning,’ said the witness.

6. ‘My food has gone missing,’ said Eddie.7. Eddie said (that) his food had gone missing8. The witness said he had found a body in the doo

rway of a clothes shop that morning’. 9. ‘ We’ll look for more clues ,’ said Detective Lu.10. Detective Lu said they would look for more clue

s .

Direct speech 直接引语Reported speech 间接引语

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‘A young man is killed in Valley Town,’ said Detective Lu

Detective Lu said (that) a young Man was killed in Valley Town.

Simple present (Simple present ( 一般现在时）一般现在时） Simple pastSimple past （一般过去时）（一般过去时）

‘ I’m looking for my food,’ said Eddie. ..

Eddie said (that) he was looking for his food.

Present continuousPresent continuous （现在进行时）（现在进行时） Past continuousPast continuous （过去进行时）（过去进行时）

‘My food has gone missing,’ said Eddie.

Eddie said (that) his food had gone missing

Present perfectPresent perfect （现在完成时）（现在完成时） Past perfectPast perfect （过去完成时）（过去完成时）

‘I found a body in the doorway of a clothes shop this morning,’ said the witness.

The witness said he had found a body in the doorway of a clothes shop that morning.

Simple pastSimple past （一般过去时）（一般过去时） Past perfectPast perfect （过去完成时）（过去完成时）

‘‘WeWe'll'll look for more clues,’ said D look for more clues,’ said Detective Lu.etective Lu.

Detective Lu said (that) Detective Lu said (that) theythey wouldwould loolook for more clues.k for more clues.

……will/(am/is/are going to…)will/(am/is/are going to…) ...would(was/were going to... ) ...would(was/were going to... )

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Summary( 小结 ) ： 直接引语是陈述句 , 变为间接引语时用连词 that 引导 . 从句中的时态、状语、人称等相应变化 .

Direct speech Reported speech

时态变化

Learning tip2: change the tenses 时态的变化

We hope the police will catch the murder soon.

The victim’s mother said that they ________ the police _______ catch themurderer soon.

hoped would

“I’m scared,”said the waitressThe waitress said

(that)she_______scared.was

“The thief is running away,”said Mrs Ma.

Mrs Ma said the thief was running away.

now

today

tonight

this morning/week

tomorrow

yesterday

last month

ago

here

直接引语 间接引语状 语 的变化

Learning tip3: change the adverbials

thenthat day

that night

that morning/week

the following day/the next daythe day before

the month before

before

there

Direct speech Reported speech

He said , “I’m busy now” He said (that) he _____ busy______.

“I didn’t see the cat 2 days ago,”said she.

“I will not be late tomorrow,”saidJim.

Jim said he_________ not be late________.

“I have been here for two years,”said the man.

The man said he ________ _______ for two years.

was then

She said she________

the cat _______.

hadn’t seen

2 days before

wouldthe next day

had beenthere

Learning tip 4 : change the pronouns 人称的变化 一随主，二随宾，第三人称不更新

口诀 说　明 直接引语 间接引语She said,“ I like Tennis.”

She said that she liked tennis.

引号内的第一人称变间引后与主句主语的人称保持一致

一随主He said to Lily,“ you must get up early.”

He told Lily that she must get up early.

引号内的第二人称变间引后与主句宾语的人称保持一致二随宾

She said to me ,“ They want tohelp him.”

She told me that they wanted tohelp him.

引号内的第三人称在变间引后人称不变第三人称不变

What mistakes did Jim make?

It was the first day for Jim to go to school. After school , his father asked Jim what he learned that day.Jim : Dad, I learned you, she and I. Jim’s father : I’m your father, you are my son.Jim: Miss Wang said I was your teacher. She also said you were my student.His father got angry.

Miss Wang said she was my teacher.She also said I was her student.

Practice:

1) He said,“ My brother failed in the exam.”

He said ____brother had failed in the exam.

2) He said to Mary,“ How is your mother now?”

he asked Mary how _____mother was then.

3)My teacher said, ‘‘ she is a good student. ’’

My teacher said ____was a good student

4) He said to me,“ I’ve left her book in your room”

He told me that ___had left ___ book in ___ room.

his

her

she

he her

my

Valley Town Police StationI saw a strange man in a blue car yesterday.

What?

The witness said that _______ ________ a man in a cat _________________.

had seenthe day before

he

We are going to have a meeting this

morning. We will talk about the murder

tomorrow.

Detective Lu said (that) ___________________________________________________________they were going to have a meeting that

morning.He also said (that)

___________________________________________they would talk about the murder the following day/the

next day.

S1: Christmas is coming soon.

S2. He/She said Christmas was coming soon

S2: People will have Christmas parties at home.

S3:He/She said people would have Christmas parties at home.

S3: A pretty girl ate a big apple this morning.S4:He/She said a pretty girl had eaten a big apple that morning.

S4: I am happy.S1: He/she said that he/she was happy.

Play a game:Tell me what he/she said

Congratulations!

1.Finish exercises on P106&107.

2.Make an interview with your parents about their daily life, then write a report on it!