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What is direct speech?

Direct speech is when we repeat someone’s exact words using quotation marks

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Bruce Wayne said, “I am Batman.”  

Bruce Wayne said that he was Batman.

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What is reported speech?

Reported speech tells what someone said without using their exact words

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Add punctuation: He said ___ I love pizza

He said, “I love pizza.”

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“Today” changes to...

that day

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Find the mistake: She said, “that she is happy.”

She said, “I am happy.”

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Correct the mistake: She said that she likes pizza

She said that she liked pizza

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Find the mistake: He said that he is late.

He said that he was late

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Find the mistake: “She said me that she was late.”

She told me that she was late.

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Find and correct: She said that she met him tomorrow

She said that she met him the next day.

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Iron Man said, “I saved the world yesterday.”

Iron Man said that he had saved the world the day before.

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Captain Marvel said, “I’m fighting aliens right now.”

Captain Marvel said that she was fighting aliens at that moment.

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Complete: “I’m learning English,” she said

She said that she was learning English.

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Complete the sentence: He ___ he was tired.

He said he was tired.

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Replace correctly: “I was here yesterday,” he said

He said that he had been there the day before.

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Change to reported speech: He said, “I am busy.”  

He said that he was busy.

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Naruto said, “I have already finished the mission.”

Naruto said that he had already finished the mission. 🍥

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Change from direct to reported: “We will travel tomorrow,” they said

They said that they would travel the next day.

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Change to reported speech: Doctor Strange said to Spider-Man, “Don’t mess with the spell or you’ll regret it.”

Doctor Strange told Spider-Man not to mess with the spell or he would regret it.

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Transform: “We will meet here tomorrow,” she said

She said that they would meet there the next day.

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Create your own sentence in direct speech using your favorite movie character. Example: Tony Stark said, “I am Iron Man.”

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Luke Skywalker said, “I had been training for years before I met you.”

Luke Skywalker said that he had been training for years before he met him/her.

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Make your own reported sentence from a drama or movie quote. Example: He said that love was like the moon — beautiful but far away.

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Rewrite using say / tell and correct tense changes: Hermione said to Harry, “I’ve told you the truth, but you never listen.”

Hermione told Harry that she had told him the truth, but he never listened.

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The scientist said, “We have been trying to solve this mystery for years.”

The scientist said that they had been trying to solve that mystery for years.

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