reported speech with tense changes unit 6 grammar a unit 6 detective stories grammar （ a ）

Reported speech with tense changes

Unit 6 Grammar AUnit 6 Detective Stories Grammar （ A ）


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I am the king of the whole

world.

I am the king of the whole

world. What does the lion say?

What does the lion say?

He says he is the king of the whole world.

He says he is the king of the whole world.


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Direct Speech and Reported Speech

引语的概念直接引述别人的原话，叫 ___________;

直接引语用自己的话把别人的话陈述出来，叫 _________ 。间接引语直接引语通常都用 ____________ 括起来 .

引号“ ” 间接引语在多数情况下都构成一个 ___

_____ 。宾语从句


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直接引语和间接引语

直接引语改为间接引语时，引述动词是一般现在时，则间接引语中的动词、时间、时态的形式不变。例如： She says, “ I’ll never forget the moment. 变成间接引语为 She says that she’ll never forget the moment .


Unit 6 Grammar ADirect Speech

Reported Speech

She said, “I like singing. ”She said, “I am waiting for a bus.”She said, “I visited Europe last year.”She said, “I have never met an American.”She said, “I will see you next week.”

She said she liked singing.She said she was waiting for a bus. She said she had visited Europe the year before.She said she had never met an American. She said she would see me the next week.


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SUMMARY

直接引语是陈述句 , 变为间接引语时用连词 that 引导宾语从句 . 从句中的人称、时态、指示代词、时间状语、地点状语　等相应变化 .


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Conan — a famous detective


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

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

Direct speech

Reported speech

had been

Detective Lu


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Detective Lu said (that) we will work hard to find the murderer.

Detective Lu said ， ‘ We will work hard to find the murderer.’

wouldthey


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Detective Lu said, ‘We are checking the scene for fingerprints and other clues now.’

Detective Lu said (that) we are checking the scene for fingerprints and other clues now .

were checkingthey

then

Work out the rule!

We need to change the tense of the verbs （时态） , the pronouns（代词） , and the adverbials( 状语） when we use reported speech.


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Direct Speech Reported Speech

Simple presentSimple present

(( 一般现在时）一般现在时）The boy said,‘IThe boy said,‘I’m’m sca scared.’red.’

Simple pastSimple past（一般过去时）（一般过去时） The boy The boy said (tha (that) he t) he waswas scared scared 。。


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Present continuousPresent continuous

（现在进行时）（现在进行时）‘‘The thief The thief is runningis running away,’said Mrs Ma.away,’said Mrs Ma.

Past continuousPast continuous（过去进行时）（过去进行时）Mrs Ma said (that) thMrs Ma said (that) the thief e thief was runningwas running a away.way.


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Present perfectPresent perfect

（现在完成时）（现在完成时）‘‘I've finishedI've finished my repo my report,’ said Detective Lu.rt,’ said Detective Lu.

Past perfectPast perfect（过去完成时）（过去完成时）Detective Lu said(tDetective Lu said(that) he hat) he hadhad finishedfinished his report.his report.


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Simple pastSimple past

（一般过去时）（一般过去时）‘‘I I read read the newspapethe newspaper,’said Mr Wu.r,’said Mr Wu.

Past perfectPast perfect（过去完成时）（过去完成时）Mr Wu said (that) he Mr Wu said (that) he had readhad read the newspa the newspaper.per.


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Simple futureSimple future

（一般将来时）（一般将来时）‘‘WeWe'll'll looklook for more c for more clues,’ said Detective lues,’ said Detective LuLu..

...would......would...（过去将来时）（过去将来时）Detective Lu said (thDetective Lu said (that) they at) they would lookwould look f for more clues.or more clues.


Unit 6 Grammar A１、人称的变化口诀说　明直接引语间接引语

一随主

二随

宾

第三人称不变

引号内的第一人称变间引后与主句主语的人称保持一致

引号内的第二人称变间引后与主句宾语的人称保持一致

引号内的第三人称在变间引后人称不变

She said,“ I like tennis.”

She said that she liked tennis.He said

to Lily, “ You must get up early.”

He told Lily that she must get up early.

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

She told me that they wanted tohelp him.

一随主，二随宾，第三人称不更新


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直接引语间接引语一般现在时一般过去时现在进行时过去进行时一般过去时过去完成

时现在完成时过去完成时一般将来时过去将来时

The teacher said,“The sun is bigger than the earth.”The teacher said that the sun is bigger than the earth.注 : 直引若是客观真理 , 变为间引时 , 时态不变 .

时态变

化2


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We are going to have a meeting this

morning. We will talk about what happened

last night.

Detective Lu said (that)

___________________________________________________________they were going to have a meeting that morning.

He also said (that)

___________________________________________they would talk about what had happened the night before.


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直接引语间接引语指示代词

时

间

状

语

地点状语方向性动词

this, that, these those now, then, today that day this week that week

yesterday the day before last week the week before four days ago four days before the day before yesterday two days before

tomorrow the next/following daynext month the next/following month

here there

come, go,bring take 情态动词 can, may, must could, might, had to


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Play a game—He/She said…

G1: It’s Christmas today.

He/She said it was Christmas that day.

G2: People are having Christmas parties at home.

He/She said people were having Christmas parties at home.

G3: A young man is walking alone on the street.

He/She said a young man was walking alone on the street.


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G4: He’s going to see his parents.

He/She said he was going to see his parents.

G5: Suddenly, a man comes out with a knife.

He/She said a man came out with a knife suddenly.

G6: He kills the young man and runs away.

He/She said he killed the young man and ran away.

G7: There is blood on his coat.

He/She said there was blood on his coat.

G8: The police have offered $5,000 .

He/She said the police had offered $5,000.


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Congratulations!


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Millie’s Report (I)2.Mrs White said that she _________ a man with blood on his shirt.

3.Mr Frank said that he _____ a strange man in a blue van _____________.

4.Mr Wu said that his cousin ____________a man running down Upper Street _____________.

had seen

had seen

the day before. had noticed

the night before.

9.Detective Lu said that he ________ a drawing of the suspect

___________.

would put up

the following(next) day.


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What’s your name?

Detective Lu asked him what

is your name?

My name is Jack.

Find out the differences:

1. Change the word order.

2. Change the question mark to a full stop.

his name was .


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Where do you work?

I …I have no work.

Detective Lu asked where __________he worked.


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What did you do last night?

he

I didn’t kill anyone.

Detective Lu asked Jack

__________________________what he had done the night before.


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Do you know the victim?

Detective Lu asked ________________________________if/whether he knew the victim .

No, I don’t think so.

Rule:

For ‘Yes’/ ‘No’ questions, add ‘if’/ ‘whether’.


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Were you with your friends last

night?

Detective Lu asked ___________________________

__________

if/whether he had been with his friends

the night before.

Yeah, maybe…


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Is the coat with blood yours? We found it under your bed.

Detective Lu asked _____________________________if/whether the coat with blood was his .

Er, no…er,yes…


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Practise more1.Detective Lu asked Jack, ‘How old are you?’

Detective Lu asked Jack_____________________.how old he was

2.He asked Jack, ‘Do you live on your own?’

He asked Jack _____________________________.if/whether he lived on his own

3.He asked Jack, ‘ Did anyone see you last night?’

He asked Jack _________________________________________.if/whether anyone had seen him the night before


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Millie’s Report (II)At last Detective Lu asked the murderer why does he want to kill the victim.

He said we are enemies. And he asked that the victim was really dead.

Detective Lu told me the Valley Town murder has been solved today .

if/whetherif/whether

had been solvedhad been solved that daythat day

they werethey were

he wantedhe wanted


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Make an interview on your school life with your partner, then report his/her answers to the class!

Pair work!

Tips:

• What time did you get up this morning?

• How long does it take you to finish your homework?

• Do you do sports every week?

• Do you like English?......


Unit 6 Grammar A

SUMMARY

直接引语是疑问句，变间接引语时，要从疑问语序变为陈述语序。

直接引语是一般疑问句 , 变为间接引语时 , 用连词 if 或 whether 连接。

直接引语是特殊疑问句 , 变为间接引语时 , 仍用原来的疑问词作连词来引导。


Unit 6 Grammar A

1.Finish exercises on P106&107.

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

reported speech with tense changes unit 6 grammar a unit 6 detective stories grammar （ a ）

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