learn that the reported speech involves changing the tense of the verb and the pronouns

1. Unit 4 grammar 1
reported speech

2. The security guard said, ‘I don’t have a gun.’

3. Is it direct speech or reported speech?
Direct speech (D) or reported
speech (R)?
The security guard said,
‘I don’t have a gun.’
The security guard said
that he didn’t have a
gun.
R
D

4. Steps to changing direct speech to reported speech.
😀Step 1-take away the brackets (‘ ’)
The security guard _________________
The security guard said, ‘I don’t have a gun.’
said I don’t have a gun.

5. Steps to changing direct speech to reported speech.
😀Step 2-add “that” after said
The security guard _____________
The security guard said, ‘I don’t have a gun.’
said that I don’t have a gun.

6. Steps to changing direct speech to reported speech.
😀Step 3-change the pronoun (I →
he/she)
The security guard _____________
The security guard said, ‘I don’t have a gun.’
said that he don’t have a gun.

7. Steps to changing direct speech to reported speech.
😀Step 4-change the tense of the verb
(base form/ -s form→ ________ form)
The security guard _____________
The security guard said, ‘I don’t have a gun.’
past
said that he didn’t have a gun.

8. The security guard said, ‘I don’t have a gun.’
The security guard said that he didn’t have a
gun.

9. WB 29
said
that
they were
touring
they thought
it was very
interesting.

10. WB 29
She said
that
she was
amazed
had
on our planet.

11. WB 31
that we needed to leave