Teacher Shanee^^,
학생이 쓴 원문
강사 첨삭
Hello MISS [이름]H!!
Thank you for doing your homework!
By the way, we only had the class once and I am sorry if you were not satisfied with my pronunciation.
I hope that the next time we talk, we\'ll have a more fun and interesting class.
Anyway, I made the necessary corrections below and I hope you\'ll go over them. Remember to change the verb tenses accordingly. If the verb in
the direct speech is in present tense, the verb tense in the indirect speech should be in past tense. If it is simple past in the direct speech, then the tense in the indirect speech should be past perfect. If it is past perfect in the direct speech, the verb tense remains as it is in the indirect speech.
You can review the following:
Phrase in Direct SpeechEquivalent in Reported SpeechSimple presentSimple past\"I always drink coffee\", she saidShe said that she always drank coffee.Present continuousPast continuous\"I am reading a book\", he explained.He explained that he was reading a bookSimple pastPast perfect\"Bill arrived on Saturday\", he said.He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday.Present perfectPast perfect\"I have been to Spain\", he told me.He told me that he had been to Spain.Past perfectPast perfect\"I had just turned out the light,\" he explained.He explained that he had just turned out the light.Present perfect continuousPast perfect continuousThey complained, \"We have been waiting for hours\".They complained that they had been waiting for hours.Past continuousPast perfect continuous\"We were living in Paris\", they told me.They told me that they had been living in Paris.FuturePresent conditional\"I will be in Geneva on Monday\", he said.He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday.Future continuousConditional continuousShe said, \"I\'ll be using the car next Friday\".She said that she would be using the car next Friday.You do not need to change the tense if the reporting verb is in the present, or if the original statement was about something that is still true,
e.g
He says he has missed the train but he\'ll catch the next one.
We explained that it is very difficult to find our house.
These modal verbs do not change in reported speech: might, could, would, should, ought to:
We explained, \"It could be difficult to find our house.\" = We explained that it could be difficult to find our house.
She said, \"I might bring a friend to the party.\" = She said that she might bring a friend to the party.
I hope this is a better explanation MISS [이름]H!
Teacher Shanee
HOMEWORK FOR THE DAY: Convert the following in direct speech into indirect speech.
1. \"I can\'t find the shop you told me about,\" his sister complained to him.
His sister complained to him that she couldn’t find the shop he had told her about.
>>> Correct!
2. \"I don\'t like the pattern on that dress very much, so I\'m not going to buy it,\" she confided in her sister.
She confided in her sister that she didn’t like the pattern on that dress very much. so she was not going to buy it.
>>> She confided in her sister that she didn\'t like the pattern on that dress, so she wasn\'t going to buy it.
3. \"Why are you late again?,\" they asked me.
They asked me why I was late again.
>>> Correct!
4. \"I heard you were discharged from the hospital yesterday,\" John said.
John said that he had heard I had been discharged from the hospital the day before.
>>> Correct!
5. \"You will be late if you don\'t hurry up,\" my mother said to her.
My mother said to her that she would be late if she didn’t hurry up.
>>> My mother told her that she would be late if she didn\'t hurry up.
6. George called, \"I have left my books behind at your place.“
George called that he had left his books behind at my place.
>>> George called to say he had left his books behind at my place.
7. \"I forgot to do my homework last night,” he told the teacher.
He told the teacher that he had forgotten to do his homework the night before.
>>> Correct!
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