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LANGUAGE PAGE
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Lesson 2
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Direct Speech (Пряма мова)
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Direct speech is the words that people actually say. When we write direct speech, we use speech marks (""). We usually use said when we write direct speech: "I'm very happy," she said. "What about you?"
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Reported Speech (Непряма мова)
Reported Speech is used to express what others say (said, have said, etc). When we report statement (твердження) in the present we can use say or tell: My friends say I am lucky. (It means they always say this about me). When we report statements in the past we use said or told: My friends told me I was lucky. (It means they say this about the situation in the past.
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With tell the object pronoun must be used: They told me (that)... She told him (that)...
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1. Study the examples, then answer the questions.
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I like reading very much.
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direct speech
reported speech
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He says (that) he likes reading very much.
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1. What tense of the verb is used in direct speech?
2. How has the pronoun T changed in reported speech?
3. Look at the reported speech. Which of the verbs in bold is the reporting verb? What tense are the verbs in?
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direct speech
reported speech
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I love you, mummy.
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She said (that) she loved her mummy.
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4. What tense of the verb is used in direct speech?
5. What tense is the reporting verb in?
6. How has 'love' changed in reported speech?
7. How has T changed in reported speech?
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