My name is Shrek I am an OgreI have a wife.

I live in a swampI have fought against a dragon

A few years ago I married a princess

My name is Shrek I am an OgreI have a wife.

I live in a swampI have fought against a dragon

A few years ago I married a princess

These are his exact words.

Direct Speech

These are his exact words.

Direct Speech

Reported speech is when they are not Shrek’s exact words,

and I tell them to someone else.

Reported speech is when they are not Shrek’s exact words,

and I tell them to someone else.

I am a tough cookie

I am a tough cookie

He said that he was a

tough cookie

He said that he was a

tough cookie

I live in a swampI live in a swamp

He said that he lived in a swamp.The verb after “said that” changesHe said that he lived in a swamp.

The verb after “said that” changes

He said that his name was ShrekHe told me that he was an ogreHe said that he had a wife.He told me that he lived in a swampHe said that he had fought against a dragon.He said that a few years before he had married/married a

princess.My name is Shrek

I am an OgreI have a wife.

I live in a swampI have fought against a dragon

A few years ago I married a princess

My name is Shrek I am an OgreI have a wife.

I live in a swampI have fought against a dragon

A few years ago I married a princess

Am/is -------------was Are-------------------were Have /has----------had Can------------------could Will---------------------would Does/do-----------------did Like-----------------------liked Go-------------------------went Married----------------- married or had

married

I don’t want to marry Lord Farquard

I don’t want to marry Lord Farquard

I am waiting for my prince

I am waiting for my prince

I have never been to Duloc

I have never been to Duloc

I don’t like smelly ogres

I’ve got a problem at night

I’ve got a problem at night

She told him that she didn’t want to marry Lord Farquart.

She told him that she was waiting for a prince

She told him that she had never been to Dunloc.

She told him that she had a problem at night.

She told him she didn’t like smelly ogres

She told him that she didn’t want to marry Lord Farquart.

She told him that she was waiting for a prince

She told him that she had never been to Dunloc.

She told him that she had a problem at night.

She told him she didn’t like smelly ogres

Today……………….that day Yesterday…………..the day before Tomorrow…………...the next day/ the following day Next week(year …)…the following week ( year …) Last week ( year..)….. The previous week ( year…) A year ago……………a year before

Here…………….. There this/ these………. The He said, “ I’m going to buy this book”. He said he was going to buy the book