Unit 16
Simple past in direct speech becomes past perfect in reported speech: “I told my students about the campaign,” Mrs. Charles said. Mrs. Charles said that she had told her students about the campaign .
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3 Write the words people said as reported speech. Example: Mrs. Charles said that she had helped her students with the campaign.
I helped my students with the campaign.
We practised every day.
We wrote a rap.
Mrs. Charles
Kirk and Dana
Ajay played his guitar.
It took a lot of time.
We baked cakes.
We sang songs.
Ajay and Marie
Mrs. Jones and Luke
I wrote a poem. My friends thought it was very good.
I created a poster. My sister helped me.
Xavier
Keisha
• Remind students to use the past participle for the past perfect tense. It is not always the same as the simple past. DA Conduct this as an oral exercise with some students. • Extension: Practise reporting direct speech. Instruct students to make statements to a partner about things they will do in the future, things they do every day and things they did the previous day. Then they report what their partner said, e.g. John told me that he would go swimming tomorrow.
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