Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region II- Cagayan Valley
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CAUAYAN CITY
CAUAYAN CITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
(formerly Villa Luna NHS)
VILLA LUNA, CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA
LESSON EXEMPLAR IN ENGLISH 7 (September 14-15, 2022)
NAME:_________________________________________________GRADE & SECTION :_____________________
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to
a. Identify direct and indirect speech,
b. Change statements from direct to indirect speech,
c. Create examples of direct and indirect speech, and
d. Inculcate time consciousness and honesty.
I.
OBJECTIVE/S
II.
SUBJECT
MATTER
Direct and Reported Speech
III.
REFERENCES
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IV.
DISCUSSION
Observe the differences between direct and reported speech below.
In Direct speech, we use inverted commas to mark off the exact words of the speaker
in Indirect speech, we do not.
It will be further noticed that in changing Direct speech into Indirect speech certain changes
have been made.
Thus:
1. We have used the conjunction that before the indirect statement.
2. The pronoun I is changed to he. (The pronoun is changed in person.)
3. The verb am is changed to was. (Present tense is changed to past.)
4. The adverb now is changed to then.
Rules for changing Direct speech into Indirect speech.
When the reporting or the principal verb is in the past tense, all present tenses of the Direct
are changed into the corresponding past tenses.
Thus:
1. A simple present becomes a simple past.
Direct: He said “I am unwell.”
Indirect: He said (that) he was unwell.
2. A present continuous becomes a past continuous.
Direct: He said, “My master is writing letters.”
Indirect: He said (that) his master was writing letters.
3. A present perfect becomes a past perfect.
Direct: He said, “I have passed the examination.”
Indirect: He said (that) he had passed the examination.
Address: Purok 11b, Villa Luna, Cauayan City, 3305, Isabela
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region II- Cagayan Valley
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CAUAYAN CITY
CAUAYAN CITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
(formerly Villa Luna NHS)
VILLA LUNA, CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA
Note:
The ‘shall’ of the future tense is changed into should.
The ‘will’ of the future tense is changed into would or should.
4. Practice Exercises: (Group Activity)
5. Generalization
What is direct speech? Indirect speech?
How do you change direct to indirect speech? and vice versa
6. Fixation of Skills
V.
ACTIVITIES
Directions: Identify the statement by writing DS if it is a Direct Speech and RS if
the statement is Reported Speech on the space provided for each sentence.
____1. He said, “Honesty is more than not lying!”
____2. He called upon heaven to witness his resolve never to steal again.
____3. “Are you coming home with me?” he asked.
____4. He said, “How’s your father?”
____5. He asked his father when the next letter would come.
____6. He observed that he had never liked doing that.
____7. Sir Vic said that coming to school early as teachers also teaches students to
become time conscious.
Prepared by:
GERALDINE F. SAGARIO
Subject Teacher
ADELAIDA P. MUNOZ
JHS-Coordinator
Address: Purok 11b, Villa Luna, Cauayan City, 3305, Isabela
Telephone No:+63 917 507 2085
MAYLA G. CARDENAS
Secondary School Principal II