I texten nedan följer vi upp övningar som hjälper till att förstå och öva den engelska grammatiken kring rapporterat tal, eller så kallad ”Reported Speech”. Rapporterat tal används när man vill återge vad någon annan har sagt, utan att använda de exakta orden. Det är en nödvändig och viktig del i att lära sig bemästra engelskan, då det är vanligt förekommande i både skrift och tal. Övningarna som presenteras syftar till att befästa kunskaperna genom att fylla i korrekt form av rapporterat tal.
Att kunna skilja mellan direkt tal (Direct Speech) och rapporterat tal är avgörande och kräver ofta omstrukturering av meningen samt anpassning av verb och pronomen. Dessa övningar tar fasta på dessa skillnader och ger praktisk träning i att konvertera meningar. Genom att arbeta med dessa övningar kommer de studerande att få bättre förståelse och bli säkrare i användningen av rapporterat tal på engelska.
Övning 1: Konvertera från direkt tal till rapporterat tal
He said, ”I am going to the store.” -> He said that he *was* (verb) going to the store.
She said, ”I have finished my homework.” -> She said that she *had* (auxiliary) finished her homework.
”I will call you later,” he said. -> He said that he *would* (modal) call me later.
”Can you help me?” she asked. -> She asked if I *could* (modal) help her.
”I must leave now,” he stated. -> He stated that he *had* (auxiliary) to leave then.
”I’m feeling sick,” she mentioned. -> She mentioned that she *was* (verb) feeling sick.
”We have been waiting for hours,” they complained. -> They complained that they *had* (auxiliary) been waiting for hours.
”Do not touch that,” the teacher warned. -> The teacher warned them *not* (adverb) to touch that.
”Let’s go swimming,” he suggested. -> He suggested that we *should* (modal) go swimming.
”I might join you later,” she said. -> She said that she *might* (modal) join us later.
”He doesn’t like chocolate,” she told me. -> She told me that he *didn’t* (auxiliary) like chocolate.
”Stay away from the fence,” he ordered. -> He ordered us *to* (infinitive) stay away from the fence.
”I could swim when I was six,” he claimed. -> He claimed that he *could* (modal) swim when he was six.
”I don’t understand this question,” she admitted. -> She admitted that she *didn’t* (auxiliary) understand the question.
”You should visit Paris,” they recommended. -> They recommended that I *should* (modal) visit Paris.
Övning 2: Konvertera från rapporterat tal till direkt tal
She explained that she was going to the library. -> ”I *am* (verb) going to the library,” she explained.
He announced that they had won the competition. -> ”We *have* (auxiliary) won the competition,” he announced.
She wondered if you could pass the salt. -> ”Can you *pass* (verb) the salt?” she wondered.
He admitted that he should not have eaten so much cake. -> ”I *shouldn’t* (modal) have eaten so much cake,” he admitted.
They claimed that they were not involved in the incident. -> ”We *are* (auxiliary) not involved in the incident,” they claimed.
The teacher said that we would discuss it the following day. -> ”We *will* (modal) discuss it tomorrow,” the teacher said.
He confessed that he had never been to a concert before. -> ”I *have* (auxiliary) never been to a concert before,” he confessed.
She mentioned that the meeting might be postponed. -> ”The meeting *might* (modal) be postponed,” she mentioned.
He suggested that we take a break now. -> ”Let’s *take* (verb) a break now,” he suggested.
She told me that John was working on a new project. -> ”John *is* (verb) working on a new project,” she told me.
They warned us not to swim in the lake. -> ”Do not *swim* (verb) in the lake,” they warned us.
He asked if they could reschedule the meeting. -> ”Can we *reschedule* (verb) the meeting?” he asked.
She admitted that she had been wrong about the time. -> ”I *was* (auxiliary) wrong about the time,” she admitted.
He stated that he would finish the report by Monday. -> ”I *will* (modal) finish the report by Monday,” he stated.
The teacher explained that the exam results would be available next week. -> ”The exam results *will* (modal) be available next week,” the teacher explained.
