English 7

English – Grade 7
Quarter 1 – Module 11: Direct and Reported Speech
Edition, 2020

Republic Act 8293, Section 176 states that no copyright shall subsist in
any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the
government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for the
exploitation of such work for a profit. Such agency or office may, among other
things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties.

Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand

names, trademarks, etc.) included in this module are owned by their respective
copyright holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to
use these materials from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and
authors do not represent nor claim ownership over them.

Published by the Department of Education - Schools Division of Pasig City

Development Team of the Self-Learning Module

Writer: Jo Kristina L. Olladas

Editors: Marita M. Valerio & Loida G. Tomelden
Reviewer: Glenda B. Mira
Illustrator: Jo Kristina L. Olladas
Layout Artist: Marisol Aspuria Baguisi
Management Team: Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin
OIC-Schools Division Superintendent
Aurelio G. Alfonso EdD
OIC-Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Victor M. Javeña EdD
Chief, School Governance and Operations Division and
OIC-Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division

Education Program Supervisors

Librada L. Agon EdD (EPP/TLE/TVL/TVE)

Liza A. Alvarez (Science/STEM/SSP)
Bernard R. Balitao (AP/HUMSS)
Joselito E. Calios (English/SPFL/GAS)
Norlyn D. Conde EdD (MAPEH/SPA/SPS/HOPE/A&D/Sports)
Wilma Q. Del Rosario (LRMS/ADM)
Ma. Teresita E. Herrera EdD (Filipino/GAS/Piling Larang)
Perlita M. Ignacio PhD (EsP)
Dulce O. Santos PhD (Kindergarten/MTB-MLE)
Teresita P. Tagulao EdD (Mathematics/ABM)
Printed in the Philippines by the Department of Education – Schools Division of Pasig City
 English 7
Quarter 1
Self-Learning Module 11
Direct and Reported Speech
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 7 Self-Learning Module on Direct and Reported

Speech.

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed, and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st-century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
to manage their learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the English 7 Self-Learning Module on Direct and Reported

Speech.

The hand is one of the most symbolized parts of the human body. It is often
used to depict skill, action, and purpose. Through our hands, we may learn, create,
and accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant
competencies and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in
your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the

lesson at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from

the entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-learning module in English 7. All the activities

provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand: Direct and
Reported Speech.

Specifically, you will learn about the following:

1. Differentiate between direct speech and reported speech.
2. Transform direct speech to reported speech.

PRETEST

Directions: Read the following statements carefully then change the

following direct speeches to reported speeches. Encircle the letter of the best
answer.

1. Mark said to her, “I believe in the power of prayers.”

A. Mark said to her I believe in the power of prayers.
B. Mark told her that he believed in the power of prayers.
C. Mark told to her that I believe in the power of prayers.

2. Hevir asked her, “Do you believe that God loves you?”
A. Hevir asked her if she believed that God loved her.
B. Hevir asked her whether she believed that God loved her.
C. Hevir asked her do you believe that God loves you.
 3. John asked him, “How did you know that?”
A. John asked him how did you know that.
B. John asked him how he knows that.
C. John asked him how he knew that.

4. Joan said to me, “Trust the Lord with all your heart.”
A. Joan told me to trust the Lord with all my heart.
B. Joan told me trust the Lord with all my heart.
C. Joan told me to trust the Lord with all her heart.

5. Zach told John, “Do not doubt the power of God.”

A. Zach told John do not doubt the power of God.
B. Zach told John not to doubt the power of God.
C. Zach told John to doubt the power of God.

RECAP

We have learned that when we share what others have said, we do it

in two ways:
1. Direct speech is saying exactly what the original speaker has said.
In written form, this is enclosed in quotation marks (“…”).
Ex. James said to Lena, “I will put my faith in God.”

2. Reported Speech is repeating or reporting what the original

speaker has said.
Ex. James told Lena that he would put his faith in God.

Did you notice the differences between the two? You may have noticed
that the idea of the two examples is the same. You may also have noticed
that the second example under-reported speech just repeated what James
had said.
 LESSON

When we change direct speech to reported speech, we must often

change the tense and the pronouns. Remember, the person is simply
reporting or repeating what the original speaker has said.

Examples:
(Direct Speech)
He said, “I am afraid.” (The pronoun used in the quoted part is „I‟ in the first
person. The verb is in the present tense.)
(Reported Speech)
He said that he was afraid. (The pronoun becomes „he‟ in the third person to
refer to the original speaker. The verb is in the past tense.)

(Direct Speech)
She said, “I have been blessed by God.” (The quoted part uses the pronoun
„I‟. The verb is in the present perfect tense.)
(Reported Speech)
She said that she had been blessed by God. (The pronoun becomes „she‟ in
the third person to refer to the original speaker who is feminine. The verb is
in the past perfect tense.)

(Direct Speech)
The young people said, “We are praying.” (The pronoun in the quoted part is
„We‟ which refers to the young people who are speaking in the direct speech.
The verb is in the present progressive tense.)
(Reported Speech)
The young people said that they were praying. (The pronoun is now in the
third person „they‟ to refer to the young people. The verb is in the past
progressive tense.)
Take a look at the following pictures. Then read the explanations that follow.

When reporting declarative sentences, notice that „believe‟ in the direct

speech becomes „believed‟ in the reported speech and „will provide‟ in the
direct speech becomes „would provide‟ in the reported speech. Also, notice
how the pronoun changes from first person „I‟ in the direct speech to third
person „she‟ in the reported speech. The pronouns have to change since the
little girl in this scene is just repeating what her mother has said. The word
that is also used because the original words of the mother is a declaration.

When reporting imperative sentences, you have to know whether the

command is positive or negative (uses not or never). Notice that the first
picture is a positive command so just use the word „to‟ before the verb. On
the other hand, use „not to‟ if the command is negative just like in the
second picture.
 When reporting questions answerable by „yes or no‟, use the word „if‟.
Notice that in the question, the helping verb (Do) comes before the subject
(you) which is followed by the main verb (believe). In reporting questions,
you have to change the order of the subject and the verb which is now in the
past tense. Notice that the second woman in the picture is repeating the
question of the first woman to her and so the pronouns changed from „you‟
to „I‟.

When reporting WH- questions, use the same question word then
reverse the position of the subject and the verb. Change the pronouns and
then the tense of the verbs.

When changing direct speech to reported speech, we often need to

change the time. For example, tomorrow becomes the next day. Next week
becomes the following week. Yesterday becomes the day before or the
previous day. Last week becomes the week before or the previous week.
Notice that the time expression has changed from last week in the direct
speech to the week before in the reported speech.

Guided Practice
Let‟s apply what we have learned from our discussion. Pretend that you are
talking to the following people and you need to share with another friend
what each one has said. Change the direct speech to reported speech. Here
is the first one:

She said, “My faith in God will help me overcome my problems.”

How will you report this statement?
This statement should be reported this way:
She said that her faith in God would help her overcome her problems.
We know that the original speaker is feminine so we used the pronoun „she‟
and „her‟ which are all in third person. We also changed the tense of the
verbs.

Let‟s have the next item.

She said, “Trust God.”
How will you report this statement?
This statement should be reported this way:
She told me to trust God.
The original speaker is feminine so we used the pronoun „she‟ which is in
the third person. The pronoun „me‟ refers to the person the speaker is
talking to and that person is repeating what has been said to another friend.
Her statement is a command so we used „to‟ in the reported speech.
Let‟s proceed to the next statement.
He asked, “What is your biggest fear?”
How will you report this question?
This question should be reported this way:
He asked me what my biggest fear was.
The original speaker is masculine so we used the pronoun he. The pronoun
„me‟ refers to the person the speaker is talking to and that person is
repeating what has been said to another friend. The original statement is a
WH- question so we used the same question word to talk about the question
then we made sure that the subject comes before the verb. The verb tense
has been changed as well.

Let‟s have the next statement.

She asked, “Will you pray for me?”
How will you report this question?
This question should be reported this way:
She asked me if I would pray for her.
We used „she‟ and „her‟ for the original speaker.
The pronoun „me‟ and „I‟ refer to the person the speaker is talking to and
that person is repeating what has been said to another friend. The question
is answerable by yes or no so we used the word if. The verb tense has been
changed as well.

Let‟s have the last statement.

She said, “I will see you tomorrow.”
How will you report this statement?
This statement should be reported this way:
She said that she would see me the next day.
We used „she‟ for the original speaker. The pronoun „me‟ refers to the person
the speaker is talking to and that person is repeating what has been said to
another friend. The verb tense has been changed as well as the time
expression.
 ACTIVITIES

I. Read the following statements carefully. Complete the following

reported speeches by choosing the correct word from the choices
inside the parentheses.

1) Tina told Jane, “I am so confident today.”

Tina told Jane (that, if) she was confident that day.
2) Jane asked Tina, “Why do you feel that way?”
Jane asked Tina why she (felt, feels) that way.
3) Tina said, “I have God in my heart.”
Tina said that she (had, have) God in her heart.
4) Tina told me, “Have faith.”
Tina told me (not to, to) have faith.
5) Jane asked Tina, “What makes you strong?”
Jane asked Tina (what, which) made her strong.

II. Pretend that you are talking to the following people and you need
to share with another friend what each one has said. Change the
direct speech to reported speech.

1) She said, “God will not give me problems I can‟t bear.”

2) She said, “Be faithful always.”

3) He asked, “What bothered you?”

4) She asked, “Will you talk to me?”

5) She said, “I will return tomorrow.”

 WRAP-UP

Write down 3 things you have remembered, 2 examples of what you

have learned, and 1 question you have about the lesson.

VALUING

There may be a lot of rules in this lesson and it may confuse you but if
you believe in yourself and the wisdom of God, using direct and reported
speech will be a walk in the park for you. You just have to be careful when
repeating what others have said. Make sure that you are accurate and
truthful.
 POSTTEST

Directions: Read the following statements carefully then change the

following direct speeches to reported speeches. Encircle the letter of the best
answer.

1) Mark said to her, “I will keep trusting God.”

A. Mark said to her I will keep trusting God.
B. Mark told her that he would keep trusting God.
C. Mark told to her that I will keep trusting God.

2) Hevir asked her, “Are you blessed today?”

A. Hevir asked her if she was blessed that day.
B. Hevir asked her whether she is blessed today.
C. Hevir asked her are you blessed today.

3) John asked him, “What gift have you received from God?”
A. John asked him what gift have you received from God.
B. John asked him what gift he has received from God.
C. John asked him what gift he had received from God.

4) Joan said to me, “Have faith in the Lord.”

A. Joan told me to have faith in the Lord.
B. Joan told me have faith in the Lord.
C. Joan said to me to have faith in the Lord.

5) Zach told John, “Do not boast.”

A. Zach told John do not boast.
B. Zach told John not to boast.
C. Zach told John to boast.
Accessed on June 6, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcxytsa8CbI.
Learn English on Skype. “Reported Speech.” Published on October 16, 2014.
Department of Education, 2017.
Philippines: Speech.” Reported and “Direct English 7 Learner‟s Material.
References
Pretest Activity Posttest
1. B I. II 1. B
2. A 1. that 1. She said that God would not give her 2. A
3. C 2. felt problems she could not bear./She told me 3. C
4. A 3. had that God would not give her problems she 4. A
5. B could not bear. 5. B
4. to
2. She said to be faithful always./She told
5. what me to be faithful always.
3. He asked what bothered me./He asked
me what bothered me.
4. She asked if I would talk to her./She
asked me if I would talk to her.
5. She said that she would return the
next day./She told me that she would
return the next day.
KEY TO CORRECTION