PRESENT SIMPLE____________________PAST SIMPLE: I live in La Linea-------She said she lived in La Linea. PRESENT CONTINUOUS_______________PAST CONTINUOUS: Im watching television ------He said he was watching television. PRESENT PERFECT__________________PAST PERFECT: Ive already seen the film------ He said he had already seen tha film. PAST SIMPLE_______________________PAST PERFECT: I missed the concert------- He told me he had missed the concert. WILL_______________________________WOUL : Ill phone you soon---------------She promised she would phone me soon. These !oda" #er$s a"so change: CA!!!!!!!!C"#L$ : I can understand %erman -------------------------He said he could understand %erman. &A' !!!!!!!&I%H(: I may give th )oo* to +ane------------------------(he teacher suggested he might give the )oo* to +ane. &#S( !!!!!!HA$ (" : I must coo* dinner ---------------------------------Lidia said she had to coo* dinner. The %o""o&ing !oda" #er$s do not change in reported speech : C"#L$, -"#L$ , SH"#L$, &I%H( , "#%H( (" , #S.$ (". &#S( usually changes to HA$ (" )ut doesnt change when its negative: 'ou must tell our secret--------------He said we mustnt tell our secret. when it e/presses a deduction : She must )e in th house---- He said that she must )e in the house. "(.: If the reporting ver) is in a present tense , no tense changes are necessary : Ill help you with your homewor* She says she will help me wih my homewor*. 'UESTIONS IN REPORTE SPEEC() &a*e the following changes: 0.- Change the word order in the 1uestion to the same as a normal sentence. 2.- &a*e the same trense changes as a)ove 3.- #se the same 1uestions words 4 when, where, how,......5 6.- #se a full stop 4 .5 not a 1uestion mar* 4 75 How long ha#e *o+ $een "i#ing in London7--------------------He as*ed me how long I had $een "i#ing in London. -hen can I phone you7-----------------------------------------------Lisa as*ed (om when she co+"d phone him. , The a+-i"iar* #er$s do. does and did are not +sed: (he 1uestion has the same form as a normal sentence: -hat time does the lesson start7-----------------Lisa as*ed me what time the lesson started. 8 /es 0 No 1+estions +se IF or W(ET(ER: Can I come to your party7-----------------------Lisa wanted to *now if she could come to our party. 2ER3S AN P(RASES USE TO INTROUCE REPORTE 'UESTIONS: As* 9 -onder 9 -ant to *now 9 en1uire PRONOUN . A4ETI2E AN A2ER3 C(AN5ES IN REPORTE SPEEC( -e usually ma*e the following changes : 0.- '"#------------------------------------------------H.9SH.9(H.': I spo*e to you earlier--------------He said he had spo*en to her earlier. 2.- '"#:---------------------------------------------HIS9H.:9(H.I:: Ill come to your house later-------He promised he would come to her house later. 3.- (HIS 9 (HA( 4pronouns5 -------------------I( : 'ou should give this to +ohn.--------He told him he sould give it to +ohn. 6.- (HIS9(HA( -":; 4etc5-------------------(H. -":; (H.S.9(H"S. CA:S---------------------(H. CA:S : (his wor* is very good------------She told him the wor* was very good. <.- ("$A'9(HIS &"(H9 (HIS '.A: 9 (HIS -..; -----------------------(HA( $A' 9 (HA( -..;9 (HA( &"(H... =.- ("&"::"- 9 .>( &"(H 9 .>( '.A: -------------------------------(H. .>( 9 (H. ?"LL"-I% $A' 9 &"(H 9 '.A:. @.-'.S(.:$A' 9 LAS( -..; 9 &"(H 9 '.A:-----------------------------(H. $A' A.?":. 9 (H. B:.CI"#S $A'9 (H. B:.CI"#S -..;9&"(H9'.A:D (H. -..;9&"(H9'.A: A.?":.. 2OCA3ULAR/ : The !edia . Camera man Sccop Sound engineer &edia :eporter Circulation &icrophone +ournalist Cele)rity Headline Camera crew Bu)licist .ditor Negati#e pre%i-es: il: illegal , illogical , illiterate un: unaware , un)alanced , un)iased , unimportant. dis: dissatisfied . im: immoral in: inappropiate.
WRITIN5 : A cele)rity interview SPEA6IN5: Li*es and disli*es