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I'm frightened of speaking in public. 7. It was difficult but I got the tickets.
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She loves walking in the country. 10. Cooking is okay. I like it.
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I like cooking. 1. My brother asked if Tom would have lunch with Ann.
My brother said:"Will Tom have lunch with Ann?" 2. He told me not to talk so fast. He said to me:"Don't talk so fast!" 3. Beth asked me if I had watched the latest film. Beth said to me:"Did you watch the latest film?" 4. Jim wondered where she parked her car. Jim said:"Where does she park her car?" 5. The employer asked Bob where he had studied for his first degree. The employer said to Bob:"Where did you study for your first degree?" 6. He asked Ann whether she wanted to swim with him. He said to Ann:"Do you want to swim with me?" 7. Jim told Bob not to play that song. Jim said to Bob:"Don't play this song!" 8. He said that Bob had just arrived. He said:"Bob has just arrived." 9. A woman asked when the train to Zaragoza left. A woman said:"When does the train to Zaragoza leave?" 10. He asked her where she used to go. He asked her:"Where did you use to go?"
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He said:"Can I help?" 2. He told us that Jim had flown to London two weeks before. He said to us:"Jim flew to London two weeks ago." 3. She asked Tom who had just given him the folder. She said to Tom:"Who has just given you the folder?" 4. He told her not to fly via Paris. He said to her:"Don't fly via Paris!" 5. Grandfather asked where his glasses were. Grandfather said:"Where are my glasses?" 6. Mum wanted to know why Bob hadn't gone to the party the night before. Mum said:"Why didn't Bob go to the party last night?" 7. The boy asked if he had to do his homework that afternoon. The boy said:"Must I do my homework this afternoon?" 8. He asked whether Tim was leaving on Friday or Saturday. He asked me:"Is Tim leaving on Friday or Saturday?" 9. He told the children that they ate too much junk food. He said to the children:"You eat too much junk food." 10. He told us that the boys were reading that book. He said to us:"The boys are reading this book."
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2. Bill said to his son:"You are always shouting at your brother!" Bill told his son he was always shouting at his brother. 3. He said to me:"Don't call me in a fortnight!" He told me not to call him in a fortnight. 4. He said to the children:"Go and play football in the garden!" He told the children to go and play football in the garden. 5. They said to me:"We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." They told me that they would do their best in the exams the next day. 6. "They will have finished painting my house by next week", she said. She said they would have finished painting her house by the following week. 7. Tom said to us:"I wish I could watch the new film!" Tom told us that he wished he could watch the new film. 8. The teacher said to the class:"Don't forget your homework!" The teacher asked the class not to forget their homework. 9. Ann:"What time are we going to play tennis today?" Ann asked what time they were going to play tennis that day. 10. He said to them:"Don't open the door!" He told them not to open the door.
No sooner...
No sooner did he enter the place than they immediately stared at him. 3. I want to play in their team.
I wish...
I wish I played in their team. 4. The porter often saw people leaving the building late at night.
The porter was used to seeing people leaving the building late at night. 5. I can't believe that he told her the truth.
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He can't have told her the truth. 6. She regrets not meeting him earlier.
If only...
If only she had met him earlier. 7. It was a horrible sight! He had never seen that.
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It was the worst sight he had ever seen. 8. She's likely to have gone out with her friends.
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She may have gone out with her friends. 9. He said: Let's go to my club.
He...
He suggested going to his club. 10. It was unusual for anyone to call him so early.
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They must have tried to get into the house. 2. I went back home early, so my parents didn't get worried.
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I went back home early so that my parents wouldn't get worried. 3. I'll have to send her an e-mail. She's never in when I phone.
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As she's never in when I phone, I'll have to send her an e-mail. 4. Bob thought that I was lying. He never believes anything.
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Bob, who never believes anything, thought that I was lying. 5. He went to Paris. He could improve his French.
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He went to Paris so that he could improve his French. 6. The children couldn't fall asleep unless their parents kissed them good night.
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If their parents didn't kiss them good night, the children couldn't fall asleep. 7. She asked a detective to follow her associate.
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She had her associate followed by a detective. 8. It was raining but we kept on playing our match.
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Despite the rain, we kept on playing our match. 9. We left the party. It was very noisy.
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I was so noisy that we left the party. 10. "Please, give me the key." she said to Tom.
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Bob...
Bob, who doesn't like driving in the city, usually walks to work. 2. You won't ask anyone to carry it out for you.
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You won't have it carried out. 3. I went home because I didn't want to spare more time uselessly.
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In order not to spare more time uselessly, I went home. 4. He will go to the meeting although he has just come back from Italy.
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Despite having just come back from Italy, he will go to the meeting. 5. Bill should ask whether the ceremony is for all the personnel or only for heads.
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Bill had better ask whether the ceremony is for all the personnel or only for heads. 6. I enjoyed the reading, even though I didn't understand everything.
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Although I didn't understand everything, I enjoyed the reading. 7. He's the man. I lost his umbrella.
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He's the man whose umbrella I lost. 8. She spoke in a very low voice. Nobody could hear what she said.
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She spoke in such a low voice that nobody could hear what she said. 9. I won't go to the cinema tomorrow if I can't find a babby-sitter. Unless... Unless I can find a baby-sitter, I won't go to the cinema tomorrow. 10. She lost her train because she had been caught in a traffic jam.
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The children are worried. They need to know what they should do.
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The children who need to know what they should do are worried. 2. They were very expensive books. We couldn't buy them all.
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They were such expensive books that we couldn't buy them all. 3. Many people expect that the Cabinet solve economic problems.
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The Cabinet is expected to solve economic problems. 4. Some people buy expensive houses because they want to show off.
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As they want to show off, some people buy expensive houses. 5. When he found out that his car had been stolen, he called the police.
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No sooner did he find out that his car had been stolen, he called the police. 6. If his broker can't sell all his bonds, he will lose a lot of money.
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Unless his broker can sell all his bonds, he will lose a lot of money. 7. That is the field. The teams played there.
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That is the field where the teams played. 8. Jim is going to tell someone to finish this report by Thursday.
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Jim is going to have this report finished by Thursday. 9. The government might put prices down if the European Community reaches an agreement.
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Providing that the European Community reaches an agreement, the government might put prices down. 10. "My advice is that you shouldn't dress too casually" she said to him.
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He used to have breakfast brought to his room. 2. Jim and I are going to a new club. We have never played there.
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Jim and I are going to a new club where we have never played. 3. Bill should stop being so childish.
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Bill had better stop being so childish. 4. I couldn't finish the Sudoku puzzle because it was too difficult.
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If the Sudoku puzzle had been easier, I could have finished it. 5. Jill told me all about their journey. She was here a moment ago.
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Jill, who was here a moment ago, told me all about their journey. 6. The pop star didn't appear. He was voiceless.
The pop star, who was voiceless, didn't appear. 7. They sold tickets for the concert all the week.
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Tickets for the concert had been sold all the week. 8. It's expected that the government will explain the situation.
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The government is expected to explain the situation. 9. People believed his book was very interesting.
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His book was believed to be very interesting. 10. It was a pity we couldn't talk to him at the meeting.
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EXCLAIM Para las exclamaciones: Direct Speech (Estilo directo) He said, "How beautiful!" Reported Speech (Estilo indirecto) He exclaimed it was beautiful.
Verbo + "that clauses" Estos verbos expresan la intencin del hablante: Direct Speech (Estilo directo) Reported Speech (Estilo indirecto)
He said, "All right! I'll talk He agreed that he would to them." talk to them.
(l se quej de que haca (l dijo: "Hace demasiado demasiado calor all calor aqu dentro.") dentro.)
He said, "I can't go because I've got a meeting." He explained that he couldn't go because he had a meeting.
temprano.")
He said to them, "I'm busy." He replied to them that he was busy.
Verbo + objeto + (not) to + infintivo Adems de "tell" y "ask", ya vistos, tienen esta estructura los siguientes verbos: Direct Speech (Estilo directo) He said to us, "If I were you, I'd called her." Reported Speech (Estilo indirecto) He advised us to call her .
Verbo + verbo acabado en '-ing' Direct Speech (Estilo directo) Reported Speech (Estilo indirecto)
He said to Tom , "You He accused Tom of cheated at the exam." cheating at the exam.
restaurante?")
1. The coach said to the players: "We lost the match because you didn't play well." (blame) The coach blamed the players for losing the match. 2. The teacher said to Bob:"Well done! I knew you'd pass this test this time." (congratulate) The teacher congratulated Bob on passing his test. 3. Bob said: "I'm sorry I didn't bring my homework." He apologised for not bringing his homework. 4. My teacher said to me:"Well, if I were you I'd start studying hard." (advise) My teacher advised me to start studying hard. 5. "It's very hot in here. Would you mind opening the window?" said my mother to me. (ask) (apologise)
My mother asked me to open the window because it was very hot in there. 6. Mr Blot said:"The excursion is cancelled." (announce)
Mr Blot announced that the excursion was cancelled. 7. She said to us: "Yes, it's a terrible problem." She agreed that it was a terrible problem. 8. "OK, it was me. I hid the books," said Jim. Jim admitted hiding the books. 9. "The mechanic didn't show up,"she said. She complained about the mechanic. 10. "It was you who take my car, Tom, wasn't it?" said father. Father accused Tom of taking his car. (accuse) (complain) (admit) (agree)
1. "Oh no, I didn't take my wallet," he said. He forgot to take his wallet. 2. "Don't drive too quickly," said Jim to Bob. Jim warned Bob not to drive too quickly.
(forget)
(warn)
3. "Would you like to come to our house for dinner on Friday?" said Ann to Tom. (invite) Ann invited Tom to come to dinner on Friday. 4. "Don't worry. I won't be late," he said. He promised not to be late. 5. "Sorry I'm late. I couldn't find a parking space," he said. He explained why he was late. 6. "I certainly didn't leave the door open," said Tom. Tom denied leaving the door open. 7. "I'm not setting the table tonight. I did it yesterday," said Bill. (refuse) (deny) (explain) (promise)
Bill refused to set the table that night. 8. "If you're late again we'll start without you," they said to him. They threatened to start without him. 9. "Remember you have to go to the dentist's," said my wife.(remind) My wife reminded me to go to the dentist's. 10. "Those bags must be heavy, Beth. Shall I take one?" said Bob. Bob offered to carry a bag for Beth 1. "Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said to Tom. He begged Tom not to tell anyone. 2. "If you take my iPod again, I'll pinch you very hard," said my sister to Tim. (threaten) My sister threatened to pinch Tim very hard if he took her iPod again. 3. "I won't do it," he said. He refused to do it. 4. "Why doesn't she tell him?" said Jim. Jim suggested she tell him. 5. "Have dinner with me," Tom said to Beth. Tom invited Beth to have dinner with him. 6. "I hope he phones tonight," said Ann. Ann hoped he would phone that night. 7. "I didn't lose it," he said. He denied losing it. 8. "I promise I'll take you to school," said my sister to them. My sister promised to take them to school. 9. "We really must go with you," they said to Bob. They insisted on going with Bob. (insist) (promise) (deny) (hope) (invite) (suggest) (refuse) (beg) (offer) (threaten)
10. "Don't forget to phone when you arrive," said Mum to us. Mum reminded us to phone when we arrived.
(remind)