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have to submit this ansigament hy 3 pn tomorrow. HAD TO She Sad (that she hod vo subi this assignment by 8pm Past Simple [She always wears a coat, >| He said (that) she always wore a coat, >>| Past Continuous oki fry Rey She sid (Un) she wo ooking for her Keys. re Past Perfect >) sas written three ter for er rend He sad (haste had writen three letter for her fiend (THAT) pp Past Perfect CLAUSE My tlend gve mea bar of chocsate He sald (hath Htend had giventim a barf ocala >>| wouro gh my report no days He ead ha Re woud fish his report in two days couLD yeen speak Engtish, »| ‘She said (that) she could speak English. MIGHT Tay invite em to dinner, OF) vcicaareayaaiaprioens wear wesc HAD TO {imortgo ta the baakand get ome money PP] snes tase ado goto the bank tnd gt some mn DIRECT STATEMENT now (ahora) this morning (esta mafiana) today (hoy) yesterday (ayer) s.days ago (hace __ dias) last week (la semana pasada) tomorrow (manana) VV VVYYY next week (la semana préxima) > last year (el afio pasado) here (aqui) this (este) these (estos) come (venir) vvvyy | © REPORTED STATEMENT at that time / then (en ese momento) that morning (esa mariana) that day (ese dia) the day before (ef dia anterior) sadays before (__ dias antes) the week before (/a semana anterior) the day after (el dia siguiente) the next day / the following day the following week (la semana siguiente) the year before (el afio anterior) there (alli) that (ese, aquel) those (esos, aquellos) go (ir) 15 TENSE CHANGES |: > took had taken istaking > wastaking had been taking When reporting someone's words we usually as/have taken -> had taken 3x move one tense further into the past. willtake > would take ox today > that day tonight > that night yesterday > theday before / the previous day now > then tomorrow > thenext day /thetollowing day lastweek > the week before / the previous week 5 5 EGE, [te ee trese a those here-> there Sentence we are reporting. (*) Ihe / she (*) we-> they (*) you-> me/us/her/him (*) Reported Speech: Verb Changes Present simple > Past simple Past contnuous Present continuous > Past continuous Present perfect > Past perfect Past perfect Past simple > Past perfect might can > could could will > would must > had to should may > might mustn't + TO» INFINITIVE “NGREE: They agreed te land him the money. reed ‘ADVISE: He advised me to change my diet “CLAIM: They claim to be the best In the market, ASK: They asked him to resign. OFFER: She offered to help. PROMISE: You promised fo come with ws REFUSE: He refused fo answer any questions. SWEAR: She swore fo serve her country. ‘THREATEN: They threatened to Kill me. ADMIT: He oxime (that) it was his Fault. “AGREE: I ogree (hal) Hs going to be difficult. ANSWER: She soserod ({het) the wat OK. CLAIM. They claim (Vha!) they are innocent. COMPLAIN: He conplsins (hat) he hes too much work. CONFESS: He confesses (thet) he was scared. DENT: They deny (?hal) they had any Involvement. EXPLAIN: She explained (hel) new facts had emerged. INSIST: I insisted! (Pha!) we needed a break. "PROMISE: You promised (het) you'd be there. “REGRET: I ror (thot) T didnt help him. ‘SAY: John sold ("hat he wouldn't do Ht again “SUGGEST: She suggested (tha!) should stay util May. BEG: He begged me to forgive him CONVINCE: He convinced me to take the Job. ENCOURAGE: We encouraged her to continue. FORBID: They forbade me to go ou. INVITE: She invited us te be at the meeting. (ORDER: The judge ordered him to sit down. PERSUADE: She persuaded me to sign up. RECOMMEND: I recommend you to go. | REMIND: Can you remind me to lock the door? TELL: Nobody told me to be quiet. “WARN: He warned us not to drink the water + (PREPOSITION) + -ING 'ACCUSE SB OF: They accused me of cheating “ADMIT: She admitted making a mistake. ‘APOLOGISE (TO $8) FOR: He apologised (to her) for not ealing. “COMPLAIN ABOUT: He complained about being insulted. “CONFESS TO: I confessed to murdering him. “DENY: They denied doing anything wrong. INSIST ON: She insisted on calling a tex, “REGRET: I regret not paying mere attention. “SUGGEST: I suggest doing some research first Reporting Questions yes/no questi > WORD ORDER: reporting verb + iffwhether + subject + verb “Is she ready2” question word order: VERB + SUBJECT He asked meifshe was ready. statement word order: SUBJECT + VER! Questions with the auxiliary “to do” a) “Does she like me?” (present simple) b) “Did Cindy see me?” (past simple) He asked me if she liked him. (past simple) He asked me if Cindy had seen him. (past perfect) Note: since this is no longer a question we don’t need the auxiliary verb TO DO! wh- questions > WORD ORDER: reporting verb + question-word + subject + verb “When is she coming?” “>question word order: VERE + SUBJECT He asked me when she was coming. ~>statement word order: SUBJECT + VERB. Reported requests —> Ash someone (not) to do something ew! a 1 ae 7 e 6 S Coin gah) “Gig rs PIE As hoon, ans vscvnnnee ‘a ashal hen TO shit:the teow € ( Please don't open the door sssveeevoeee He ashod hen NOT TO open the door. & a He toll her TO shut the door. He tolf hen MOT TO open the door. Reported Speech - Suggestions REPORTING SUGGESTIONS: We normally use suggest + gerund OR suggest that + Clause ‘Let's, why don’t we, shall we, why not... are omitted: “Let's go to the theatre” “Why don't we go to the theatre?” “Shall we go to the theatre?” She suggested going to the theatre She suggested that we (should) go to the theatre “Let's not argue again,” he said. He suggested not arguing again He suggested that they should not argue again.

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