REPORTED SPEECH
Change to reported speech:
“I can’t believe you’ve done this.”
She said she couldn’t believe I had done that.
If you ___ (mix) blue and yellow, you get green.
mix
→ Zero conditional (general truth)
I enjoy ___ (read).
reading
I didn’t expect to ___ my old teacher at the conference.
a) run into
b) run over
c) run away
d) run down
a) run into
Despite the city’s constant ___, she found it energising.
a) movement
b) hustle and bustle
c) pressure
hustle and bustle
Report the question:
“Why hadn’t you told me earlier?”
She asked why I hadn’t told her earlier.
Complete:
If I had known, I ___ (not come).
wouldn’t have come
I remember ___ (meet) her before.
meeting
The project looked impossible, but somehow we managed to ___ it ___.
pull it off
I still have a very ___ memory of that trip.
a) vivid
b) alive
c) bright
vivid
Report using a reporting verb:
“Please, please stay.”
She begged me to stay.
Correct the sentence:
If I would have studied harder, I would pass the exam.
If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
I forgot ___ (lock) the door.
to lock
I can’t ___ why she reacted like that.
figure out
The candle ___ in the dark.
a) flashed
b) flickered
c) blinked
flickered
Report using warn:
“Don’t go there alone.”
She warned me not to go there alone.
Explain the difference:
If only I knew.
vs
If only I had known.
knew → regret about present
had known → regret about past
Explain difference:
I stopped smoking.
vs
I stopped to smoke.
quit vs paused an activity to smoke
She never ___ an opportunity to complain.
a) passes up
b) passes out
c) passes away
a) passes up
Opening a business abroad was a risky ___.
a) venture
b) adventure
c) event
venture
Rewrite:
“I’ll definitely finish by tomorrow,” he said.
He assured me that he would finish by the following day.
Complete:
If she ___ (not interrupt) me yesterday, I ___ (already finish) the report by now.
hadn’t interrupted
would already have finished
→ past event → present result
Difference:
I regret telling him.
vs
I regret to tell you.
past regret vs formal announcement - about the future
After years abroad, he finally ___ back home.
settled down
After years of stress, small problems started to ___ until she couldn’t ignore them anymore.
accumulate