Reported Speech
John: I'm trying to fix my computer today.
John said he was trying to fix his computer that day.
To disappoint
To let down
People favor blue cars.
Blue cars are favored.
study, won't do
CHALLENGE: Write as many African countries (in English!) as you can in 2 minutes! 100 pts per correct answer.
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Enrique said he couldn't come to class because he had gotten a new job.
To discover, to learn
To find out
Someone wrote a swear word on the wall of the bathroom.
A swear word was written on the wall of the bathroom.
If inflation _____ (go) up even a little bit, everybody always _______ (panic).
goes, panics
The element represented on the periodic table by the symbol "Na".
Sodium
Bill: What time do you want to leave?
Bill asked what time I wanted to leave.
To assume control of
To take over
They are going to demolish the hotel next Tuesday.
The hotel is going to be demolished next Tuesday.
I think if she _____ (have) a choice, she ______ (rather stay) home tonight, after working all weekend.
had, would rather stay
The (usually) 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to the underworld in Greek mythology.
Cerberus
Jill: If 8 o'clock is no good, what time is better for you?
Jill asked, if 8 o'clock was no good, what time was better for me.
to recover from somthing (an illness, a break-up, etc.)
to get over
Shauna gave Jordan a watch for his birthday.
If he _______ (not say) anything yesterday, she _______ (not know) about it and _______ (not react) like she did!
hadn't said, wouldn't have known, wouldn't have reacted
The year in which Charlemagne was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day by pope Leo III in Rome? (closest answer wins)
800 AD
Stan: Is that man standing over there in the green shirt and bluejeans walking a pig?
Stan asked if the man standing over there in the green shirt and bluejeans was walking a pig.
To do something at the final point of a process, as the result of a trajectory
To end up
They have worked on this song for three weeks.
This song has been worked on for three weeks.
had just worked, would be
1, 4, 9, 18, 35, __
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