What did they say?
The news report that Justin Bieber asked if it was too late then to say sorry.
Is it too late to say sorry?
Study these sentences:
The news report that Justin Bieber asked if it was too late to say sorry.
Is it too late now to say sorry?
Which one is DIRECT speech? Which one is REPORTED speech?
1. REPORTED
2. DIRECT
Study these sentences:
1. I have been working too much.
2. She said she had been working too much.
What happens to the verb in the present perfect continuous?
It becomes past perfect continuous.
( ) that day
( ) yesterday
(x) that day
Taylor Swift: "Look what you made me do..."
Taylor told you to look at what she had made you do.
A: You won't believe what Katy Perry just said!
B: What did she say?
A: She said you were going to hear her roar!
You're gonna hear me roar.
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D: Is it too late now to say sorry?
R: The news report that Justin Bieber asked if it was too late then to say sorry.
What happens to the verb in the simple present?
The verb in the simple present becomes a verb in the simple past.
Study these sentences:
1. They had listened to the conversation.
2. They said they had listened to the conversation.
What happens to the verb in the past perfect?
It continues in the past perfect.
MATCH: Now becomes...
( ) Before
( ) Then
(x) Then
"You made me a believer."
He said that you had made him a believer.
A: Ed Sheeran said something kinda creepy to me today...
B: Yeah? What did he say?
A: He said I could keep him inside the pocket of my ripped jeans.
B: Dude, that's weird...
You can keep me inside the pocket of your ripped jeans.
Study these sentences:
1. She is studying.
2. She said she was studying.
What happens to the verb in the present continuous?
It becomes past continuous.
Study these sentences:
1. We will wait for her.
2. They said they would wait for her.
What happens to the verb in the future?
It goes to a conditional form.
MATCH: Yesterday becomes...
( ) that day
( ) the day before
(x) the day before
He's only calling 'cause he's drunk and alone.
He was only calling 'cause he was drunk and alone.
A: So, Adele was telling me about her most recent breakup, and it was so sad... She told me they could have had it all...
B: No way!
We could have had it all...
Study these sentences:
1. She went to the movies.
2. She said she had gone to the movies.
What happens to the verb in the simple past?
It becomes past perfect.
Study these sentences:
1. I would buy a house
2. He said he would buy a house.
What happens when the form is conditional?
It continues in the conditional form.
MATCH: Days ago becomes...
( ) days in the past
( ) days before
AND
tomorrow becomes...
( ) the day after
( ) the following day
(x) days before
and
(x) the following day
You can count on me like one, two, three, I'll be there.
He said you could count on him like one, two, three, he would be there.
A: I was talking to Melanie last night and she was pretty bummed no one showed up to her birthday party.
B: Boy, tell me about it.
A: She asked if her invitations had disappeared.
B: Poor girl...
Did my invitations disappear?
Study these sentences:
1. They were cooking dinner.
2. They said they had been cooking dinner.
What happens to the verb in the past continuous?
It becomes past perfect continuous.
THIS becomes:
( ) this
( ) that
THESE becomes:
( ) these
( ) those
NEXT YEAR becomes:
( ) year in the future
( ) the following year
(x) that
(x) those
(x) the following year
I've been waiting for you.