Passive voice 1
The police think that he is in Argentina.
He...
He is thought to be in Argentina
It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
The thieves...
The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window.
"Is everyone meeting up here?"
She asked if everyone was meeting up there.
Paraphrase:
'I will pay for the meal.' (insist on)
She insisted on paying for the meal
Use two possible reporting verbs to create reported speech.
"Let's go out to the pub tonight."
She invited him to go out to the pub.
She suggested going out to the pub.
Experts say that people with pets are usually happier.
People with pets...
are said to be happier
Causative have:
What time is it? I'm afraid someone hasn't repaired my watch yet.
I haven't had my watch repaired yet.
Reported-Direct
He asked if I had been bought a new car.
"Have you bought a new car?"
'You shouldn't wear those shoes to the park.' (warn)
I warned Jane not to wear those...
Are any corrections needed?
They reminded her to get everything done on time.
No.
Causative have:
They dye her hair once a month.
She...
She has her hair dyed once a month.
Causative have:
There is a leak in the roof. We should arrange for someone to repair it.
We should have the roof repaired
"Didn't you have somewhere to be, Liv?"
She asked Liv if she had somewhere to be.
'It wasn't me! I didn't steal your phone!', Ricky said to Ben (deny)
Ricky denied stealing Ben's phone
Use two possible reporting verbs to create reported speech.
"Everyone should be critical thinkers."
He advised that everyone should be critical thinkers/he advised us to be critical thinkers/he advised being critical thinkers
He recommended that everyone should be critical thinkers/he recommended to be critical thinkers/he recommended being critical thinkers
Active to passive:
Have they found the missing girl?
Has the missing girl been found?
If it hadn't rained so much, we would have finished the job on time.
The job...
would have been finished if it hadn't rained so much
Reported- Direct
She asked if I had been sitting there since she had left.
"Have you been sitting here since I left?"
'Don't forget to call the technician!', Peter said to Molly
(remind)
Petter reminded Molly to call the technician.
Use two possible reporting verbs to create reported speech.
"Not in a million years would I do that."
He refused to do that.
He denied doing that/he denied that he would do that.
Causative have:
My curtains will be cleaned tomorrow.
I will have my curtains cleaned tomorrow.
Historians believe that this castle was built over 1,200 years ago.
The castle...
is believed to have been built over 1,200 years ago.
Do they clean the streets every day?
She asked if they cleaned the streets every day
The teacher accused Tom of copying Anna's exam
Are any corrections needed?
1.He offered that he would go to pick up her prescription.
2. She promised getting better at her job.
1. Yes: He offered to go pick up her prescription.
2: Yes. She promised to get better at her job/she promised that she would get better at her job.