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REPORTED SPEECH:
"Buy some milk" - My mom
My mom told/ordered/instructed me to buy some milk
"Stop talking so much!" - Anna
Anna told/ordered/instructed me to stop talking so much
We use the prefix UN- before a word or verb to...
When, until, before, after, as soon as, while, once, by the time...
All these are examples of:
Time conjuctions / Time clauses
After verb conjuctions like "BEFORE" or "AFTER" we can use:
a) Gerunds
b) Infinitives
a) Gerunds
Provide two examples of how prefix UN- changes the meaning of a word...
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Pay attention! - The teacher
The teacher told/ instructed/ ordered me to pay attention
"Where is the closest mall?"- Tim
Tim asked where the closest mall was.
"Did you study for the exam?" - Naara
Naara asked if I had studied for the exam.
In future time clauses, the time clause...
a) Is conjugated in future simple
b) Is conjugated in present simple
c) Is used in infinitive
b) It's conjugated in present simple
Give an example of a sentence using future time clauses
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My dad asked who Chappell Roan was.
"The event was poorly organised and it was very crowded" - Tom
Use COMPLAIN ABOUT in reported speech.
Tim complained about the event being poorly organised and very crowded.
"I'll repeat it one more time: we need to include Mario in our team" - Kim
Use INSIST ON in reported speech.
Kim insisted on including Mario in their team.
"Where did you get that tattoo and who designed it for you?" - Olly
Olly asked where I had gotten this/my tattoo and who had designed it for me.
"No, I won't wash the dishes again" - Ivan
Use REFUSE in reported speech.
Ivan refused to wash the dishes again.
"I have travelled around the world and I had never seen something like that before" - Jack
Jack said he had travelled around the world and [that] he had never seen something like that before.
"I'm sorry I didn't call you earlier" - Tony
Tony apologised for not calling me earlier.
Tony said he was sorry he hadn't called me earlier.
"I'm home now, but I was shopping for groceries a few hours ago" - Linda
Linda said she was home now but that she had been shopping for groceries a few hours ago.
"I have practiced a lot, my recital will be a success" - Laura
Laura said she had practiced a lot and that her recital would be a success.