Future Tenses
Future Tenses 2
Reported Speech
Reported Questions / Commands
-ing vs. inf.
100

Look at those dark clouds! It ___________ (rain).

is going to rain
100

What time (your plane leave)?

What time does your plane leave / is your plane leaving?

100

Susan said, "I can't talk right now because I'm cooking dinner."

Susan said she couldn't talk then because she was cooking dinner.

100

Tim's mom: "Do your homework or you can't go to the party tonight!"

Tim's mom told him to do his homework or he couldn't go to the party that night.

100

Have you considered _________ (take) up jogging?

Have you considered taking up jogging?

200

I'm having a party on Friday. Can you come?

Sounds great! I ______ (be) there.


I'll be there.

200

By the time we get there, the film _________ (start).

By the time we get there, the film will have started.

200

Damien said, "I'm going to the party on Friday."

Damien said he was going to the party that/on Friday.

200
You hear a flight attendant say: "Please fasten your seatbelts and put away all electronic devices."

The flight attendant asked us to fasten our seatbelts and put away all electronic devices.

200

I can't afford ________ (go) on holiday this year.

I can't afford to go on holiday this year.

300

Let me know as soon as Louise ________ (get) there.

Let me know as soon as Louise gets there.

300

By this time next week, I __________ (sit) on the beach and _________ (drink) cocktails.

By this time next week, I'll be sitting on the beach and drinking cocktails.

300

Tim said, "I've been thinking about our talk yesterday."

Tim said he'd been thinking about their/our talk the day before.

300

You hear your driving instructor say: "Don't drive too fast or you may cause an accident!

My driving instructor told me not to drive too fast or I might cause an accident.

300

Tom agreed __________ (meet) us at the cinema.

Tom agreed to meet us at the cinema.

400

We _________ (meet) the new client tomorrow, so I need to work tonight.

We're meeting the new client tomorrow, so I need to work tonight.
400

_______________ (you / do) all your homework by bedtime?

Will you have done all your homework by bedtime?

400
John said, "I spent 50 euros on dinner here, so I don't have enough money for the cinema."

John said he had spent 50 euros on dinner there, so he didn't have enough money for the cinema.

400

Candice asked her partner: "Can you get me an ice cream, Sweetie Pie?"

Candice asked her partner if/whether he/she/they could get her an ice cream.

400

I don't mind __________ (help) you do the washing-up.

I don't mind helping you do the washing-up.

500

The shop _______ (close) at 6 pm, so we need to hurry! Let's go!

The shop closes at 6 pm, so we need to hurry! Let's go!

500

What ______________ (you / do) in ten years time?

What will you be doing (will you have done) in ten years time?

500

Aïcha said, "I must study for the exam tomorrow or I won't be able to pass."

Aïcha said she had to study for the exam the next day or she wouldn't be able to pass.

500

Nick asked me: "Why did you buy these shoes?"

Nick asked me why I had bought those shoes.

500

Kate regretted ___________ (not buy) the house.

Kate regretted not buying the house.

600

I __________ (do) really badly on my English test tomorrow.

I'm going to do really badly on my English test tomorrow.

600

If you arrive late at the sale, the best things _________ (go).

If you arrive late at the sale, the best things will have gone.

600

Harry said, "I still like you."

Harry said he still likes / liked me.

600

"Excuse me, do you think you could tell me the time?"

He/She/They asked me what the time was.

600

Do you remember ____________ (have) dinner with me at that restaurant?

Do you remember having dinner with me at that restaurant?