Reported Speech
True or false?
Times and places are also changed in reported speech.
True!
Choose between a little, a few, little and few.
We have had ______ problems with the neighbours. They are ________ irritating at times.
1. a few
2. a little
Passive voice:
The careless secretary destroyed the medical form.
Decide between simple past and past perfect.
The grass ______ (to be) wet due to the rain that _________ (to fall).
The grass was wet due to the rain that had fallen.
Is this sentence correct?
I will go to the zoo if it rains. If that's the case, then I won't.
No. The appropriate answer would be unless.
Change this sentence into reported speech.
Jerry said,: ''I'm studying English."
Jerry said he was studying English.
Complete the sentence with a gerund.
I am addicted to ___________ video games.
Playing
Simple embedded clause:
The man is standing in the corner. The man is my uncle.
The man who is standing in the corner is my uncle.
Decide between simple past and past perfect.
When I ________ (to turn) the radio on yesterday, I _______ (to hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I _______ (to hear, negative) that song in years, it brought back some great memories.
I turned
I heard
I hadn't heard/had not heard
Choose between make or do. Don't forget to conjugate!
He ________ a promise to me, but it was a lie.
Made.
Change this sentence into reported speech.
"I have been to Spain", she said.
She said she had been to Spain.
Complete the sentence with a gerund. Do not forget to add a preposition!
"He is not interested ___________ German."
in +gerund.
Join the two clauses together.
I liked the composition. You wrote it.
I liked the composition you wrote. OR
I liked the composition that you wrote.
B: Yes, before I _________ (to come), I ___________ (already/arrange) for a place to live but I (not/register) for this course yet.
A: Had you made any arrangements before you arrived here?
B: Yes, before I came, I had already arranged for a place to live but I had not registered for this course yet.
What is an example of an adverb of degree?
Very, almost, just, really, quite, enough, so, too, extremely, etc.
Change this sentence into reported speech.
"I will be out of the office in June", Serena said.
Serena said she would be out of the office in June.
Choose the appropriate answer:
______ pressing the button, hang up.
a) Besides
b) In
c) after
c) after
Transform this sentence into a question:
Did Paula knock that vase to the floor?
Was that vase knocked to the floor by Paula?
I ________ (to want, negative) to stay home last night as I already _________ (to help) my parents around the house all day long. With a friend of mine I ________ (to go) to a new disco that _________ (to open) the week before.
I didn't want to stay home last night as I already had helped my parents around the house all day long. With a friend of mine I went to a new disco that had opened the week before.
Whose action bothers you?
a) Jane is talking in class.
b) Bob always talks in class.
c) Mary is always talking in class.
C) Mary is always talking in class.
Change this sentence into reported speech.
"I'll see you tomorrow", he told me.
He told me he would see me the next day.
Find the three gerunds in this paragraph.
As you probably know, many students are complaining about life on campus. We are interested in meeting with you to discuss ideas for dealing with these complaints. If you are being serious about this issue, I am sure we can fix the situation. Otherwise, we will think about speaking with our representative.
In meeting
For dealing
About speaking
Change this sentence into passive voice.
Mr. Snow hasn't taught that course since 1985.
That course hasn't been taught by Mr. Snow since 1985.
Watch out, this is conditional!
If I ____________ (to wake up) earlier this morning, I _____________ (to catch) Tootles red-handed.
If I had woken up earlier this morning, I would have caught Tootles red-handed.
Transform this direct sentence into an indirect one.
Do you have children?
Answers will vary.
- Would you mind telling me if you have children?
-Could you tell me if you have children?
-Would it be possible to tell me if you have children?