REPORTED SPEECH
TENSES
MODAL VERBS
QUANTIFIERS
PARTICIPLE CLAUSE
100
"He works in a bank."
She said he worked in a bank.
100
She (play) ______ tennis every Sunday. PRESENT
plays
100
Gill _______ play the piano. She has never studied it.
can't
ABILITY
100
A FEW / A LITTLE
_____ sugar
_____ time
_____ houses
_____ cheese
a little sugar
a little time
a few houses
a little cheese
100
I don't know much about the games (the games are played by children nowadays)
I don't know much about the games played by children nowadays.
200
"We often meet friends in London at the weekend."
She said they often met friends in London at the weekend.
200
SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS
______________(you/come) tonight?
Are you coming
200
My grandmother _______ use a computer until last month. Since then she's been taking lessons at the library.
couldn't
ABILITY
200
- They have had _____ homework in mathematics recently.
LOTS OF / MUCH / MANY
- They have had lots of homework in mathematics recently.
200
The coffee is very strong (the coffee is drunk in Turkey)
The coffee drunk in Turkey is very strong.
300
"I'd never been there before."
She said that she had never been there before.
300
PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT
I (see) ________ three police cars this morning.
have seen
300
I _________ clean the floor today because I cleaned it yesterday.
don't have to
OBLIGATION
300
- They say _____ knowledge is a dangerous thing.
MUCH / MANY / LITTLE
- They say little
knowledge is a dangerous thing.
300
People will not be allowed to enter (people have arrived late)
People arriving late will not be allowed to enter.
400
"I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London.
She said that she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London.
400
PRESENT PERFECT OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
The kitchen is a complete mess! What (the children/do)__________________________?
have the children been doing
400
All my plants _______(be) dead! I forgot to water them before I went on holiday.
MUST BE
PROBABILITY
400
- I spend ______ of my time reading novels.
A LOT OF / MANY / LITTLE / MOST
- I spend most of my time reading novels.
400
Who is that boy (that boy is walking in the forest)?
Who is that boy walking in the forest?
500
"Please don't forget my book."
She asked me not to forget her book.
500
PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT
Why (be) _______ the baby's face so dirty? He (eat) _______ chocolate.
was, had been eating
500
You ___________(practise) a lot before you gave your speech. It was really good.
must have practised
PROBABILITY
500
- ______ people know as much about linguistics as John does.
MUCH / A LOT / FEW / A LITTLE BIT
- Few people know as much about linguistics as John does.
500
Julia is on the train (the train is arriving at Platform 3)
Julia is on the train arriving at Platform 3.