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Reported speech

 It’s when people tell what somebody have said.

 Direct speech

Examples:

Indirect speech

Examples:

When you say exactly what the other people said.

You’re always saying: “people must be honest with each other.

I asked Thomas: “what’s he like?”

When you tell what someone said but with you own words, taking into account: time, verb tenses, pronouns and other facts.

You’re always saying (that) people should be honest with each other

I asked Thomas what he was like.

 

c. Choose a paragraph from the reading and transform it using Reported Speech. Check Appendix I to see the changes.

1. Rewrite the following in reported speech.

a) John said, "I love this town."

John said he loves the city

b) "Don't play in front of my window!"

Mrs. Smith told us not to play in front of her window.

c) "What have you decided to do?" she asked him.

She asked him told to ask

d) "Don't be nasty," he said.

He urged me said Do not be nasty

e) "Where have you been?" he asked me.

He wanted to know where said state as

f) WRITE IT UP!

g) Work with a partner. Ask him/her about a city he/she has visited. Then report

The information you got. You can use the following questions and add some

More:

h) Which city did you visit?

She has visited Ibague, is nice place, There are nice people.

i) What is the food like in that city? I liked the tamales

j) What is the weather like there? A climate makes SWEEPING sun and cold

k) How do you like visiting that place? Much everything I love about the city

l) Who did you go with? With my family

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Second conditional:

 

Situations will probably never happen at present or in future (unreal).

Type 2:Example:

If clause - Simple PastIf I lived in Australia,

Main clause: would+infinitiveI would be a sheep farmer.

 

1. Circle the correct answer

1. If I _win___ (win) the lottery, I'd travel around the world.

a) win b) would win c) won

2. The streets would be wet if it _is raining_ (rain).

a) rained b) is raining c) was raining

3. The teacher would help me if he ___has__ (have) time.

a) has b) had c) has had

4. If we had enough money, we __would travel__ (travel) more often.

a) would travel b) travel c) traveled

5. If I got promoted at work, I _would get_ (get) a salary increase

a) Will get b) got c) would get

2. Go to the next link and take a screetshot to your score.