Inglés 4º ESO
REPORTED QUESTIONS
Viernes, 21 de Mayo de 2010 15:34
Revise how to form reported questions:
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Question type |
Example |
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with interrogative word |
direct speech |
“Where are you studying?” |
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reported speech |
He asked me why I was studying. subject+verb |
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without interrogative word |
direct speech |
“Do you speak French?” |
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reported speech |
He asked me if I spokeEnglish. subject + verb |
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Now practise:
EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 2 EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4 EXERCISE 5 .- Questions and statements
REPORTING VERBS
Martes, 18 de Mayo de 2010 15:33
Apart from SAY and TELL, we can use other reporting verbs which specify the speaker´s intention. Pay attention to the structure which follows each verb:
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Verb Structure |
Direct speech |
Reported speech |
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Say Tell somebody Complain + (that) + sentence Promise Admit Explain |
“I will go tomorrow” |
I said that I would go the following day
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Verb Structure |
Direct speech |
Reported speech |
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Tell Ask + object + to infinitive invite |
“Carol, close the door.“ “Would you like to come to my house?” |
I asked Carol to close the door I told her to close the door |
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Refuse Offer + to infinitive agree |
“I won´t go” “I´ll help you” |
I refused to go I offered to help him
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Practise these some of these verbs (and some new ones) with these games:
Now do these exercises on reporting verbs:
EXERCISE 2 .- Change into reporting speech:
1. " I won´t help you with your homework", Mark said to María
Mark refused . . . . . .
2. "This exercise is too difficult", Paul said
Paul complained . . . . . .
3. "OK, I´ll go with you to the concert", Lola said to Mario
Lola agreed . . . . . . .
4. Sara said to Tom, "Do you want to go to the cinema?"
Sara invited . . . . . . .
5. "Sara, stay in your house", her mum said
Her mum told . . . . . . .
6. "I took the money", the thief said
The thief admitted . . . . . . .
REPORTED SPEECH: statements
Jueves, 13 de Mayo de 2010 15:48
When we want to repeat what someone else said, we use REPORTED SPEECH. Can you remember the changes we make?
- TENSES:
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Direct speech |
Reported speech |
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simple present "Bill doesn't like cats" |
simple past She said Bill didn't like cats. |
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present continuous "I am listening to the radio" |
past continuous He told me he was listening to the radio. |
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present perfect "I've finished my shift" |
past perfect She said she had finished her shift. |
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simple past "I played golf" past perfect "I had played golf" |
past perfect He said he had played golf. past perfect He said he had played golf. |
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will "It'll rain tomorrow" Other modal verbs: can, may, would, could |
would She told me it would rain the day after.
could, might, would, could |
- PERSONAL REFERENCES 
- TIME AND PLACE REFERENCES:
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Direct Speech |
Reported Speech |
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today, tonight |
that day, that night |
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now |
then |
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yesterday |
the day before |
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… days ago |
… days before |
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last week |
the week before |
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next year |
the following year |
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tomorrow |
the next day / the following day |
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here |
there |
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this, these |
that, those |
Let´s do some activities to practise:
EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 2 EXERCISE 3 EXERCISE 4 EXERCISE 5
EXERCISE 6.- Say vs tell
THIRD CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Jueves, 29 de Abril de 2010 16:03
Can you remember how to form a third conditional sentence?
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IF + subject + past perfect ... / subject + would have + past participle Subject + would have past participle … / if + subject + past perfect … |
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If I had studied, I would have passed the exam. |
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I would have passed the exam if I had studied |
Now let´s practise:
EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 2 EXERCISE 3 EXERCISE 4
PAST PERFECT
Jueves, 29 de Abril de 2010 15:38
Let´s revise the PAST PERFECT tense. Can you remember the structure?
SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE (-ED or third form)
HAD is the auxiliary verb: They hadn´t been / Had they been?
When do we USE the past perfect?
If several events happened in the past, the Past Perfect Tense shows us which event happened before the others. The important thing to notice is that the first event (earlier on the timeline) is finalised before the next one begins.
I worked for IBM after I had studied IT (first: I studied IT; then: I worked for IBM)
Now let´s practise with a few exercises:
EXERCISE 1 and EXERCISE 2 .- Past perfect form
EXERCISE 3 , EXERCISE 4 and EXERCISE 5- Past perfect or past simple
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