Material unit 1
| Site: | Cursos IOC - Batxillerat |
| Course: | Llengua estrangera Anglès II ~ gener 2020 |
| Book: | Material unit 1 |
| Printed by: | Usuari convidat |
| Date: | Saturday, 4 May 2024, 10:49 PM |
1. Verb tenses review
2. Reported speech
Reported speech
Listen to audio take a look at the grammar of reported speech.
Find out what to do with pronouns, tenses and word order when you report what someone else says
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Reported speech: statements |
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In reported speech, the verb moves back a tense, e.g. present simple > past simple, present continuous > past continuous, etc. ‘I like heavy metal music’ He said that he liked heavy metal music. ‘I’m studying French and Spanish.’ She said that she was studying French and Spanish. The past perfect tense and modal verbs should, could, might and ought to don’t change in reported speech. ‘You should ask him out.’ She said that I should ask him out. The two most common reporting verbs are say and tell. We use say + that + clause. He said that he was going out with Jane that night. We use tell + object pronoun + that + clause. He told me that he was going out with Jane that night. |
2.1. Table of verb tense changes in reported speech
Table of verb tense changes in reported speech
2.2. Questions and commands
Questions and commands
Questions
In reported speech, the verb moves back a tense, e.g. present simple > past simple, present continuous > past continuous, etc.
‘Are you a student?’ He asked me if I was a student.
‘Is Lisa watching TV?’ She asked me if Lisa was watching TV.
The past perfect tense and modal verbs should, could, might and ought to don’t change in reported speech.
‘What should I do?’ She asked me what she should do.
We use ask, want to know or wondered to report questions. We change the interrogative form to the affirmative form, and we put the subject before the verb.
‘Where are you?’ He wanted to know where I was.
A yes/no question is introduced by if or whether.
‘Can I borrow your bike?’ She wondered if/whether she could borrow my bike.
Commands
We use told/asked + object + (not) to+ infinitive.
‘Please help me’. He asked her to help him.
‘Don’t shout at me.’ She told him not to shout at her.
3. Pronunciation
Have you got problems with the English pronunciation?
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