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Exercises
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Choose will ( 'll ) or ( be ) going to, whichever is correct or more
likely, and one of these verbs.
1. Get out of the building! It sounds like the generator 's going to
explode.
2. Tim _________ early before he reaches 65. He mentioned it at
the meeting recently.
3. 'I think I __________ home across the park.' ' That's a good
idea.'
4. Next year, no doubt, more people __________ the competition
as the prize money increases.
5. 'Can we meet at 10.00 outside the station?' ' Okay. I ________
you there.'
6. Don't sit on that bench, I ________ it.
7. I'm not feeling well. In fact, I think I _________ !
8. Closed over the New Year period. This office _________ on 2nd
january. ( sign on an office window )
9. I'm sure you _________ a good time staying with Richard.
10. We _________ with Tim tonight. He's asked us to be there
at 7.00.
11. 'The 2.35 to Bristol _________ from platform 5.'
( announcement at railway station )
12. I wouldn't walk across that old bridge if I were you. It
looks like it ____________ .
13. I read in the paper that they _______ the price of gas again.
14. Do you like my new solar watch? Here, I ________ you
how it works.
15. 'Dr Jackson isn't in his office at the moment.' ' In that case,
I ________ him at home.
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These sentences refer to the future. Complete them with either going
to or the present continuous, whichever is correct or more likely.
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ANSWERS
I.
II.
REPORTED STATEMENTS
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USE
When we report what someone has said, we change the pronouns.
'I understand you',said Ann. = Ann said (that) she understood him.
When we report what someone said in the past, we have to change the tense
in the Reported Speech.
FORM
Original tense and message Reported Speech
Present Simple: Past Simple:
'I need it.' He said he needed it.
Present Continuous: Past Continuous:
'He's sleeping.' They said he was sleeping.
Present Perfect: Past Perfect:
'She's gone out.' He said she had gone out.
Present Perfect Continuous: Past Perfect Continuous:
'It's been working OK.' He said it had been working OK.
Past Simple: Past Perfect:
'He won.' She said he had won.
Past Continuous: Past Perfect Continuous:
'He was snoring.' She said he had been snoring.
Will: Would:
'I'll do it.' She said she would do it.
Be going to: Was/were going to:
'She's going to be late.' He said she was going to be late.
First Conditional: Second Conditional:
'We'll go there if you want us to.' They said they would go there if he
wanted them to.
Note that the Past Perfect, and the Second and Third Conditionals don't
change in the Reported Speech.
We usually change time and place expressions in the Reported Speech:
now = then; today = on that day; yesterday = the day before; last week = the
week before/the previous week; tomorrow = the next day/the following day;
at that time, at the moment = at that moment; here = there
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When we report a request or command, we often use the pattern ask / tell /
order someone + infinitive:
When the request or command is negative, we use the pattern ask / tell /
order someone not + infinitive:
REPORTED QUESTIONS
In reported questions we use ask, want to know + when, where, how, what,
etc. We use the same word order as in statements:
'Do you speak French?' = He wanted to know if/ whether I spoke French.
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1. 'It's time they moved to a new house', Ann said.
2. ' I was reading the children a story last night when the lights
went out,' she said.
3. ' I'll help you to repair your car tomorrow,' he said to me.
4. ' You can come to me if you have any problems', she said to me.
5. ' I saw the film you recommanded last night', he said to her.
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ANSWERS
1. Ann said it was time they moved to a new house.( reported
unreal past- the tense remains unchanged )
2. She said she was reading / had been reading the children a story
the night before when the lights went out. ( sentence which
contains a time clause )
3. He told me he would help me to repair my car the following day.
4. She told him he could go to her if he had any problem.
5. He told her he had seen the film she had recommanded the night
before.