BACH-2

Look at the solutions and correct your exercises.

You can find the rest of the exercises if you "click" on Temas Unit 3, pages 30-31

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The tenses change as follows:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

1. Present Simple .................................. Past Simple

2. Present Continuous ............................ Past Continuous

3. Past Simple ....................................... Past Perfect

4. Past Continuous ................................. Past Perfect Continuous

5. Future ( WILL + verb) ........................ Future Past (WOULD + verb)

6. Future (BE + going to + verb) ............. Future Past ( BE + going to + verb)

[*present forms] [* past forms]

7. Present Perfect Simple ............... Past Perfect Simple

8. Present Perfect Continuous .......... Past Perfect Continuous

9. Past Perfect Simple .................... Past Perfect Simple

10. Suggestions (Let’s) ................. suggested ( that) + pronoun + verb

suggested + gerund

11. Command (Imperative) ........... Infinitive

12. Negative command ............. not + infinitive

13. Apology .......................... apologised + for + gerund

Remeber other changes:

tomorrow  .......................................   the next day / the following day

yesterday      .................................   the day before / the previous day

next week / next year   ...................   the following week / the following year

(two yeras) ago  ............................   (two years) before

here  ............................................    there

this   ...........................................     that

these   .......................................       those

1.   John mentioned that he didn't like the bands that were playing there.

2.   Peter said that techno music had become very popular.

3.    Mark begged me to help him with that problem.

4.   Jackie offered to go to the concert with me the following year.

5.   Alex apologised for missing the party.

    After a preposition, the verb comes in GERUND !

6.   The boys insisted that they had really been enjoying themselves.

1. " I am leaving early."

2. " I have always wanted to buy this disc."

3. " We will not go to the party."

4. " I have been living in Madrid for several years."

5. " Let’s go on holiday together next week."

6. " The festival took place two years ago."

7. " I rarely listen to music."

8. " Come to my graduation."

"Come to my graduation, please!"

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1. YES Yes, they are. The tenses follow exactly the same rules as in reported statements.

2. IF / WHETHER You can add either if or whether to report a yes/no question.

"Do you know the name of a Turkish DJ?"

The teacher asked us if we knew the name of a Turkish DJ.

The teacher asked us whether we knew the name of a Turkish DJ.

3. NO As it is no longer a question, it uses the word order of statements and has a full stop at the end.

4. Example 4 "Do you know what time it is?" Andy asked.

                                           What time is it?

1. The journalist asked Paul if he was/were a techno music fan.

2. Debbie asked why we wanted to leave so soon.

3. Mrs Muñoz asked how long the flight would take.

4. My friend asked me if I had managed to finish my homework.

5. Sandra asked why I had called her.

6. Jenny asked if I would help her with the exercises.

7. He wanted to know if I knew when Jane’s birthday was.

8. David wanted to know what time the concert began.

China Southern - one of Chinas many airlines

1. "Have you ever been to China before?"

2. "What is the purpose of your visit?"

3. "Which areas do you intend to travel to?"

4. "Have you already booked hotel rooms?"

5. "Why are you travelling with so much luggage?"

6. "What exactly is in your begs?"

7. "Have you got anything to declare?"

8. "Are you bringing alcohol or tobacco into the country’"

9. "Does everything in the bags belong to you?"

10. "Has anyone asked you to take something into China for them?"

"Did anyone ask you to take something into China for them?"

REMEMBER:  Both Present Perfect and Past Simple

                        change to Past Perfect in Reported Speech !