Reported questions
Reported questionsWhen we report what people say, we usually change the tense of the verbs to reflect that we are reporting – not giving direct speech. This pattern is followed when we report...
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Reported speech (1)When we report someone’s words we can do it in two ways. We can use direct speech with quotation marks (“I work in a bank”), or we can use reported speech (He said he worked in a...
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Reported speech (2)Remember that in reported speech we usually change the tense of the direct statement. The present simple tense changes to the past simple, the past simple changes to the past...
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Many teachers and learners think that tense forms in reported speech are complex.In fact, "reported speech" follows exactly the same rules as the rest of the language.1. When we report what people say...
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How to tell if your boyfriend is a slob
boyfriend_slob.jpg Can't see video? Click here!TranscriptGirlfriend: Hello.Boyfriend: All right.Girlfriend: What have you been doing?Boyfriend: Watching TV.Girlfriend: Again?Boyfriend:...
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Try this grammar exercise. If you want more information about this area of grammar you can click the link(s) in the Grammar Support block on the right.TaskExercise
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Try this grammar exercise. If you want more information about this area of grammar you can click the link(s) in the Grammar Support block on the right.TaskExercise
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Try this grammar exercise. If you want more information about this area of grammar you can click the link(s) in the Grammar Support block on the right.TaskExercise
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