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What about reported speech for questions, requests, and orders? For reported requests, we use “asked (someone) to do something”: “Please make a copy of this report.” (direct speech) She asked me to make a copy of the report. (reported speech) For reported orders, we use “told (someone) to do something:”.
Reporting and summarising. When we want to report what people say, we don't usually try to report their exact words. We usually give a summary, for example: Direct speech (exact words): Mary: Oh dear. We've been walking for hours!
Reported Statements. When do we use reported speech? Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said. Watch my reported speech video: Here's how it works: We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'.
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- Identifying A Time Clause
- Time Clause Rules
- Times Clauses and The Conditionals
- Noun Phrases
- Time Clauses Exercise
Time clauses are started with adverbs or adverb phrases that show they represent a time (sometimes also functioning as subordinating conjunctions). These include when, after, until, as soon as, before. A clause that starts with an adverb of time like this is not usually a complete grammatical idea, as they work as subordinating conjunctions: 1. Whe...
Patterns for forming time clauses are similar to those for regular clauses, with the same word order (except with an adverb of time first), though time clauses use some particular tense rules. Time clauses only use different rules for future tenses; when talking about past or present events, you can generally use regular tenses for time clauses. 1....
Time clauses, or ‘when’ clauses are often compared to ‘if’ clauses. This is a logical comparison because when discussing the future they are grammatically very similar to the first conditional. 1. We will see them when they get here. 2. We will see them if they get here. In both cases the main clause is dependent on the second clause. A time clause...
Be careful, because the future tense may still be used if the time adverb introduces a noun clause. The difference is if the clause is the object of a verb, and not a time clause. 1. I know when the boat will leave. This answers the question what (You know what.) rather than when.
Combine each of the following pairs of sentences by changing one clause into a time clause, using any of the time adverbs, such as when, after, before, unless, until, as soon as. The first one has been done for you: 1. I will read this book. I will eat dinner. 2. I will read this book after I eat dinner. 1. He will get wet. He is going swimming. 2....
Easy Grammar Reference. Check and improve your grammar with our basic grammar reference guide. On this page you'll find links to our basic grammar summary pages. Each basic grammar...
Introduction. a We use the present simple to talk about things that happen again and again. I leave school at four o’clock every day. b We also use the present simple to talk about facts that are generally true. Cows eat grass. c Note these spelling rules: 1 With verbs ending in -o, add -es. He goes to school at eight o’clock.
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