Transcript paris seen
Bui Thi Thao
Truong Thuy Duong
Read the story of John and Moira in A.
Then, work in pairs and complete their actual
conversation in B.
The marriage proposal
A
John greeted Moira and asked how
she was. She told him she was fine.
He said it was great to see her. He
added that they hadn’t seen each
other since Paris. She said that she
had loved Paris and asked if they
could go back next spring. John said
there was something he had to ask
her. He told her that he loved her and
asked if she would marry him and
come to Paris on honeymoon. She
said that she would and that she loved
him too.
B J Hi, Moira. How are you?
M I ____. Thanks.
J It ____ to see you again. We ____
seen each other since Paris.
M I ____ Paris. ____we ____back
next spring?
J There ____ something I ____ to
ask you. I ____ you. ____ you ____
me and come to Paris on honeymoon?
M Yes, I ____ . I ____you, too.
Which takes place face to face and which is
told by another person?
REPORTED STATEMENTS
REPORTED QUESTIONS
REPORTED COMMANDS, REQUESTS, ETC…
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
PRACTICE
Ex 1 : They say to us, “ We don’t like you ”
They tell us they don’t like you.
Ex 2 : My sister said to me, “ I want you to help me with my homework.”
My sister tells me she wants me to help her with her homework.
A/ Main clause: say to ->
said to ->
B/ Subordinate clause:
1/ Persons:
Mary: “ I love you, John.”
tell
told
Mary tells John she loves him.
2/ Tenses changes in reported statements: move “ one tense back” if the reporting verb is in the
past tense.
Present Past
Present perfect Past Perfect
Past Past Perfect
Note: Past Perfect No change
Work / works
worked
Am / is / are + doing
was / were doing
Have / has + been + running had + been + running
Have/ has + built
had + built
Shall / will + sing
should / would + sing
Can + be + sailing
could + be + sailing
May + have + gone
might + have + gone
Will + have + been + staying would + have + been + staying
Had + come
had + come
Had + been + standing
had + been + standing
Will + have + left
would + have + left
Will + have + been + playing would + have + been + playing
Waited
had + waited
Was / were + talking
had + been + talking
Could + say
could + have + said
Could + be + sleeping
could + have + been + sleeping
Ex: “I’m going.” He said he was going.
“She’s passed her test.” She said she had passed her test.
There is no tense change if:
The reporting verb is in the present tense.
Ex : “The train will be late.”
He says the train will be late.
The reported speech is about something that is still true.
Ex : “Rain forests are being destroyed.”
She told him that the rain forest are being destroyed.
“I hate football.”
I told him I hate football.
Some modal verbs change, other ones don’t change:
Ex : “You should go to bed.”
He told me I should go to bed.
“It might rain.”
She said she thought it might rain.
Must stays as must, or change to had to.
Ex : “I must go.”
He said he must / had to go.
3/ Places / Time:
This
These
Here
Come here
that
those
there
go there, get there
now
then
right now
right then, at once
ago
before
this day, today
that day
tonight
that night
yesterday
the day before, the previous day
last night
the night before, the previous day
yesterday morning
the morning before, the previous morning
tomorrow
the following day
tomorrow evening
the following evening
next week
the following week
last year
the year before, the previous year
the day before yesterday two days before, two days earlier
the day after tomorrow in two days’ time.
There is no inversion of subject and auxiliary verb and
there is no do/does/did.
Say, say to, tell ask, require, want to know, wonder,
etc...
Said, said to, told asked, required, wanted to know,
wondered, etc...
Ex : “Why have you come here?”
I asked her why she had come here.
“What time is it?”
He wants to know what time it is.
“Where do you live?”
She asked me where I lived.
Note:
We do not use a question mark in a reported question.
We do not use say in reported questions.
If there is no question word, use if or whether:
Ex : She wants to know If / Whether she should wear
a dress.
Say, say to tell, ask, require, order, beg, advise, warn, etc.
Said, said to told, asked, required, ordered, begged, advised,
warned, etc.
VERB + PERSON + TO + INFINITIVE
Ex : They told us to go away.
They asked me to look after their cat.
He urged the teachers to go back to work.
For negative commands, use not before to.
Ex : He told me not to tell anyone.
The police warn people not to go out.
1. Choose an appropriate verb.
2. Use adverb to express emotional feelings.
3. Use “THAT” compulsorily.
4. Delete exclamatory words.
5. Change structure of the sentence from exclamatory sentence to
normal one.
Ex : - Terry (to Jane): “Let’s go to a pub”, but she answerd “No, let’s not. Let’s go to Regent’s Park.
Look! The sun’s shining.”
Terry suggested going to a pub but Jane disagreed. She suggested going to Regent’s park because the
sun was shining.
- They said, “Hurrah! We’ve won the game.”
They cheered up happily that their team had won the game.
TASK 1:
Exercises with
Reported
Statements and
Questions.
TASK 2:
Exercises with Reported Commands.