37 Reporting Flashcards
Cuando se hace un reporte de lo que alguien dijo
Hay cosas que cambian
Simple present
Simple Past
Simple past
Past Perfect (HAD)
Can
Could
Can´t
Couldn´t
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Will
Would
Won´t
Wouldn´t
Should
Should
Would
Would
Might
Might
May
Might
Imperativo “Open”
He said TO OPEN
Imperativo “Don´t walk”
He said NOT TO WALK
She didn´t call Peter
She called someone else
She didn´t go to the cafeteria
She went somewhere else
She didn´t have fish for lunch
She had something else
Yesterday
The day before
Today
That day
Tomorrow
The day after
Must
HAD
l . “Where have you been?”
He asked her where she had been
- ’ ‘Why did you quit your job?”
He asked her why she had quit her job
- “What are you going to do?”
He asked her what she was going to do
- “Why do you want to be a singer?”
He asked her why she wanted to be a singer
’ ‘When did you make up your mind?”
He asked her when she had made up her mind
“How can you leave Wickam City?”
He asked her how she could leave the city
- “When will you go to Hollywood?”
He asked her when she would go to hollywood
- “How much money do you have?”
He asked her how much money she had
- “Where will you stay?”
He asked her where she would stay
- “How will vou get an audition?”
He asked her how she would get an audition
- “Who’s going to help you?”
He asked her who was going to help her
- “When will I see you again?”
He asked her when he would see her again
Volver, regresar
To go back or to come back
l. What time is it?
She asked me what time it was
- Can you speak Arabic?
She asked me if I could speak Arabic
- Have you seen (title of a movie)?
She asked me if I had seen a movie
- Will you be here tomorrow?
She asked me if I would be there tomorrow
- How do you like living here?
She asked me how I liked living there
ll. May I borrow your dictionary?
She asked me if she might borrow my dictionary
- will you be tomorrow around
three o’clock?
She asked me if I would be tomorrow aroud three o´clock
- What are you going to do during vacation?
She asked me what I was going to do during vacation
- Did you go to a party last night?
She asked me if I had gone to a party last night
- Can •I use your pen?
She asked me if she could use my pen
- How many people have you met in the last couple of months?
She asked me how many people I had met in the last couple of months
- Where should I meet you after class?
She asked me Where she should meet me after class
- Do you understand what I am saying?
She asked me if I understood what she was saying
- Did you go to class yesterday?
She asked me if I had gone to class the day before
- Is what you said really true?
She asked me if what I had said was really true
- Is what you want to talk to me about important?
She asked me if what I want to talk to her about was important
How do you know that what you said is true?
She asked me how I knew that what i had said was true
- Fred asked me, “Can we still get tickets to the game?” I said, “I’ve already bought them.”
When Fred asked me if we XXXXXXX tickets to the game, I told him that I XXXXXXX them.
Could still get
Had already bought
- Mrs. White said, “Janice, you have to clean up your room and empty the dishwasher before you leave for the game. “ Janice said, “ Okay, Mom. I will. “
Mrs. White told Janice that she XXXXXXX her room and empty the dishwasher before she XXXXXXX for the game. Janice promised her mom that she XXXXXXX
Had to clean up
Left
Would
- I asked the ticket seller, “Is the concert going to be rescheduled?” The ticket seller said, “I don’t know, Ma’am. I just work here. “
When I asked the ticket seller if the concert XXXXXXX to be rescheduled, she told me that she XXXXXXX and said that she just XXXXXXX there.
Was going
didn´t know
Worked
I asked Boris, “Where will the next chess match take place?” Boris replied, “It hasn’t been decided yet. “
When I asked Boris XXXXXXX place, he replied that it XXXXXXX yet.
where the next chess match would take
hadn´t been decided
- I said to Alan, “I’m very discouraged. I don’t think I’ll ever speak English well.
I complained that I XXXXXXX very discouraged. I said that I XXXXXXX I XXXXXXX ever XXXXXXX English well.
Was
didn´t think
would
speak
” Alan said, “ Your English is getting better every day. In another year, you’ll be speaking English with the greatest of ease. “
Alan told me that my English XXXXXXX better every day. He assured me that in another year , I XXXXXXX English with the greatest of ease.
was getting
would be speaking
MUST
HAD
A person in the audience asked the speaker, “Are the necessary means to increase the world’s food supply presently available?”
The agronomy professor said, “It might be possible to grow 50 percent of the world’s food in underwater cultivation if we can develop inexpensive methods. “
A person in the audience asked the agronomy professor if the necessary means to increase the world’s food supply XXXXXXX (WERE) presently available. The professor stated that it XXXXXXX (MIGHT BE) possible to grow 50 percent of the world’s food under water if we XXXXXXX (COULD DEVELOP) inexpensive methods.
- “I’m excited about my new Job. I’ve found a nice apartment.”
I got a letter from my sister yesterday. She said XXXXXXX
She said SHE WAS excited about her new Job AND THAT SHE HAD found a nice apartment.
- “Your Uncle Harry is in the hospital. Your Aunt Sally is very worried about him.”
The last time my mother wrote to me, she said XXXXXXX
She said that MY Uncle Harry WAS in the hospital AND THAT MY Aunt Sally WAS very worried about him
4. "I expect you to be in class every day. Unexcused absences may affect your grades." Our sociology professor said XXXXXXX
said that HE expectED US to be in class every day, AND THAT Unexcused absences MIGHT affect OUR grades
- “Highway 66 will be closed for two months. Commuters should seek alternate routes.”
The newspaper said XXXXXXX
SAID that Highway 66 WOULD be closed for two months AND THAT Commuters should seek alternate routes
“I’m getting good grades, but I have difficulty understanding lectures.”
My brother is a junior at a state university. In his last letter, he wrote XXXXXXX
He wrote that HE WAS getting good grades, BUT THAT HE HAD difficulty understanding lectures.
- “Every obstacle is a steppingstone to success. You should view problems in your life as opportunities to prove yourself.”
My father often told me XXXXXXX
My father told me THAT Every obstacle WAS a steppingstone to success AND THAT I should view problems in MY life as opportunities to prove MYSELF
- “I’ll come to the meeting, but I can’t stay for more than an hour.”
Julia told me XXXXXXX
Julia told me THAT SHE WOULD come to the meeting, but THAT SHE COULDN´T stay for more than an hour
777
777
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AND THAT
El punto separa dos cosas que dijeron. Entonces se cambia por AND THAT
BUT CAMBIA A
BUT THAT
( l ) SUZY: Nancy, can I talk to you? I need an interview for the news.
Suzy asked Nancy if she COULD talk to HER AND THAT SHE need an interview for the news.
(2) NANCY: Will it take long? I’m very tired.
Nancy ASKED IF IT WOULD take long and that SHE WAS very tired
(3) SUZY: It’ll only take a few minutes. I don’t have many questions.
Suzy told Nancy that It WOULD only take a few minutes AND THAT SHE DIDN´T have many questions.
(4) NANCY: Go ahead. I’m ready.
Nancy said TO Go ahead AND THAT SHE WAS ready.
(5) SUZY: Why did they choose you to make the flight?
Suzy asked Nancy Why they HAD choseN HER to make the flight
NANCY: I know the area better than anyone else.
Nancy said that SHE KNEW the area better than anyone else.
(7) SUZY: Did you have any problems during your flight?
Suzy asked Nancy IF SHE HAD HAD any problems during HER flight
(8) NANCY: There was a lot of wind and rain. But I’m used to flying in bad weather.
Nancy said that There HAD BEEN a lot of wind and rain But THAT SHE WAS used to flying in bad weather.
(9) SUZY: Where did you land? There’s nothing but farmland in Scenic Valley.
Suzy asked Nancy Where SHE HAD landED AND SHE ALSO SAID THAT There WAS nothing but farmland in Scenic Valley.
(10) NANCY: I was forced to land in Elmer’s wheatfield.
Nancy said that SHE HAD BEEN forced to land in Elmer’s wheatfield.
SUZY: How is Elmer doing?
Suzy asked Nancy How Elmer WAS doing
NANCY: He’s still sick, but he’s going to be all right.
Nancy said that He WAS still sick, but THAT he WAS going to be all right.
(13) SUZY: Do you plan to make any more flights?
Suzy asked Nancy IF SHE planNED to make any more flights
(14) NANCY: I’ll fly if they need me. But I hope it won’t be necessary.
Nancy said that SHE WOULD fly if they needED HER But THAT SHE hopeD it WOULDN´T be necessary.
(15) SUZY: Wickam City is very proud of you, Nancy. You’re a real heroine.
Suzy told Nancy that Wickam City WAS very proud of HER AND THAT SHE WAS a real heroine.
(16) NANCY.• Thank you. But I’m not sure I deserve so much attention.
Nancy Thank HER. But SHE TOLD THAT SHE WAS not sure SHE deserveD so much attention.
(17) SUZY: You’re too modest. You made an extraordinary flight and saved a man’s life.
Suzy told Nancy that SHE WAS too modest THAT SHE HAD made an extraordinary flight and THAT SHE HAD saved a man’s life.
(18) NANCY: It’s part of my job.
Nancy said that It WAS part of HER job.
(19) SUZY: What are you going to do when you get home?
Suzy asked Nancy What SHE WAS going to do when SHE GOT home
(20) NANCY: I’m going to take a long rest.
Nancy said that SHE WAS going to take a long rest.
I’m Suzy Suzuki reporting on a major traffic accident. Standing next to me is a man who can tell us all about it.
A woman said that she WAS Suzy Suzuki REPORTING on a major traffic accident and that standing next to her WAS a man who COULD tell ANYONE, ALL about the event.
What is your name and occupation, sir?
Suzy asked him politely what his name and occupation WAS
My name is Johnnie Wilson. I’m the owner of Johnnie’s Bookshop.
He informed her that his name WAS Johnnie Wilson and that he WAS owner of Johnnie’s Bookshop
Where were you when the accident took place, Mr. Wilson?
Suzy then asked Mr. Wilson where he HAD BEEN when the accident HAD TAKEN place
I was in the bookshop
He replied that he HAD BEEN in the bookshop
Did you see the bus crash into the truck?
Suzy then asked Mr. Wilson if he HAD SEEN the bus CRASHED into the truck
No, but I heard it. It made a very loud noise.
Mr. Wilson responded in the negative, but that he HAD HEARD it. Furthelmore, he stated that it HAD MADE a very loud noise
Do you know what caused the accident?
Suzy then asked whether or not he KNEW what HAD CAUSED the accident
I heard someone say there was a boy riding his bicycle in the street. The bus driver tried avoid hitting him.
Mr. Wilson remarked that he HAD HEARD someone SAID that immediate to the accident there HAD BEEN a boy riding his bicycle in the street. He also explained that the bus driver HAD TRIED to avoid hitting the boy
He made a sudden turn and lost control of the bus.
Moreover, he expressed to Suzy that the driver HAD MADE a sudden turn and HAD LOST control of the bus
What did you do after the bus crashed into the truck?
Suzy then queried Mr. Wilson about what it WAS he HAD DONE after the bus HAD CRASHED into the truck
I came running over to help
Mr. Wilson declared that he WAS the one who HAD first COME running over to the scene of the accident in order to be of any possible help
Were you the one who called the ambulance?
Suzy inquired if he HAD BEEN the one who HAD CALLED the ambulance
JOHNNIE: No, a policeman called the
ambulance. He used the telephone in my shop
Mr. Wilson answered negatively and acknowledged that it HAD BEEN a policeman who HAD CALLED for the ambulance. He further declared that the policeman HAD USED the telephone in his shop
MUST CAMBIA A
HAD
Read chapter 6 for homework. (Ojo imperativo)
Mr. D told me to read chapter 6 for homework
Imperativo cambia a
Infinitivo TO VERB
Pick up your clothes
My mother told me to pikc up my clothes
You should drive more carefully
The Police told me that I should drive more carefully
It will rain tomorrow
The man told said that it would rain tomorrow
I´m watching the news
She told me she was watching the news
I was angry yesterday
She told that she had been angry yesterday
I´ve already read this book
She said that she had already read that book
Do you have an extra pencil?
She ASKED if we had an extra pencil
I have already seen that movie
She said that she had already seen that movie
Put that back
He said TO PUT that back
Are you still studying?
She asked if we were still studying
Can I have those French fries?
She asked if she could have those French fries
Is that your sister?
She asked if that was my sister
I must go now
She said that she HAD to go AT THAT TIME
MUST cambia a
HAD
Do you have any money?
She asked me if I had SOME money
ANY
SOME. Any es para preguntas. En afirmación cambia a some
I might go out tonight
She told she might go out that night
I may be late
She said she might be late
