A: I dont feet well. I wish I (0).......... didnt have................. (not have) to go out tonight. If only I (1)........................... (not agree) to go!
B: Why dont you phone and say youre not well?
A: I havent got Scotts phone number. I wish 1 (2)........................... (ask) him for it on Monday. If only I (3)........................... (think) of it then!
B: Where are you going?
A: To a restaurant. And Ill have to walk. I wish 1 (4)........................... (not leave) my bike at Jacks last night! If only I (5)........................... (have) a car! Anyway, are you going out tonight?
B: No. Ive got to start an essay. Ive got to hand it in on Wednesday. I wish I (6) (start) it earlier, but I hope Ill finish it in time.
Complete the conversations. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
..... A: If Id known you were ill, I (1)........................... (phone) you at the weekend. Sorry.
B: Thats OK. I was too ill to talk to people!
A: Are you going to college tomorrow?
..... B: I dont know. I (2)........................... (go) if I feel well enough.
..... A: I always feel better if I (3)........................... (do) some exercise. Dont you?
B: Yes, but Im hopeless at sport, so I dont do enough. If I (4)........................... (be) better at
sport, Id do more, Im sure!
A: I know what you mean. I cant swim very well. I wish I (5)........................... (have) swimming
lessons when I was younger.
Circle the correct answer.
6 If you put /d put / would have put your glass on the table instead of the floor, I wouldnt have knocked it over!
7 Ill finish this tonight if I work / ll work / worked hard on it now.
8 I wish I know / 11 know /knew what to do.
9 Ill come with you as long as / unless / in case I dont have to stay too long.
10 If you could change one thing about yourself, what will you change / would you change / would you have changed?
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the word in bold. Use between two and five words.
11 We should get there early because there might be a long queue. case
We should get there early........................... a long queue.
12 I didnt watch the match yesterday afternoon because I went out. coul........................... d
If Id stayed in yesterday afternoon, I........................... the match.
13 It would have been better if Id brought my mobile phone, only
If........................... my mobile phone!
14 Dont apply for the course if you dont want to do it. unless
Dont apply for the course........................... to do it.
15 Hed like to go to the festival, but he doesnt know how to get a ticket. if
Hed go to the festival........................... how to get a ticket.
Complete the note. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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I'm sorry I couldnt meet you yesterday. I (16)........................... (not go) swimming if Id known you were coming into town. I hope you had a nice time with Becky. If you (17)........................... (see) her tomorrow, say hello from me.
I'm busy learning lines for the play I'm in. I'm, so busy I wish I (18)........................... (not agree) to be in it, but never mind.
Weve done quite a lot of the first part, so Im learning some of the second part in case we (19)........................... (do) that at our next rehearsal. Its not going to be easy. Im sure it would be easier if I (20)........................... (can/understand) my lines, but I dont!
8 Descriptions
Reported speech
Reported statements: tense changes
We use reported speech to report what someone said earlier. After a past tense reporting verb (e.g. said, told), the original verb forms usually move one tense into the past, and the pronouns and possessive adjectives change: 7 like pizza, Tim said, (direct speech) Tim said (that) he liked pizza, (reported speech)
You look great, I told Anna. I told Anna (that) she looked great.
| Direct speech (actual worlds) | Reported speech |
| present simple | past simple |
| present continuous | past continuous |
| present perfect/past simple | past perfect |
| past continuous / present perfect continuous | past perfect continuous |
| past perfect | past perfect |
| will | would |
| am/is/are going to | was/were going to |
| can | could |
| may | might |
| must | must/had to |
Could, would and might dont change in reported speech: I might come with you, she said. - She said (that) she might come with us.
Say and tell are the most common reporting verbs for statements. Notice how they are used:
He said (to me) (that) he was tired. (Not He said me that he was tired)
He told me (that) he was tired. (Not He told that he was tired.)
Report the statements.
0 Ive got an awful headache. Kim said...... (that) she had an awfulheadache.......
1 I havent been feeling well all day. She............................
2 Ive found some great trainers. Tom............................
3 I wasnt looking for them. He............................
4 Im going to wear them to college. He............................
5 I didnt see David. Lisa............................
6 I called him. She............................
7 Im staying at home. Ben............................
8 I dont feel like going out. He............................
9 Im late. Amy............................
10 I have to be there at eight. She............................
Report the conversation.
0 Im going to the park with my brother, Paul said
Paul said (that) he was going to the park with his brother.
1 Were going to have a game of football, he said.
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2 I might come too, Stephen said.
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3 Well be in our usual place, Paul said.
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4 I cant stay long because my friends are coming at six, Stephen said.
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5 Theyre taking me to the skate park in Burnley, he said.
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6 Ive never been there before, he said.
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7 Id like to go to the skate park in Manchester, Paul said.
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8 We could go together, Stephen said.
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