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10.6 Reported Speech: Requests
tonight that night
They can go to the She said they could go to When we report a request, we usually use ask + object +
cinema tonight,' she said. the cinema that night. full infinitive.
'Can you lend me your headphones, please?' she asked.
yesterday the previous day/the day She asked me to lend her my headphones.
before
(Also: She asked if I could lend her my headphones.)
'I saw them in concert She said she had seen them 'Please don't tell anyone,' he said.
yesterday,' she said. in concert the previous He asked us not to tell anyone.
day/the day before.
last week/month the previous week/month
/ the week/month before Ыч\+ \ \
'He released the CD last She said he had released the
month,' she said. CD the previous month/the 11.1 Causative
month before. We use the causative
tomorrow the next day/the following • to say that someone has arranged for somebody to do
day something for them.
John is having his new com puter delivered in the
'I'll buy the tickets She said she would buy the morning.
tomorrow,' she said. tickets the next day/tne
following day. • to say that something unpleasant happened to
someone.
next week/month the following week/month Mrs Temp has had her car broken into.
'We're going to the show She said they were going We form the causative with have + object + past
next week,' she said. to the show the following participle. It can be used in a variety of tenses.
week.
I was having my kitchen painted last weekend.
this/these that/those Aunt Maureen has been having her clothes made for her
for years.
This is my music She said that was her music
magazine,' she said. magazine. The school has its rubbish collected every day.
ago before Note: We can also use get + object + past participle. This
'I bought that CD two She said she had bought structure is less formal.
weeks ago,' she said. that CD two weeks before. Joseph g o t his m obile phone taken away in English
yesterday!
at the moment at that moment
'He's singing in a band at She said he was singing in a 11.2 Gerunds
the moment,' she said. band at that moment.
W e form gerunds with verbs and the -ing ending. We can
here there
use gerunds
! 'Your CDs are here on the She said my CDs were • as nouns.
table,' she said. there on the table. Swimming is my favourite hobby.
Ben likes cycling
10.4 Reported Speech: Questions • after prepositions.
Jenny's only five but she's very good at reading.
When we report questions, changes in tenses, pronouns,
• after the verb go when we talk about activities.
possessive adjectives, time and place are the same as
in reported statements. In reported questions, the verb My class are going canoeing at the weekend.
follows the subject as in ordinary statements and we do We also use gerunds after certain verbs and phrases.
not use question marks. admit finish love
avoid forgive miss
When a direct question has a question word, we use this
word in the reported question. be used to hate practise
'When did you start making records?' he asked. can't help have difficulty prefer
He asked when I had started making records. can't stand imagine prevent
deny involve regret
When a direct question does not have a question word,
dislike it's no good risk
we use if or whether in the reported question. (don't) mind it's no use spend time
‘Do you like classical music?' he asked. enjoy it's (not) worth suggest
He asked if/w hether I liked classical music.
fancy keep
feel like like
10.5 Reported Speech: Commands
When we report commands, we usually use tell + object + Some students are having difficulty doing their maths
exercises.
full infinitive.
'Turn the volume down!' he shouted at me. It's no good only studying for tests. You w on't get good
He told me to turn the volume down. grades.
'Don't take my MP3 player!' he said to his sister.
He told his sister not to take his MP3 player.

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