Времена английского глагола в сравнении = English Tenses Compared. Пособие

3. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Charlie told you a lot of things. Here are some of the things he said to you:

1. I’m thinking of going to live in Canada. 2. My father is in hospital. 3. Nora and Jim are getting married next month. 4. I haven’t seen Bill for a while. 5. I’ve been playing tennis a lot recently. 6. Margaret has had a baby. 7. I don’t know what Fred is doing. 8. I hardly ever go out these days. 9. I work 14 hours a day. 10. I’ll tell Jim I saw you. 11. You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London. 12. Tom had an accident last week but he wasn’t injured. 13. I saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine.

Later that day you tell another friend what Charlie said. Use reported speech.

1.Charles said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.

4.This is what some people said to Sally today:

The manager of the bank where Sally works: ‘You’ll get a pay rise later in the year.’

An optician: ‘There is nothing wrong with your eyes. You don’t need to wear glasses.’

Sally’s boyfriend, Peter: ‘I’d like a big family. I want at least five children.’

Sally’s father: ‘I’ve done the shopping. I’ll be home at about seven.’ Sally’s driving instructor: ‘You drove very well. You’re making good progress.’

A man who works in a dry-cleaner’s: ‘Your skirt will be ready on Saturday.’

It is evening now and Sally is telling her mother about her day. Complete what Sally says using reported speech.

Sally: I went to the dry-cleaner’s at lunchtime. The man there said...

Mother: And what about the optician? What did she say?

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5. Put one of the following verbs in its correct form into each gap.

I met Mr Brown in the street the other day, and we stopped and... for a while. He... me that his wife had been taken into hospital.

When I asked him how she was, he... that she was getting better. He wondered why I hadn’t been to the tennis club for a few months, so I... that I’d been very busy lately and just hadn’t time. ‘There’s something you must... me,’ he said. ‘How many languages can your son...?’ ‘Four,’ I...

‘Why?’ ‘I know your son has some very funny stories to ... about learning languages and living abroad. We’re having a meeting of the Travellers Club next week, and I’d like him to... at it.’

I... I would... to my son about it, and promised to get back in touch. Then we ... goodbye and went our separate ways.

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6. Match the reports with the actual words used.

7.Use the appropriate form of these verbs to complete the definitions and examples.

admit announce argue complain deny mention explain inform

1.If you inform someone that something is the case, you tell them about it. EG I informed her that I was unwell and could not come to her party.

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8. Use one of the words given in brackets to complete each of the sentences below.

Reported questions

1. Report these words and thoughts, using the verbs suggested. Use the formal sequence of tenses.

1. ‘Where are you going?’ He asked me... 2. ‘Do you want to go out for a meal?’ She asked him... 3. ‘Have you been married before?’ He asked me ... 4. ‘Can I use your phone to make a local call?’ She asked me...

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5.‘Which countries have you been to?’ The customs officer asked me...

6.‘Do you know where Angela is living?’ He asked me... 7. ‘What colour are you going to paint the living room?’ She asked them... 8. ‘Why doesn’t she talk to me any more?’ I thought to myself. I wondered why...

9.‘Are you planning to enter law school?’ I asked Martha... 10. ‘Can we still get tickets for the concert?’ Fred asked... 11. ‘How can I help?’ Thomas wanted to know... 12. ‘Where have you been all afternoon?’ Frank asked Elizabeth... 13. I asked myself, ‘Am I doing the right thing?’ I wondered... 14. ‘We’ll be leaving around 7:00 o’clock in the morning.’ Our tour guide told us... 15. ‘Why didn’t you call me?’ Nancy wanted to know...

2. Practise using asked if.

Student A: Say the words in the book to Student B.

Student B: Don’t look at your book. Report Student A’s questions. Use asked.

► Are you married?

Student A: Are you married?

Student B: (Ali) asked me if I am married. or (Ali) asked me if I was married.*

* Immediate reporting, informal: (Ali) asked me if I’m married.

Formal sequence of tenses: (Ali) asked me if I was married.

1. Do you know my cousin? 2. Are you hungry? 3. Can you speak (French)? 4. Did you enjoy your vacation? 5. Are you going to take another English course? 6. Will you be at home tonight? 7. Have you ever been in (Mexico)? 8. Can you hear me? 9. Are you listening to me? 10. Do you need any help? 11. Did you finish your homework? 12. Do you think it’s going to rain? 13. Are you going to go downtown tomorrow? 14. Do you know how to cook? 15. Do you know whether or not (...) is married? 16. Can you come to my party? 17. Do you have a car? 18. Have you ever been in (Russia)? 19. Did you move into a new apartment? 20. Are you going to call me tonight?

3. Practise using object clauses after asked.

Student A: Say the words in the book to Student B.

Student B: Don’t look at your book. Report Student A’s question. Use asked.

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Where do you live?

Student A: Where do you live?

Student B: (Maria) asked me where I live. or (Maria) asked me where I lived.

1. Where is your apartment? 2. Is your apartment far from here? 3. What do you need? 4. Do you need a pen? 5. When does the semester end? 6. Does the semester end in (December)? 7. Why is (...) absent? 8. Is (...) absent? 9. How often do you go downtown? 10. Do you go downtown every week?

4. Begin your response with ‘He (She) asked me...’

(To the teacher: Suggest to the students that they practise using the formal sequence of tenses.)

Example: Where is your friend?

Response: He (She) asked me where my friend was.

1. What time is it? 2. What is your name? 3. Can you speak Arabic? 4. Have you met my brother? 5. Where are you living? 6. Will you be here tomorrow? 7. What kind of camera do you have? 8. How tall arc you? 9. What courses are you taking? 10. Do you feel okay? 11. Have you read any good books lately? 12. How do you like living here? 13. Did you finish your assignment? 14. What are you doing? 15. Whose briefcase is that? 16. May I borrow your dictionary? 17. Where will you be tomorrow around three o’clock? 18. Did you go to class yesterday? 19. What are you going to do during vacation? 20. What is the capital city of your country? 21. Did you go to a party last night? 22. How many people have you met in the last couple of months? 23. Can I use your pen? 24. Where should I meet you after class? 25. Do you understand what I am saying? 26. What country are you from? 27. Is what you said really true? 28. How do you know that it is true? 29. Who do you think will win the game? 30. Is what you want to talk to me about important? 31. Will you be absent from class tomorrow? 32. Where will you go? 33. Are you going to take another English course? 34. Did you walk to school this morning? 35. Can you afford to buy this dictionary? 36. Are you planning to take a trip?

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37. Have you finished your test paper? 38. Do you want to go to the library? 39. Are you going to talk to Professor Reed? 40. Will you come to the meeting?

5. A new student, Paul, has come to the college and the students are asking him questions. Imagine that he reports these questions later to an English friend:

Bill asked me what country I came from.

1. Bill: ‘What country do you come from?’ 2. Ann: ‘How long have you been here?’ 3. Peter: ‘Are you working as well as studying?’ 4. Bill: ‘Have you got a work permit?’ 5. Ann: ‘What are you going to study?’ 6. Peter: ‘Have you enrolled for more than one class?’ 7. Bill: ‘Do you want to buy any second-hand books?’ 8. Ann: ‘Have you seen the library?’ 9. Peter: ‘Do you play rugby?’ 10. Peter: ‘Will you have time to play regularly?’ 11. Bill: ‘Did you play for your school team?’ 12. Ann: ‘Are you interested in acting?’ 13. Ann: ‘Would you like to join our Drama Group?’ 14. Peter: ‘What do you think of the canteen coffee?’

6. Mary and Tom, with their son, John, aged 11, have recently come to this area. Mary wants to find a school for John and asks her neighbour Mrs Smith about the local school.

(a)Later, Mrs Smith reports these questions to her husband:

‘Is it a mixed school?’

She asked if it was a mixed school.

(b)Alternatively, supply suitable answers to Mary’s questions and then imagine that Mary reports the conversation (her questions and Mrs Smith’s answers) to her husband Tom:

‘Were your boys happy there?’ ‘Yes, they were.’

I asked if her boys had been happy there and she said that they had.

1.‘How long has it been a mixed school?’ 2. ‘Do you like the headmaster?’ 3. ‘Is he a scientist or an arts graduate?’ 4. ‘How many children are there in the school?’ 5. ‘How big arc the classes?’ 6. ‘Are the classes streamed?’ 7. ‘What is the academic standard like?’ 8. ‘Can parents visit

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the school at any time?’ 9. ‘Is there a good art department?’ 10. ‘Do they teach music?’ 11. ‘What instruments can the children learn?’ 12. ‘Is there a school orchestra?’ 13. ‘Do they act plays?’ 14. ‘What sort of plays have they done?’ 15. ‘What games do they play?’ 16. ‘Are there playing fields near the school?’ 17. ‘Are they taught to swim?’ 18. ‘Can the children get dinner at school?’ 19. ‘Is the food good?’ 20. ‘Is there a Parent Teacher Association?’ 21. ‘How often does it meet?’ 22. ‘Were your own boys happy at the school?’

7. Report the dialogues. Use the formal sequence of tenses.

4.Teacher: Bobby, what is the capital of Australia? Bobby: I’m not sure, but I think it’s Sydney.

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8. Mrs Ford is talking to Mr Todd, who works for a finance company. She wants a loan. Write in the questions he asks her.

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•Report Mr Todd s questions.

a) First he asked her b) Then he wanted to know c) He needed to know d) She had to tell him e) Then he asked f) For some reason, he wanted to know g) He asked her h) He needed to know i) Finally he wondered

9. Using the information in the conversation, complete the sentences in the reported conversation.

Conversation:

‘Where are you from?’ asked the passenger sitting next to me on the plane.

‘Chicago,’ I said.

‘ That’s nice. I’m from Mapleton. It’s a small town in northern Michigan.’

‘Oh yes. I’ve heard of it,’ I said. ‘Michigan is a beautiful state. I’ve been there on vacation many times.’

‘Were you in Michigan on vacation this year?’

‘No. I went far away from home this year. I went to India,’ I replied. ‘Oh, that’s nice. Is it a long drive from Chicago to India?’ she asked me. My mouth fell open. I didn’t know how to respond. Some people certainly need to study geography.

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