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#2 (permalink) Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:24 am Change the tense of a conditional sentence in reported speech? |
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Hi Dphvu,
Give us an example of a conditional sentence to see how this can be changed to reported speech. In the mean time you might like to look at this:http://www.english-test.net/lessons/6/index.html
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#3 (permalink) Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:47 am To Alan |
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How can we change the following sentences into reported speech: 1/ Tom said "If I pass the exam, I will offer you a big gift for your help" 2/ Anna said "If I were Mary, I would study much better" 3/ John said "If I hadn't been drunk last weekend, I would have gone to the party"
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#4 (permalink) Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:15 am To Alan |
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| Dphvu wrote: | How can we change the following sentences into reported speech: 1/ Tom said "If I pass the exam, I will offer you a big gift for your help" 2/ Anna said "If I were Mary, I would study much better" 3/ John said "If I hadn't been drunk last weekend, I would have gone to the party"
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1.- Tom said that if he passed the exam, he will offer you a big gift for you. When reported speech is used in the past, the main verb is used in the past tense; when future tense is used, the main verb is used in the simple present.
2.- Anna said that if she were Mary, she would study much better. 3.- John said that if he hadn`t been drunk last weekend, he would have gone to the party.
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