2. STATEMENTS SAY/TELL
“I’m going to visit my aunt next week”, Ann said.
Ann said that she was going to visit her aunt the
following week
Say+ do= He said that he was tired.
DO
Say + io+do= He said to me that he was tired.
IO DO
Tell+io+do= he told me that he was tired.
IO DO
ADMIT, ANNOUNCE, ASNWER, APOLOGISE, COMPLAIN, EXPLAIN, INSIST, MENTION, PROMISE…

3. QUESTIONS Ask, wonder, want to know
A) yes/no questions IF/WHETHER
“Did you like the movie last night”?, Tom asked.
Tom asked IF I had liked the movie the night before.
B) Wh- questions WH-words
“Where have you been”?, my mum asked me.
My mum asked me WHERE I had been.

4. ORDERS, REQUESTS
warn, beg, tell (mandar), order, ask ( pedir)
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More reporting verbs: FORBID, ADVISE, PERSUADE, REMIND, INVITE, AGREE, OFFER

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6. “I have something to show you”, I said to her.
“I´m going away tomorrow, mother”, he said.
“How long have you been here, Paul?”, Ann asked.
“Work harder”, the teacher said.
“Let´s dance”, Ann suggested.
“Are you staying here all summer?”, she asked Paul.
“I need to make a phone call now”, Tom said.
“I won´t be here because I´m having a party”, Lucas said.
“I got up late and I missed the bus”, said Richard.
“Did you speak to Rachel, Tim?”, Andrew asked.
“Shall we eat in a restaurant?”, Paul asked.
“Don´t make any noise”, the nun said.
“ We can´t come to the meeting tomorrow”, they said.

7. “The band performed in the park”, Adam told me.
“Bill and Lesley are dating”, Claire announced.
“What are you doing at the weekend?”, my friends asked.
“Let´s make a surprise party for Mum”, my brother suggested.
“Don´t cheat in the exam”, the teacher said.
“Will the test be difficult?”, I wanted to know.
The English teacher said to us, “ Study the irregular for your exam
next week”.
Carol said to her cousin, “ Put on your coat. It´s cold outside”.

8. Mike asked me, “ Why are you sad?”.
Dad said to me, “Don´t come back too late”.
“Are you leaving on Friday?”, she asked me.
“My friends didn´t invite me to their party last week”, he said to
me.
They said to us, “ Our car was stolen last week”.
“We saw your parents yesterday”, they said to me.
John´s mother said to him, “ Remember to tidy up your room this
afternoon”.
Julia said to Andy, “ Have you got any plans for tomorrow
morning?”.
Dean said to Jill, “Where did you go last Saturday?”.

9. Do you know the changes to have to
make?
Can I
Well, go to
Umm, the I bet
you… toilet? she
does

10. T • Present simple--------------------------past simple
• Present continuous--------------------past continuous
E • Present perfect simple---------------past perfect simple
N • Present perfect continuous---------past perfect continuous
• Past simple--------------------------------past perfect simple
S • Past continuous-------------------------past perfect continuous
E • Past perfect-------------------------------past perfect
• Past perfect continuous--------------past perfect continuous
S

11. M
O Will-------------------------------would
Can-------------------------------could
D Must------------------------------had to
A Shall------------------------------should
May------------------------------might
L
S

12. T THIS---THAT
I
M THESE—THOSE
E
+ TONIGHT—THAT NIGHT
P
L NOW—THEN
A
C YESTERDAY—THE DAY BEFORE, THE PREVIOUS DAY
E
AGO—BEFORE
E
X HERE--THERE
P
R TOMORROW- THE FOLLOWING DAY/ THE DAY AFTER
E
S NEXT—THE FOLLOWING…/THE…AFTER
S
I AT THE MOMENT—AT THAT MOMENT
O
N LAST…--THE PREVIOUS/ THE …BEFORE
S