EDITH ENGLISH TEACHER

   UNIT THREE GOLD REPORTED SPEECH   Reported speech  is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct  speech  or  indirect speech . direct  speech : 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel.  indirect speech : Daniel said that he worked in a bank. Phrase in Direct Speech Equivalent in Reported Speech Simple present Simple past "I always  drink  coffee", she said She said that she always  drank  coffee. Present continuous Past continuous "I  am reading  a book", he explained. He explained that he  was reading  a book Simple past Past perfect "Bill  arrived  on Saturday", he said. He said that Bill  had arrived  on Saturday. Present perfect Past perfect "I  have been  to Spain", he told me. He told me that he  had been  to Spain. Past perfect Past perfect "I  had just turned out  the light," he explained. He explained that he  had just turned out  the light. Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuou

  What is an indirect question examples? Indirect questions  are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don't know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.  Example  of an  indirect question : “Could you tell me where the bathroom is?”,    we use indirect questions   when   we   want to be more polite, more formal or less confrontational. PRACTICE WITH THIS GAME UNIT TWO GENERATIONS Common verbs followed by a gerund: Example:  He  misses   playing  with his friends. abhor acknowledge admit advise allow anticipate appreciate avoid be worth can’t help celebrate confess consider defend delay detest discontinue discuss dislike dispute dread endure enjoy escape evade explain fancy fear feel like feign finish forgive give up (stop) keep (continue) keep on mention mind (object to) miss necessitate omit permit picture postpone practice prevent put off recall recollect recommend report resent resist resume risk shirk s