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FAKULTAS EKONOMI
UNIVERSITAS GUNADARMA
2017
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
6.1Have Something Done ............................................................. 13
6.2Causative Have ....................................................................... 15
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
9.1So and Such ............................................................................ 23
9.2Third Conditional .................................................................... 27
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
12.1 Direct and Indirect Speech Future Continous ................ 34
12.2 Direct and Indirect Speech Imperative ........................... 35
Chapter 13
Reference ............ 44
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CHAPTER 1
The "rules" that follow apply also to words containing some and any:
somebody/anybody, something/anything, etc.
In fact, the use of some/any is a little more complicated. Following are two
common occasions when the above "rules" are "broken":
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2. We use any in positive sentences when we mean it doesn't matter which ..:
Some
Countable and uncountable
Offering
We use some in questions when we expect the answer to be 'yes' or when we are
offering something, otherwise, we use any:
Requests
Some is also used in questions when we are making a request:
Any
Negative sentences
Any is used in negative sentences:
Questions
Any is used in questions:
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1.2 MUCH AND MANY
Much and many they can be a bit confusing. Many people would use them
properly, but most likely based on intuitive judgment. Yet, there are definite rules
on how to use the words correctly.
Both much and many are determiners, and have the same or similar definition.
They mean a lot of, or in great quantities, or a great amount. They may mean
the same, but their usage differs.
These are the rules regarding the usage of much and many in the English
language:
On the other hand, the determiner many should be used with countable nouns,
or plural nouns.
Examples:
How many brothers and sisters have you got?
There are many empty chairs in the class ?
In affirmative sentences, much is not usually used. A lot of, or lots of, is
usually preferred.
Examples:
I have a lot of work to do. (NOT much work)
I do not eat a lot of rice because I am on a diet. (NOT much rice)
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Summary:
2. Much is most likely used with singular nouns, while Many is used with
plurals.
A LOT
The words a lot must be written as two words. The phrase has the same meaning
as both many and much and can be interchanged with either one.
Example Meaning
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Sometimes, a lot can also end a sentence, but it is considered an informal
expression:
We laughed a lot.
The budget for the universities in the state of Minnesota has grown a
lot.
A FEW
A few and a few of the focus on the number of students, implying that some
students did something (positive meaning). Few and few of the focus on the low
percentage of students who did something (negative meaning).
POSITIVE MEANING
NEGATIVE MEANING
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CHAPTER 2
2. when the listener does not know which particular person or thing we mean.
A book
A teacher
An apple
An old car
Example
He has a dog and a cat. The dog is friendly, but the cat is not.
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CHAPTER 3
Passive : in passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject
of the sentence and the thing doing the action optionally included near the
end of the sentence. You can use the passive form if you think that the thing
receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized. You can
also use the passive form if you do not know who is doing the action or if
you do not want to mention who is doing the action.
When active sentence use the present tense,then form passive sentence use
to be (is, am, are) + verbIII
Example : We have been studying English since two hours ago. (active)
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CHAPTER 4
Passive forms of these sentences begin with did. If the active sentence
begins with a question word, the passive sentence wil also begin with a
question word. If the active sentence begins with who aor whose, the
passive sentence will begin with by whom or by whose. If the active
sentences begins with whom.the passive sentence will begin with who.
Active sentences in the past continuous tense have the following structure:
subject + was/were + ing form of the verb + object
Passive sentences in the past continuous tense have the following structure:
object of the active sentences + was/were + being + past participle form
of the verb + by + subject of the active sentences
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CHAPTER 5
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5.2 REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
The reflexive pronoun are myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
These word can be either reflexive pronouns or emphatice pronouns.
This page about their use as reflexive pronouns.
A reflexive pronoun is used with another noun (or pronoun) when something to
itself. For example :
John pinched himself.
(the reflexive pronoun himself tells us that john did something to john)
John pinched his sister.
(there is no reflexive pronoun in this example)
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CHAPTER 6
We use have something done to mean another person does a service for us.
We can also use 'get' instead of 'had' and the meaning stays the same. The
sentences above now become:
'Going to' tells us about a future plan that has already been made.
I've just noticed how dirty my suit is. I will have / get it cleaned soon.'
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questions
Imagine that you like your friend's new haircut; you could ask her:
Maybe you have just moved to a new town and you decided that it is time for a
haircut you can ask:
You want to know if your friend's car has been fixed yet; you can ask:
As we all live in a busy world, we don't have the time (or skills)to do all the things
that we need to. That's why we have a service industry that will help us get what
need done.
In all the examples above we have looked at services we can pay for if we want.
We can also use the same expression when someone does something bad to us.
For example:
'Jenny had her car stolen.' Here levy did not want someone to steal her car, but
someone did it.
'Have you ever had your nose broken in a fight?' Nobody wants to have their
nose broken, but it could happen!
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6.2 CAUSATIVE HAVE
Use
Make sentences with the causative have for these situations. Use the correct
tense. Look at the example.
Example: Barts windows were dirty, but he didnt have time to clean them
himself. Last Saturday, Tom had his windows cleaned.
We use causative have when we do not want do something and we find somebody
to do it for us.
Example :
We also use causative have when someone does something unpleasant to us that
we did not want.
Form
Examples:
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It is also possible to use get instead of have, usually in informal spoken English.
Example:
I'm going to get my bicycle fixed tomorrow.
Have/Get
Tense something done
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CHAPTER 7
They are used in front of nouns to indicate whether you are referring to something
specific or something of a particular type.
You use a specific determiner when people know exactly which thing(s) or
person/people you are talking about.
Determiners include:
Example :
You use general determiners to talk about how much stuff or how many people
or things you are talking about.
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More general determiners are quantifiers:
few
fewer
a few both neither
less
a little each no
little
all either other
many
another enough several
more
any every some
most
much
Example :
ALL
Since we use the plural form of the noun (ducks), we must also use the plural
form of the verb. In this example, we use the 3rd person plural of the verb be
(are)
Since we use the singular form of the noun (duck), we must also use the
singular form of the verb. In this example, we use the 3rd person singular of the
verb be (is)
More examples:
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EACH & EVERY
The quantifiers each and every are a kind of determiner. They have similar but
not always identical meanings. We always use them with a singular countable
noun.
Every is half-way between each and all. It sees things or people as singular, but
in a group or in general.
EACH
EVERY
Every cannot be used for two things. For two things, each can be used:
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FEW & LITTLE
The quantifiers few and little mean "a small quantity of". We use few with
countable nouns and little with uncountable nouns:
fewer/fewest, less/least
The comparative form of few is fewer; and the superlative form of few is fewest.
We use them with countable nouns:
There were few visitors last week but there are even fewer visitors this
week.
If Tara has the fewest jobs to do, she can help the others.
The comparative form of little is less; and the superlative form of little is least.
We use them with uncountable nouns:
The run took little time last week and even less time this week.
Eric has the least work to do so he can help you.
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CHAPTER 8
Tag questions (or question tags) turn a statement into a question. They are
often used for checking information that we think we know is true.
Tag questions are made using an auxiliary verb (for example: be or have)
and a subject pronoun (for example: I, you, she). Negative question tags are
usually contracted: It's warm today, isn't it (not 'is it not')
Usually if the main clause is positive, the question tag is negative, and if
the main clause is negative, it's positive. For example: It's cold (positive), isn't it
(negative)? And: It isn't cold (negative), is it (positive)?
If the main clause has an auxiliary verb in it, you use the same verb in the
tag question. If there is no auxiliary verb (in the present simple and past simple)
use do / does / did (just like when you make a normal question).
Past simple other verbs : He went to the party last night, didn't he?
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Past continuous : We were waiting at the station, weren't we?
Present perfect continuous : She's been studying a lot recently, hasn't she?
Future perfect continuous ; She'll have been cooking all day, won't she?
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CHAPTER 9
"So" can be combined with adjectives to show extremes. This form is often used
in exclamations.
Examples:
The above form can be combined with "that" to show extremes which lead to
certain results. The "that" is usually optional.
Examples:
The meal was so good that we decided to have dinner at the same
restaurant again tonight.
The meal was so good we decided to have dinner at the same restaurant
again tonight.
So + Adverb
USE
"So" can be combined with adverbs to show extreme actions. This form is often
used in exclamations.
Examples:
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USE with "That"
The above form can be combined with "that" to show extreme actions which lead
to certain results. The "that" is usually optional.
Examples:
"So" can be combined with "many" or "few" plus a plural noun to show extremes
in amount. This form is often used in exclamations.
Examples:
The above form can be combined with "that" to show extremes in amount which
lead to certain results. The "that" is usually optional.
Examples:
I never knew you had so many brothers that you had to share a bedroom.
I never knew you had so many brothers you had to share a bedroom.
She has so few friends that she rarely gets out of the house.
She has so few friends she rarely gets out of the house.
"So" can be combined with "much" or "little" plus a non-countable noun to show
extremes in amount. This form is often used in exclamations.
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Examples:
Jake earns so much money! And he still has trouble paying the rent.
They have so little food! We need to do something to help them.
The above form can be combined with "that" to show extremes in amount which
lead to certain results. The "that" is usually optional.
Examples:
Jake earns so much money that he has lost all sense of what a dollar is
worth.
Jake earns so much money he has lost all sense of what a dollar is worth.
"So" can be combined with words like "much," "little," "often," or "rarely" to
describe how much or how often someone does an action. This form is often used
in exclamations.
Examples:
The above form can be combined with "that" to show the results of extreme
actions. The "that" is usually optional.
Examples:
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Such + Adjective + Noun
USE
"Such" can be combined with an adjective and a noun to show extremes. This
form is often used in exclamations.
Examples:
The above form can be combined with "that" to show extremes which lead to
certain results. The "that" is usually optional.
Examples:
Don has such a big house that I actually got lost on the way to the
bathroom.
Don has such a big house I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom.
Shelly has such beautiful eyes that she got a job as a make-up model.
Shelly has such beautiful eyes she got a job as a make-up model.
NOTE
Examples:
"Such" can also be combined with judgemental nouns for emphasis. This form is
often used in exclamations.
Examples:
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USE with "That"
The above form can be combined with "that" to show certain results. The "that"
is usually optional.
Examples:
She is such a genius that they immediately gave her a position at the
university.
She is such a genius they immediately gave her a position at the university.
"Such" can also mean "this type of..." or "that type of..."
Examples:
The archeologist had never seen such writing before he discovered the
tablet.
this/that type of writing
She usually doesn't receive such criticism.
this/that kind of criticism
Frank has never made such mistakes before.
these/those kinds of mistakes
The first conditional and second conditionals talk about the future. With
the third conditional we talk about the past. We talk about a condition in the
past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition.
The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream
coming true.
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Last week you bought a lottery ticket. But you did not win.
if condition result
Past Perfect would have + past participle
If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a car.
Notice that we are thinking about an impossible past condition. You did not win
the lottery. So the condition was not true, and that particular condition can never
be true because it is finished. We use the Past Perfect tense to talk about the
impossible past condition. We use would have + past participle to talk about the
impossible past result. The important thing about the third conditional is that both
the condition and result are impossible now.
if condition result
Past Perfect would have + past participle
If I had seen Mary, I would have told her.
If Tara had been free yesterday, I would have invited her.
If they had not passed their exam, their teacher would have been sad.
If it had rained yesterday, would you have stayed at home?
If it had rained yesterday, what would you have done?
result if condition
would have + past participle Past Perfect
I would have told Mary if I had seen her.
I would have invited Tara if she had been free yesterday.
Their teacher would have been sad if they had not passed their exam.
Would you have stayed at home if it had rained yesterday?
What would you have done if it had rained yesterday?
Sometimes, we use should have, could have, might have instead of would
have, for example: If you had bought a lottery ticket, you might have won.
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CHAPTER 10
Direct Speech
Direct speech repeats, or quotes, the exact words spoken. When we use
direct speech in writing, we place the words spoken between quotation marks
(" ") and there is no change in these words. We may be reporting something that's
being said NOW (for example a telephone conversation), or telling someone later
about a previous conversation.
Indirect Speech
Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we
normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say',
'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words.
Inverted commas are not used.
She said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen him. (indirect
speech)
'That' may be omitted:
She told him that she was happy. = She told him she was happy.
When direct speech used present tense, then indirect speech used past tense
Example :
She said, I make a homework. (direct)
She said that she made a homework. (indirect)
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10.2 DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH PRESENT CONTIONOUS
When direct speech used present continuous tense, then indirect speech
used past continuous tense. Other then, word now on direct speech changes
to be at that moment on indirect speech.
Example :
He said, Im reading an English book now. (direct)
He said that he was reading an English book at that moment. (indirect)
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CHAPTER 11
Affirmatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + V2 + ROTS
He said to him, I went to Texas yesterday.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + had + V3 + ROTS
He told him that he had come to Texas the day before.
With to be verbs
Direct speech: RP +, + S + be2 + ROTS
He said, I was angry this morning.
Indirect speech: RP + that +S + had been + ROTS
He told me that he had been angry that morning.
Negatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + did not + V1 + ROTS
He said to his wife, We didn`t clean the kitchen properly this morning.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + had not + V3 + ROTS
He told his wife that they hadnt cleaned the kitchen properly that
morning.
Interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + did + S + V1 + ROTS
She asked, Did you buy the lap top for me?
Indirect speech: RP + if + had + V3 + ROTS
She asked me if I had bought the lap top for her.
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Negative interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + Did not + S + V1 + ROTS
He asked, Didnt you sleep well last night?
Indirect speech: RP + if + had not + V3 + ROTS
He asked me if I hadnt slept well the night before.
WH/Information question
Direct speech: RP +, + WH + did + S + V1 + ROTS
He asked, When did she start learning English at Learn ESL?
Indirect speech: RP + WH + S + had + V3 + ROTS
He wanted to know when she had started learning English at Learn ESL
Tense Change:
As a rule, whenever we change a sentence from quoted speech into reported
speech, we go one tense back. But if we have past perfect tense in direct speech,
we use the same tense in indirect speech.
Affirmatives
Direct speech: RP, +, + S + had + V3 + ROTS
I said to him, They had played cricket.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + had + V3 + ROTS
I told him that they had played cricket.
Negatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + had not + V3 + ROTS
He said to me, We hadnt played cricket.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + had not + V3 + ROTS
He told me that they hadn`t played cricket.
Interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + had + S + V3 + ROTS
He asked, Had you finished playing cricket before the rain started?
Indirect speech: RP + whether/if + S + had + V3 + ROTS
He asked me whether/if we had finished playing cricket before the rain started.
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Negative interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + had not + S + V3 + ROTS
He asked, Hadn`t you finished playing cricket before the rain started?
Indirect speech: RP + if + S + had not + V3 + ROTS
He asked me if we hadnt finished playing cricket before the rain started.
WH/Information questions
Direct speech: RP +, + WH + had + S + V3 + ROTS
She asked, Who had you played cricket with before the rain stared?
Indirect speech: RP + WH + had + S + V3 + ROTS
She wanted to know who I had played cricket with before the rain started.
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CHAPTER 12
Tense Change:
As a rule, when we covey a message from present tense and past tense we go one
tense back. When we convey a message from future progressive tense, we just
change the helping verb will into would in indirect speech or reported speech,
Consider the examples below.
Affirmatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + will be + V1ing + ROTS
They said, We will be playing cricket tomorrow.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + would be + V1ing + ROTS
They told me that they would be playing cricket the next day.
Negatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + will not + be + V1ing + ROTS
She said, I will not be talking to stupid people anymore.
Indirect speech: RP +, + S + would not + be + V1ing + ROTS
She told me that she wouldnt be talking to stupid people anymore.
Negative interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + Will not + S + be + V1ing + ROTS
He asked Jalali, Won`t you be writing another book for A Lingua?
Indirect speech: RP + whether/if + S + would not + be + V1ing + ROTS
He asked Jalali whether/if he wouldnt be writing another book for A Lingua.
WH/Information questions
Direct speech: RP +, + WH + will + S + be + V1ing + ROTS
She asked, When will we be graduating from A Lingua?
Indirect speech: RP + that + WH + S + would be + V1ing + ROTS
She asked when they would be graduating from A Lingua.
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12.2 DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH IMPERATIVE
NEGATIVE SENTENCE :
The teacher said to the boys,Do not make a noise.
The teacher ordered the boys not to make a noise.
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3. If the reported speech contains an advice, the words said to in the
reporting speech are changed into advised. Coma and inverted commas are
replaced by word to.
For a negative sentence 'Do not' in the reported speech is removed and in
place of inverted commas 'not to ' is used.
For Example:
His father said to John, Work hard lest you should fail.
His father advised John to work hard lest he should fail.
The teacher said to him," Do not waste your time."
The teacher advised him not to waste his time.
4. If the reported speech starts with the words Let us the words said to
in the reporting speech are changed into proposed to or suggested to.
Coma and inverted commas are replaced by the word that.
The words Let us are replaced with the words we should or they should
according to subject and object in the reporting speech.
If either of subject or object in reporting speech is first person, the words
we should are used and if these are in third person, the words they should are
used.For a negative sentence in the same way not is used in the sentence in
indirect form.
For example:
She said to me, Let us go out for a picnic.
She proposed to me that we should go out for a picnic.
He said to his wife, Let us go for shopping.
He suggested to his wife that they should go for shopping.
He said to them," Let us not quarrel with each other."
He suggested to them that they should not quarrel with each other.
5. If the reported speech starts with the words Do not the words said to
in the reporting speech are changed into forbade . Coma and inverted commas
are replaced by the word to. The words Do not are removed.
For Example:
He said to me, Do not make haste.
He forbade me to make haste.
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The word forbade itself contains the meaning of not so the words not or
do not are not used thereafter in the sentence.
Both the words Please and Do not are sometimes used in a single sentence.
The old man said to the boys, Please do not disturb me.
In such sentences said to is changed into requested and inverted commas into
'to' but it is preceded by 'not'.
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CHAPTER 13
With to be verbs
Direct speech: He said, I am very happy today.
Indirect speech: He told me that he was very happy that day.
Interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + Do/Does + S + V1 + ROTS
He asked, Does your brother go to Learn ESL academy?
Indirect speech: RP + if/whether + S + V2 + ROTS
He asked me if my brother came to Learn ESL academy.
With to be verbs
Direct speech: He asked Ahmad, Are you tired tonight?
Indirect speech: He asked Ahmad if/whether he was tired that night.
Negatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + do/does not + V1 ROTS
He said to me, I don`t like selfish people.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + did not + V1 + ROTS
He told me that he didn`t like selfish people.
With to be verbs
Direct speech: She said, The weather is not cold today.
Indirect speech: She told me that the weather was not cold that day.
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Negative interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + do/does not + S + V1 + ROTS
They asked, Don`t you want to come with us?
Indirect speech: RP + if + S + did not + V1 + ROTS
They wanted to know if I didn`t want to go with them.
With to be verbs
Direct speech: My father asked, Aren`t you busy today?
Indirect speech: My father wanted to know if I wasnt busy that day.
WH/Information Questions
Direct speech: RP +, + WH + do/does + S + V1 + ROTS
The students asked, When does our school start?
Indirect speech: RP + that + WH + S + V2 + ROTS
The students wanted to know when their school started.
With to be verbs
Direct speech: He asked, Why is Ahmad absent today?
Indirect speech: He wanted to know why Ahmad was absent that day.
Affirmatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + V2 + ROTS
He said to him, I went to Texas yesterday.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + had + V3 + ROTS
He told him that he had come to Texas the day before.
With to be verbs
Direct speech: RP +, + S + be2 + ROTS
He said, I was angry this morning.
Indirect speech: RP + that +S + had been + ROTS
He told me that he had been angry that morning.
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Negatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + did not + V1 + ROTS
He said to his wife, We didn`t clean the kitchen properly this morning.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + had not + V3 + ROTS
He told his wife that they hadnt cleaned the kitchen properly that morning.
Interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + did + S + V1 + ROTS
She asked, Did you buy the lap top for me?
Indirect speech: RP + if + had + V3 + ROTS
She asked me if I had bought the lap top for her.
Negative interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + Did not + S + V1 + ROTS
He asked, Didnt you sleep well last night?
Indirect speech: RP + if + had not + V3 + ROTS
He asked me if I hadnt slept well the night before.
WH/Information question
Direct speech: RP +, + WH + did + S + V1 + ROTS
He asked, When did she start learning English at Learn ESL?
Indirect speech: RP + WH + S + had + V3 + ROTS
He wanted to know when she had started learning English at Learn ESL
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Negatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + have/has + not + been + V1ing + ROTS
He said to me, We havent been playing cricket lately.
Indirect speech: RP, that + S + had + not + been + V1ing + ROTS
He told me that they hadn`t been playing cricket lately.
Interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + Have/Has + S + been + V1in + ROTS
He asked, Has she been learning English at Learn ESL academy
lately?
Indirect speech: RP + if + S + had + been + V1ing + ROTS
He asked me if she had been learning English at Learn ESL academy
lately.
Negative interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + Have/Has not + S + been + V1ing + ROTS
I asked him, Havent you been working on this project lately?
Indirect speech: RP + if + had not + been + V1ing + ROTS
I asked him if he hadnt been working on that project lately.
HW/Information questions
Direct speech: RP +, + WH + have/has + S + been + V1ing + ROTS
He asked, Where has Jalali been teaching English since he got back to
Pakistan from the USA?
Indirect speech: RP + WH + S + had + been + V1ing + ROTS
He wanted to know where Jalali had been teaching English since he got
back to Pakistan from the USA
Tense Change
As a rule when you report something someone has said you go back
a tense, therefore, when we report what someone is saying in present
continuous we go one tense back. Instead we use past continuous tense in
reported speech.
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Affirmatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + be1 + V1ing + ROTS
He said, I am doing my homework.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + be2 + V1ing + ROTS
He told me that he was doing his homework.
Interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + be1 + S + V1ing + ROTS
He asked, Are you going to school?
Indirect speech: RP + if + S + be2 + V1ing + ROTS
He asked me if I was coming/going to school.
Negatives
Direct speech: RP +, + S + be1 not + V1ing + ROTS
He said, She is not listening to me.
Indirect speech: RP + that + S + be2 not + V1ing + ROTS
He said to me that she was not listening to him.
Negative interrogatives
Direct speech: RP +, + b2 not + S + V1ing + ROTS
He asked, Aren`t they staying with us for tonight?
Indirect speech: RP + that + if + S + be2 not + V1ing + ROTS
He asked if they weren`t staying with them for that night.
WH/Information questions
Direct speech: RP +, + WH + be1 + S + V1ing + ROTS
She asked, What are you buying tomorrow?
Indirect speech: RP + that + WH + S + be2 + V1ing + ROTS
She wanted to know what I was buying the next day.
More sentences:
Affirmative
Direct speech: He said, They are playing football.
Indirect speech: He said that they were playing football.
Interrogative
Direct speech: He asked, Are they playing football?
Indirect speech: He asked me if they were playing football.
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Negative
Direct speech: He said, They are not playing football.
Indirect speech: He said that they were not playing football.
Negative interrogative
Direct speech: He asked, Arent they playing football?
Indirect speech: He asked me if they werent playing football.
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REFERENCE
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/determiners-quantifiers-each-every.htm
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/determiners-quantifiers-graded.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/tag-questions.html
http://www.learnesl.net/direct-indirect-present-perfect-continuous-
tense/tp://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/sosuch.html
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