Reported Speech We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what another person said.

We usually change the verb form, look: Verb Form in direct speech Verb form in reported speech Present Simple I still want to be in the programme. Past Simple She said she still wanted to be in the programme. Present Continuous Im having another operation on Friday. Past Continuous She said that she was having another operation on Friday. Present Perfect Simple Ive already had one operation Past Perfect She told me shed already had one operation. Past Simple I was in a car accident. Past Perfect She said shed been in a car accident. am/is/are going to Theyre going to start filming soon. was/were going to I told her they were going to start filming soon. Will I wont be able to walk on it for a month. Would She said she wouldnt be able to walk on it for a month. Can I cant come to the meeting on Monday. Could She told me she couldnt come to the meeting on Monday. Must You must talk to Max. Had to I told her she had to talk to you To We We We introduce reported speech we usually use say or tell. never use an object (me, her, etc.) with say. always use an object (me, her, etc.) with tell. dont have to use that after say and tell.

Questions We use reported questions when we want to tell someone what another person asked us. We dont use auxilaries do, does or did in reported questions: He asked if I had a ny acting work. He asked if I did have any acting work. We use if or whether when we report questions without a question word: First He asked me if I was working at the moment. We sometimes use na object (me, him, etc.) with ask: He asked (me) whether I was available to start next week. (He) asked/wanted to know + question word/ if + subject + verb Wishes We often use I wish... to talk about imaginary situations in the present. We oft en use it to talk about the opposite of what is true or real: I wish we had a di shwasher. To make wishes about states we use: wish + Past Simple: I wish we had a dishwash er. I wish you werent so broke. To make wishes about activities happening now we use: wish + Past Continuous: I wish you were coming to the match with me. To make wishes about abilities or possibilities we use: wish + could + infinitiv e: I wish I could come with you. To make wishes about obligations we use: wish + didnt have to + infinitive: I wis h we didnt have to go to this party. Second conditional to give reasons for wishes: I wish we had a dishwasher. If we had one, I wouldnt spend my life washing up.

Third Conditional We use third conditional to talk about imaginary situations in the past. They ar e often opposite of what really happened: If Id stayed at home, I wouldnt have met my wife. We make the third conditional with: if + subject + past perfect, subject + d (wou ld) + have + past participle. In the third conditional the if can be first ou second in the sentence. We use c omma when the if clause is first. Vacabulary Phrases 1D Asking someone to repeat information Sorry, what did you say (you name) was again? Sorry, I didnt get all of that. Could you say it again, please? And coud you tell me (his surname) again?