Predict That STH Will Happen in The Future: Will and Going To
Predict That STH Will Happen in The Future: Will and Going To
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-Before I go to China next year, -They're leaving from
I'm going to learn some Frankfurt airport at 6.30 pm.
Cantonese. -We're having a party on
-I'm still not feeling very well, Sunday, 12th November. Can
so I think I'm going to see the you come?
doctor some time this week.
Exercises
5. 'Can we meet at 10.00 outside the station?' ' Okay. I __will see
you there.'
6. Don't sit on that bench, I _am going to paint_ it.
7. I'm not feeling well. In fact, I think I am going to be sick !
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8. Closed over the New Year period. This office will re-open___
on 2nd january. ( sign on an office window )
These sentences refer to the future. Complete them with either going
to or the present continuous, whichever is correct or more likely.
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Brazil ________ Colombia in today's final. ( play )
ANSWERS
I.
II.
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REPORTED STATEMENTS
USE
When we report what someone has said, we change the pronouns.
'I understand you',said Ann. = Ann said (that) she understood him.
When we report what someone said in the past, we have to change the tense
in the Reported Speech.
FORM
Original tense and message Reported Speech
Present Simple: Past Simple:
'I need it.' He said he needed it.
Present Continuous: Past Continuous:
'He's sleeping.' They said he was sleeping.
Present Perfect: Past Perfect:
'She's gone out.' He said she had gone out.
Present Perfect Continuous: Past Perfect Continuous:
'It's been working OK.' He said it had been working OK.
Past Simple: Past Perfect:
'He won.' She said he had won.
Past Continuous: Past Perfect Continuous:
'He was snoring.' She said he had been snoring.
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Will: Would:
'I'll do it.' She said she would do it.
Be going to: Was/were going to:
'She's going to be late.' He said she was going to be late.
First Conditional: Second Conditional:
'We'll go there if you want us to.' They said they would go there if he
wanted them to.
Note that the Past Perfect, and the Second and Third Conditionals don't
change in the Reported Speech.
We usually change time and place expressions in the Reported Speech:
now = then; today = on that day; yesterday = the day before; last week = the
week before/the previous week; tomorrow = the next day/the following day;
at that time, at the moment = at that moment; here = there
When we report a request or command, we often use the pattern ask / tell /
order someone + infinitive:
When the request or command is negative, we use the pattern ask / tell /
order someone not + infinitive:
REPORTED QUESTIONS
In reported questions we use ask, want to know + when, where, how, what,
etc. We use the same word order as in statements:
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'Do you speak French?' = He wanted to know if/ whether I spoke French.
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ANSWERS
1. Ann said it was time they moved to a new house.( reported
unreal past- the tense remains unchanged )
2. She said she was reading / had been reading the children a story
the night before when the lights went out. ( sentence which
contains a time clause )
3. He told me he would help me to repair my car the following
day.
4. She told him he could go to her if he had any problem.
5. He told her he had seen the film she had recommanded the night
before.
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9. His father told him to go to his room and stay there.
10.The park attendant told us not to walk on the grass.