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UNIT 10 :smiley:, Don't forget to change any pronouns so that they…
UNIT 10 :smiley:
VOCABULARY
Sharing news
Keep in touch
Mantener contacto
Break the news
Dar la noticia
Retweet
Remitir (Twitter)
Got in touch
Ponerse en contacto
Drop a line
Mandar un mensaje
Pass on the message
Decir algo
Give me a call
Llamar
Let you know
Házmelo saber
Reporting verbs
Different reporting verbs are followed by different verb patterns.
+infinitive / that clause
admit
+gerund or that clause
admit/deny/regret
+[person] + infinitive
order
+for gerund
apologise
+[person] + infinitive / about
warn
+[person] + of + gerund
accuse
+[peson] for gerund
criticise
Expressions with way
On my way
De camino
In my way
A mi manera
One way or another
De una manera o otra
The same way
De la misma forma
Way too
Demasiado
The way
La manera
GRAMMAR
Reported speech
When we report what someone has said we often change the verb tense and other words.
can
could
Example
He said that he would be in town that evening
I'll be in town later this evening.
here
there
will
would
now
then
past simple
past perfect
this
that
present perfect
past perfect
today
that day
present continuous
past continuous
tomorrow
the day after
present simple
past simple
yesterday
the day before
tonight
that night
Reported questions and requests
In reported
wh- questions
we use the question word and the same word order as in statement. We do not use auxiliaries.
When did you start this job?
One of the students asked her when she had started that job.
In reported
requests
we use asked + person + infinitive.
Can you run ten kilimetres, please?
He asked me to run ten kilometyres.
In reported
yes/no questions
we use if or whether and the same word order as in a statement.
Is your job dangerous?
You asked me if my job was dangerous.
Don't forget to change any pronouns so that they agree with any subject changes, e.g my - his/hers