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Reported speech: “conversions”

 Simple Present Simple Past


 Simple Past
Past Perfect
 Present Perfect
 Past Perfect
 will Would
 Am / Is / Are Was / Were
 Was / Were
 Has been Had been

 Had been
+  May Might
 Must Had to
+  Must not Must not
 Should Should
 might Might
Reported speech: “Statements”

 “I parties.” He said (that) he parties.

 “I tennis .” She said (that) she tennis


.
 “I buy you a car .” He told her (that) he buy her a car
.
 “I the exam.” She said she the exam.

 “We a lot of money.” They told me they a lot of money.

 “I go to the disco .” She told him she go to the disco


.
 “I be late for work.” He said he be late for work.

 “I go to university .” She told us she go to university .

 “You smoke .” They told me I smoke .

+ +
Reported speech: “Questions”

“ you a teacher?” She asked me I a teacher.

“ you like coffee?” He asked her she coffee.

“ you go to the movies?” I asked her she to the movies.

“ you ever been to Mexico?” She asked him he to Mexico.

“ you at home ?” They asked me I at home


.
Reported speech: “Questions”

“ you live?” She asked me I .


“ you do ?” He asked her she .
“ you ?” He asked me I .
“ he ?” They asked him he .
“ your name?” I asked him his name .
“ the bank?” She asked me the bank

Reported speech: “Comands / orders”

“ your books.” The teacher told me my book.


“ Spanish in class.” The teacher told us Spanish in class.
The Passive voice: «be + Past Paticiple»
Passive: «be + Past Paticiple»
 Peru cultivates cacao. (Active)
 Cacao is cultivated in Peru. (Passive)
 Peru cultivates cacao and sugar cane. (A)
 Cacao and Sugar cane are cultivated in Peru. (P)
 Mario Vargas Llosa wrote La casa verde. (A)
 La casa verde was written by Mario Vargas Llosa. (P)
 Mario Vargas Llosa wrote La casa verde and La
ciudad y los perros. (A)
 La casa verde and La ciudad y los perros were written
by Mario Vargas Llosa. (P)
The Passive voice: «be + Past Paticiple»

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