UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO

UNIDAD ACADÉMICA PROFESIONAL CHIMALHUACÁN

INGLÉS 6

DOCENTE: JOVANNA GPE. AGUILAR FLORES.

SIMPLE PRESENT.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

1 I ___________________ every morning. (do yoga)

2 My parents ___________________. (not work)

3 What time ___________________ lunch? (you / have)

4 I ___________________ meat. (not eat)

5 When ___________________ to go shopping? (you / want)

6 Jim ___________________ television every morning. (watch)

7 My mother and I ___________________ very well. (get on)

8 ___________________ to the gym every day? (they / go)

9 Excuse me, ___________________ here? (you / live)

10 She always ___________________a shower before breakfast. (have)

11 How much coffee ___________________? (you / drink)

12 We ___________________ at work. (not smoke)

13 He ___________________ by plane very often. (not travel)

14 Why ___________________ at 6.00? (Linda / get up)

15 They sometimes ___________________ a taxi home. (get)

16 He ___________________ work at 5.00. (finish)

17 What kind of music ___________________? (you / listen to)

18 They ___________________ away at the weekend. (not go)

19 She ___________________ him very often. (not see)

20 Why ___________________ me? (your father / not like)

*COMPLETE WITH A VERB IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE.

GET ON - NOT HAVE - LISTEN - LIVE - OPEN - NOT TALK - NOT WORK

1 He ___________________ in a flat.

2 ___________________ the banks ___________________ in the afternoon?

3 We usually ___________________ to the news in the car.

4 My sister ___________________ many friends.

5 She’s quite shy. She ___________________much.

6 ___________________ Jane ___________________ well with her boss?

7 My cooker’s new, but it ___________________very well.

*COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS. USE THESE VERBS:

DO - DO - ENJOY - GO - LIKE - START - TEACH - WORK

1 What _____________________________________? ----------- I work in a bookshop.

2 ______________________________ it? -------- It’s ok.

3 What time ________________________- in the morning? -------- At 9 o’clock.

4 __________________________ on Saturdays? ---------- Sometimes.

5 How ___________________________ to work? --------- Usually by bus.

6 And your husband. What _________________________? ----------- He’s a teacher.

7 What _________________________________? ---------- Science.

8 _____________________________ his job? ------------ Yes, he loves it.

SIMPLE PRESENT VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

*WRITE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1 It / rain. (-) _________________________________________________________________

2 Hey! You / stand on my foot! (+) ________________________________________________

3 they / play very well today (-) ___________________________________________________

4 what / you study at the moment (?) ______________________________________________

5 she / wear make-up (?) _______________________________________________________

6 they / make / a big mistake (+) _________________________________________________

7 your brother / work in London now (?) ___________________________________________

8 she / talk to her father at the moment (-) __________________________________________

*COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1 The girl in the painting __________________________ the guitar. (play)

2 My dog’s not dangerous. He __________________________. (not bite)

3 Why ____________ you _________________ sunglasses? It _____________! (wear, rain)

4 You can turn off the radio. I ___________________ to it. (not listen)

5 I __________________ to go to the bank. I ______________ any money. (need, to

have)

6 Be careful! The baby ___________________ that pencil in her mouth! (put)

7 A _____________ you usually ____________ at weekends? (cook, eat)

B No, we normally ___________ out.

8 A What ____________ you ___________ here? (do, meet)

B I _______________ Emma. Look, there she is.

*COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES USING PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

A What _________ you ________ (do)?

B I _______________ (watch) this film. It’s a musical.

A But you ____________________ (not like) musicals!

B I know, I usually ________________ (hate) them. But this one is really good. ______________ you
_________ (want) to watch it?

A Not right now, Susie’s here and we ______________ (study) for our English test.

B A test?

A Yes, we ____________________ (have) a test every Friday.

A _________________ you _________________ (use) this computer now?

B No, the boss _________________ (wait) for me in the office. Why?

A Because I _________________ (need) to use it.

B What’s wrong with your computer?

A It _________________ (not work) at the moment and I _________________ (want) to send an e-mail.

B OK.

A How’s your son?

B He’s fine. He’s at university now.

A Really? What _________________ he _________________ (study)?

B Medicine. He’s going to be a doctor. He _________________ (do) his final exams at the moment. How’s
your daughter?

A She’s fine too. She _________________ (work) in a shop at the moment. She _________________
(want) to go travelling this summer so she ________________ (need) to earn some money.
 SIMPLE PAST.

*PUT THE VERBS IN THE BRACKETS IN THE PAST SIMPLE.

Two summers ago we ________________ (have) a holiday in Scotland. We ________________ (drive)

there from London, but our car ________________ (break) down on the motorway and we
________________ (spend) the first night in Birmingham. When we ________________ (get) to Edinburgh
we _____________ (not can) find a good hotel – they ________________(be) all full. We
________________ (not know) what to do but in the end we ________________ (find) a bed and breakfast
and we ________________ (stay) there for the week. We ________________ (see) the castle,
________________ (go) to the Arts Festival, and we ________________ (buy) a lot of souvenirs. We
________________(want) to go to Loch Ness but we ________________ (not have) much time and it
________________ (be) quite far away. The weather ________________ (be) good, but it
________________ (start) raining the day we ________________ (leave).

*COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

A Susan! You’re back! How ____________ (be) it? ____________ you ____________ (have) a good time?

B No. It ____________ (be) awful.

A Why? What happened?

B We ____________ (stay) in a really bring hotel, and James ____________ (think) the city was
dangerous at night so we ____________ (not go) out much in the evening.

A What ____________ you ____________ (do) during the day? ____________ you ____________ (go)
sightseeing?

B Yes, we ____________ (see) all the famous things, but we ____________ (spend) a lot of money in
restaurants. And James ____________ (buy) very expensive souvenirs for all his family! I ____________
(not buy) anything.

A Is this your first time in England?

B No, I ____________ (have) a holiday in Liverpool two years ago.

A Really? I know Liverpool! Where ____________ you ____________ (stay)?

B We ____________ (stay) at a hotel near the train station. I can’t remember the name. When
____________ (be) you in Liverpool?

A I ____________ (go) to university there.

B Really? What ____________ you ____________ (study)?

A Hotel Management. But I ____________ (not like) it much.

B Why ____________ you ____________ (not like) it?

A It ____________ (be) boring. I ____________ (leave) after the first year.

A What’s the problem?

B Somebody ____________ (take) my clothes and my bag when I _____________ (be) in the sea!

A When ____________ this ____________ (happen)?

B Well, I ____________ (arrive) at the beach at nine o’clock this morning and I ____________ (go) for a
swim at about ten.

A ______________ you _________________ (see) the person take your bag?

B No. When I ____________ (come) out of the sea my bag ____________ (not be) there.

A ____________ you ____________ (have) anything valuable in your bag?

B Yes! My mobile phone, my credit cards….

A Well, come with me to the police station, sir.

 SIMPLE PAST VS. PAST CONTINUOUS.

PAST CONTINUOUS.

*Where were these people yesterday afternoon? And what were they doing? Write two sentences.
1 Rachel / at home / watch TV. ____________________________________________________________
2 Jack and Kate / at the cinema / watch a film
__________________________________________________
3 Tim / in his car / drive
___________________________________________________________________
4 Tracey / at the station / wait for a train
______________________________________________________
5 Mr and Mrs Hall / in the park / walk
_________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

* COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS.

1 I ___________________ (sleep) on my friend’s sofa when his mother came home.
2 What ___________________ (you/talk) about when I came in?
3 He didn’t call you because his mobile phone ___________________ (not/work)
4 They ___________________ (live) in Sidney when their first child born.
5 I’m sorry, ___________________ (you/watch) that programme?
6 We ___________________ (walk) along the beach when we saw a snake.
7 She ________________________ (not / drive) when the car hit the tree.
8 It ___________________ (snow) when they arrived in New York.

*WRITE SENTENCES WITH WHEN, USE THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS.
1 They / play tennis/ start/ rain ____________________________________________________________
2 He / break / his leg / ski _______________________________________________________________
3 The boys / fight / their father / come home __________________________________________________
4 A dog / eat / my sandwich / I / sleep / in the park _____________________________________________
5 We / study / in the library / the fire / start ___________________________________________________

*EACH SENTENCE HAS ONE MISTAKE. WRITE THE CORRECT SENTENCE.

1 She was seeing the shark while she was surfing.
____________________________________________________________________________________
2 What was you doing last night at 8.00 pm?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3 I was reading a book when my brother was setting back.
_____________________________________________________________________________________

4 He didn’t liked the film very much.

_____________________________________________________________________________________
5 What did he see while he swam?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

6 You can turn off the TV, I not was watching it.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7 I was talking to Stephen while the phone rang.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8 I went to the cinema last night but I wasn’t liking the film.
_____________________________________________________________________________________

*WRITE SENTENCES WITH WHEN, USE THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS.

1 They / play tennis/ start/ rain

_____________________________________________________________

2 He / break / his leg / ski

_________________________________________________________________

3 The boys / fight / their father / come home

___________________________________________________

4 A dog / eat / my sandwich / I / sleep / in the park

_______________________________________________

5 We / study / in the library / the fire / start

_____________________________________________________

FUTURE TENSES
*COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH WILL/WON’T AND THESE VERBS.

SNOW NOT PASS RAIN BE ABLE TO BE (X2) NOT FINISH NEED

1 Do you think it __________________? -------------- No, it isn’t cold enough. But I think it
_________________

2 Come on. You __________________ late for school.

3 We __________________ the painting today. --------------- You’re right. It ______________dark in half an

hour.
4 You need to do more work you __________________ your exams.

5 You __________________ play again in six weeks, but you __________________ to be very careful.

*READ SENTENCES 1-12 AND MATCH THEM TO PREDICTIONS A-L. COMPLETE THE PREDICTIONS
WITH WILL/WON´T. USE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

1 There is a new drinks machine in the office. _______

2 She’s going to live in France for a year. _______

3 I broke one of my mum’s best glasses. _______

4 We’re going to get tickets for the concert tonight. _______

5 The teacher isn’t going to be here tomorrow. _______

6 My brother is going to sell his flat in London. _______

7 I’m going to stop smoking. _______

8 She’s going to buy another mobile phone. _______

9 My son has a degree in Computer Science. _______

10 I’m going on a walking holiday in Scotland. _______

11 I’m taking my driving test tomorrow. _______

12 I’m going to see Terminator 3 tonight. _______

A They ________________________ very expensive. (be)

B Don’t worry. You ________________________. (pass)

C She ________________________ probably ________________________ it, just like the other two.
(lose)

D She ________________________ speaking French fluently. (come back)

E You ________________________ it. It’s very violent. (not like)

F The coffee ________________________ very good. (not be)

G You ________________________much healthier. (feel)

H She ________________________ furious. (be)

I I’m sure he ________________________ a good job. (get)

J He ________________________ a lot of money for it. (get)

K It ________________________ every day. (rain)

L Great! So we ________________________ the exam! (not have)

*MATCH THE SENTENCES ON THE LEFT WITH THE WORDS ON THE RIGHT. THEN WRITE THE
COMPLETE SENTENCES BELOW USING GOING TO.

_______ I didn’t study for the test. A take the next

plane

_______ He’s driving too fast. B have a backache

_______ Frank always eats too much. C rain

_______ He forgot to return his books to the library. D fail

_______ There are large black clouds in the sky. E call a service
station

_______ Mr. and Mrs. Manning missed their flight. F get a

stomachache

_______ Phillip has fever. G sink

_______ Ellen and Bob are buying a lot of food and wine. H have an accident

_______ Marie is lifting very heavy boxes. I take an aspirin

_______ The boat is full of water. J break her leg

_______ John just ate four big hamburgers. K have a party

_______ Kristin is a terrible skier. L get fat

_______ Her car broke down. M have to pay a fine

1 ____________________________________________________________________________________

2 ____________________________________________________________________________________

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*COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF GOING TO OR WILL
DEPENDING OF EACH SITUATION.

1 I left my wallet at home. It’s ok. I _____________________ (lend) you some money.

2 The sky is very dark. It _________________ (rain)

3 That box looks very heavy. I _________________ (help) you carry it.

4 I bought some paint because I _________________ (paint) my apartment.

5 It’s very hot in here. I _________________ (open) the window for you.

6 The weatherman says it _________________ (be) a beautiful day tomorrow. I think I

_________________ (go) to the beach.

7 We probably _________________(not/go) to the party next week.

8 The Andersons went to the travel agent yesterday. They _________________ (buy) their tickets
tomorrow.

9 Do you have any holiday plans? ------------- Yes, we _________________ (take) a Mediterranean cruise.

10 Ronnie can’t drive me to the airport. ------------ That’s ok. I _________________ (take) you.

11 I don’t think I _________________ (be) able to come to your party.

 PRESENT PERFECT.

SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

knew
met
Was/were
fly
wrote
taken
drove
do
ate
give
see
had
gone
make
spoke

*MAKE THE PRESENT PERFECT.

1 She / pass the exam? __________________________________________________________________

2 You / not / study English for ten years

______________________________________________________

3 Where / you / be?

______________________________________________________________________
4 We / go / to Paris
______________________________________________________________________

5 They / be / in London for six moths

_________________________________________________________

6 He / not meet / my mother

_______________________________________________________________

7 It / rain a lot this week

___________________________________________________________________

8 She / play basketball before

______________________________________________________________

9 You / eat in this restaurant before?

________________________________________________________

10 He / ever / be there? __________________________________________________________________

MODALS: “SHOULD”.

*Read the problems and complete the advice with should/shouldn’t and a verb from the box.

1 I love going out at night and then watching TV ,

when I get home. The problem is, I’m always tired
at work the next day. What should I do?

2 I have a bad pain in my neck, when I move my

head, it gets much worse. What is your advice?

3 There is a really nice T-shirt on sale in my local

shop, it’s expensive, but I can afford it. Should I
buy it?

4 My colleague earns more money than I do, but

does half the amount of work. It’s really making
me angry. What should I do?

5 My children are 6 and 9 years old. They love to

watch horror films, but when they do they can’t
sleep at night. Any advice?

6 I hate waiting in queues. After about two

minutes I get really angry and want to hit
 someone. Please help.

7 I’m 23 and lonely. I work from home and I never

get the chance to meet anybody. What should I
do?

Be go(x2) tell watch buy join

1 You __________________ your boss. He might offer you more money.

2 You _______________________ so impatient. Try to relax more.
3 You _______________________ to bed so late.
4 You _______________________ to the doctor immediately.
5 You _______________________ it before someone else does.
6 You _______________________ a dating agency.
7 They _____________________ horror movies at that age.

*Write sentences giving advices. Use should/shouldn’t + a verb.

Play - leave - buy - turn down - see - go - wear - spend - be - learn - get up - practice

1 He _________________ a new car because this one it’s too old.

2 She ________________ so long on the phone.
3 She ________________ the volume. I can’t hear you.
4 He ________________ to the hairdresser’s, his hair is too long.
5 He ________________ that t-shirt, it’s small for him.
6 They ________________ their bags on the ground.
7 She ________________ earlier.
8 You ________________ your English more.
9 He ________________ games on his computer all day.
10 He ________________ to cook.
11 You ________________ this film. You’d love it!
12 She ________________ careful with her umbrela, the day is very windy.
*Write sentences with “I think ……. should”…… or “I don´t think …. Should”.
1 It’s late. (go home now)
_________________________________________________________________
2 That coat is too big for you. (buy it)
_________________________________________________________
3 You don’t need your car. (sell it)
___________________________________________________________
4 Diane needs a rest. (have a holiday)
_______________________________________________________
5 Sally and Colin are too young. (get married)
_________________________________________________
6 You’re not well this morning. (go to work)
____________________________________________________
7 James isn’t well today. (go to the doctor)
____________________________________________________
8 The hotel is too expensive for us. (stay there)
________________________________________________

*What do you think? Write sentences with should.

1 I think everybody
______________________________________________________________________
2 I don’t think that everybody ______________________________________________________________
3 I think
_______________________________________________________________________________
4 I don’t think __________________________________________________________________________
5 I think I should _______________________________________________________________________

MODALS: “CAN AND COULD”.

*Complete these sentences. Use can or can’t + one of these verbs.

Come - find - hear - see - speak

1 I’m sorry but we _________________ to your party next Saturday.

2 I like this hotel room. You __________________ the mountains from the window.

3 You are speaking very quietly. I __________________ you.

4 Have you seen my bag? I ________________________ it.

5 Catherine got the job because she ___________________ five languages.

*Complete these sentences. Use can´t or couldn’t + one of the verbs.

Eat - decide - find - go - go - sleep

1 I was tired but I ___________________.

2 I wasn’t hungry yesterday. I ___________________ my dinner.

3 Ann doesn´t know what to do. She ___________________.

4 I wanted to speak to Martin yesterday but I ___________________ him.

5 Jim ___________________ to the concert next Saturday. He has to work.

6 Paula ___________________ to the meeting last week. She was ill.

*Read the sentences and choose the correct answer.

1 She screamed a lot but nobody ________________ heard her voice.

A) Could B) can C) couldn’t D) can’t

2 You are 17 years old, you _________________ enter the club at this age.

A) Can B) can’t C) couldn’t D) could

3 My mother _____________ play the guitar very well when she was young.

A) Can B) could C) can’t D) couldn’t

4 She _____________ understand five languages and __________ speak three languages.

A) Can / can’t B) can / can C) could / can D) could / could

5 I _______________ play tennis now. I have got a terrible headache.

A) Could B) can C) can’t D) couldn’t

* Complete the sentences with the correct form of can and could.

1 I _______________ go to the party last night because I was sick.

2 A: ____________ Noel cook Italian food? B: Yes, he _____________.

3 My sister ___________ swim last year, but now she _____________.

4 They _____________ go shopping yesterday because the store was closed.

5 A: _______________ you read when you were four years old? B: Yes, I ____________.

6 Elie _____________ ride a bicycle. She rides it to school every day.

7 I’m very tired, so I _______________ go out to the park to play.

8 A: _____________ you see the moon last night? B: No, I ______________.

9 When ___________ I talk to you about the company report?

10 Most dinosaurs walked on land, but some ________________ fly or even swim.

11 Excuse me, I ____________ hear you right now. The music is too loud.

12 I ___________ drive a truck when I was only sixteen years old.

13 Douglas hit the tree because he ___________ stop his car.

14 I ______________ read without my glasses. Where are they?

*Write sentences about yourself. Use can, can’t, could or couldn’t.

1 When I was a child I ________________________________________________________________

2 _________________________________________________________________________________

3 _________________________________________________________________________________

4 _________________________________________________________________________________

5 _________________________________________________________________________________

MODALS: “MAY- MIGHT”

*Complete the dialogues with may or might + a verb.

Phone - be(x2) - sell - go - meet - not come - like - not have - take - buy - fall

1 Where are you going for your holiday? – I don´t know. I’m really busy, so I ____________________ a

holiday this year.

2 Look mom, I can ride my bicycle without using my hands. – Oh be careful, you ________________!
3 What’s this? It looks very strange. – It’s a special dish from my country. Try it, you ________________ it.

4 Can I speak to Jack please? – I’m sorry , he’s in a meeting until 4. He ________________ free after that.

I’ll just check with his diary.

5 I think I ________________ this t-shirt. - Don’t be silly, it’s too small for you.

6 Do you have any plans for this weekend? – We’re not sure yet, we ________________ to the mountains.

7 I ________________ to class tomorrow. I think I’ll have to work late. – Ok, but don’t forget to do the

homework.

8 Are you going to be in this evening? – I’m not sure. I ________________ some friends for a drink.

9 Are you going to send them an e-mail? – No, I think I ________________ them.

10 How are you getting home tonight? – It depends. If it’s raining we ________________ a taxi.

11 Let’s go to that new restaurant. – Oh no, my ex-girlfriend ________________ there! It’s her favourite

place to have dinner.

12 What are you going to do with your old car? – I don’t know. I ________________ it, but I probably won´t

get much money for it.

MODALS: “HAVE TO / MUST”.

*Match the pairs of the sentences with the best meanings.

A- I must do my homework. 1 Tomorrow I have an important test.

B- I have to do my homework. 2 I´m telling myself it’s important.

A- I must wear this new shirt for the party. 1 I will look smarter.
B- I have to wear a shirt and a tie to go in. 2 It’s the rule.

A- I must have a drink of water. 1 The doctor told me so.

B- I have to drink lots of water. 2 I’m really thirsty.

A- We must go to London sometime. 1 It’s another business trip.

B- I have to go to London. 2 It would be really nice.

A- I must go and see the doctor. 1 I have an appointment.

B- I have to go to the doctor’s. 2 My back hurts now and then.

*Choose have to or must.

1 I’m tired. I _______________ go to bed early tonight.
2 This is a very good film. You _________________ see it.
3 Children ________________ go to school until the age of 15.
4 Mr. Johnson ________________ stop smoking. The doctor said so.

*Complete with the correct form of have to or must.

1 I ________________ be home at 9 o’clock. Otherwise, my mother will kill me.
2 The teacher said : “ You ________________ do all exercises on page 20 in you book”.
3 I ________________ help my little brother more. My father said so.
4 Sonia ________________ take these medicines. The doctor said so.
5 I ________________ go, otherwise I’ll miss my train.
6 Sorry, I can’t come. I ________________ clean my room. I can’t live in such a mess anymore.
7 I ________________ be at the party by 6.00. I will take a taxi if I want to be on time.

* CHOOSE THE CORRECT MODAL VERB.

1 You _______ cigarretes in British Columbia unless you are 19 year of age. That is the law.
a) Cannot buy b) mustn’t buy c) can
2 A good sense of humor is important, even at work. You _________ serious all the time.
a) Mustn’t be b) can be c) may not be
3 At my school, students don’t wear uniforms. We __________ whatever we want.
a) Can wear b) must wear c) have to wear
4 You don’t have to leave a 20% tip after eating in a restaurant, you _________ 10%.
a) Must leave b) have to leave c) can leave
5 The sign says “No parking”. That means you _____________.
a) Cannot leave your car there. b) mustn’t leave your car there c) cannot to leave your
car there
6 Watch out for that car, Timmy! You ____________ both ways before you step into the street.
a) Must look b) can look c) may look
7 I’m really out of shape. I _____________ going to the gym regularly.
a) Has to rest b) have to start c) must be starting
8 There’s no hurry. You ______________ that report by Friday.
a) Can finish b) must to finish c) mayn’t finish

* COMPLETE WITH: MUST, MUSTN’T, HAVE TO, NOT HAVE TO, MAY, COULD, COULDN’T.

1 You ___________ use this product without protection.

2 You _________ go to the ceremony if you don’t feel like it. It’ll be very boring anyway.
3 He ___________take the bus because his brother always picks him up at the station.
4 You _________ come at the dinner, it doesn’t matter you are late.
5 We __________ find a hotel so we stayed in the car. It was so uncomfortable!
6 You ___________ forget to take your medicine.
7 We ____________ sleep till late because it was a holiday.

REPORTING VERBS
* FILL THE GAPS USING THE VERBS IN THE BOX. USE EACH VERB ONCE ONLY.

ADVISE HOPE PROMISE SUGGEST

BEG INSIST REMIND THREATEN

DENY INVITE REFUSE WARN

1 “I didn’t do it”, she said.

She ________________ doing it.
2 “Have lunch with me”, she said.
She ________________ me to have lunch with her.
3 “Why don’t you buy one?”, said Tom.
Tom ________________ I buy one.
4 “I promise I’ll take you to Prague”, said Mary.
Mary ________________ to take me to Prague.
5 “I hope Andy phones tonight”, said Claire.
Clare ________________ Andy would phone that night.

6 “Please, please don’t tell anyone!”, he said.

He ________________ me not to tell anyone.
7 “I won’t do it”, he said.
He ________________ to do it.
8 “You should have lessons”, she said.
She ________________ me to have lessons.
9 “We really must go with you”, they said.
They ________________ on going with me.
10 “Don’t forget to phone Grany”, said Mum.
Mum ________________ me to pone Grany.
11 “If you wear my T-shirt again, I’ll pinch you very hard”, said Maggie.
Maggie ________________ to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
12 “Don’t fly kites near electric overhead cables”, said my father.
My father ________________ me not to fly kites near electric overhead cables.

INDIRECT QUESTIONS.
Are a way of being polite, especially when you are talking with someone you don’t know.

PHRASE + QUESTION WORD / IF + SUBJECT + VERB?

DIRECT INDIRECT
What time is it? Can you tell me what time it is?
Where is the school? Could you tell me where the school is?
Is he a lawyer? I would like to know if he is a lawyer?

Some phrases we can use:

*Can you tell me… *Do you know…
*Could you tell me… *I wonder…
*Would you tell me… *I would like to know…
*I want to understand… *I want to know…
*Would you mind telling me…

*Change the sentences into indirect questions using polite expressions.

1 Are you coming to the party? __________________________________________________________
2 How does it work? __________________________________________________________________
3 How long does it take to get there? _____________________________________________________
4 What is this? _______________________________________________________________________
5 When is the party? ___________________________________________________________________
6 What does he do at the weekend? _______________________________________________________
7 Did you live there? ____________________________________________________________________
8 Did she go out last night? _______________________________________________________________
9 What did you see there? ________________________________________________________________

*Rewrite the indirect questions in the correct order.

1 questions of these you what think? ______________________________________________________
2 the is bank where nearest? ____________________________________________________________
3 an question to indirect make how? ______________________________________________________
4 an to class this how “A” get in? _________________________________________________________
5 like tomorrow the be weather what will? ___________________________________________________
6 you been how English have long studying? ________________________________________________
7 free your do what time you in? _________________________________________________________