Презентация - Use an introductory verb.

Use an Introductory Verb
Change Tenses (go backwards in time)
Change here to there now to then

Introductory Verb
They explained (that..)
She told me (that…)
He said (that…)
She added (that..)
I pointed out (that…)
We informed her (that..)
He claimed (that..)
She whispered (that..)
They thought (that..)
etc

Change Tenses (go backwards in time)
Present Simple or Continuous
Past Simple or Continuous
Present Perfect Simple or Continuous
Past Perfect Simple or Continuous
Past Simple or Continuous
Past Perfect Simple or Continuous
Future Simple (will + inf.)
would + inf.

Remember to change these
could
can
will
would
am, is, are
was, were
have, has, had
had
was, were
had been

DO NOT change these
V-ing
past participle
to + infinitive
bare infinitive

Change time and place
that, those, the
this, these
there
here
now
then
that day
today
that evening
this evening
tonight
that night

Change time and place
the previous day
yesterday
the day before
the previous week
last week
the week before
the next day
tomorrow
the following day
next year
the following year

I love reading books, especially when they have such an exciting plot as this one.
Aunt Molly said ____________________ books especially when ____________ such an exciting plot as ____________.
she loved reading
they had
that one
a
b
they have
that loved read
that she loves reading
they had
she loved reading
we had
c
this one
that one
the one

We could have a look at this photo album. It’s got all the photos Lucy took on her holiday.
Brian said __________________ a look at ______ photo album and explained ____________ all the photos Lucy _________ on her holiday.
we could have
the
had taken
that it had
a
b
the
they could had
this
we could have
these
that they can have
d
c
taked
it has
had taken
they had got
has taken
that it had

Mary used dad’s credit card to buy clothes and I don’t think dad will be very happy.
Ellie informed her mum that Mary ________________________ credit card _________ clothes and ________________ he ______________ very happy.
had used their dad’s
to buy
she didn’t think
would be
a
b
had used their dad’s
to buy
used dad’s
to bought
had been used the dad’s
bought
d
c
she didn’t thought
was
would be
she didn’t think
would was
she hadn’t thought

I’m getting good at driving. Actually, I think I’m going to be an excellent driver!
Tina claimed that __________________ good at _____________ and that , actually, ______________ _____________________ an excellent driver.
she was getting
driving
she thought
she was going to be
a
b
driving
Tina got
drove
she was getting
driven
that she had been getting
d
c
she ‘s going to was
she’s thinking
she was going to be
I thought
I’m going to being
she thought

We didn’t do our history class today so we had a free period.
Mona explained that __________________ ________ histrory class ___________ , so __________________ a free period.
they hadn’t done
that day
their
they ‘d had
a
b
their
they didn’t do
our
they didn’t
they hadn’t done
theirs
d
c
they had
that day
they’d had
the day before
they would have
the next day