Conditional Sentences and Reported Speech
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Conditional Sentences
Zero - Permanent actions
If (Pr. S), (Pr. S)
If we heat water to 100C, it boils.
1rst - Probable actions
(Will + V) if (Pr S.)
We'll go boating if it doesn't rain
2nd - Unlikely or imaginary actions
(If + Past. S), (Would + V)
If I won the lotto, I would buy a house
3rd - Impossible actions
(Would have + Participle) if (Past Perfect)
You would have met Kevin if you had come to the cinema with us
Reported Speech
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
PR. SIMPLE PS. SIMPLE
He said, "I want to watch a film" He said that he wanted to watch a film
PR. CONTINUOUS PS. CONTINUOUS
He said "Jane is sleeping" He said that Jane was sleeping
PR. PERFECT PS. PERFECT
She said that "I have bought a She said that she had bought a new
new dress" dress
PS. SIMPLE PS. PERFECT
Alex said, " I finished my work" He said that he had finished his work
PS. CONTINUOUS PS. PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Ana said "I was intervewing She said that she had been intervewing candidates" candidates
WILL WOULD
Laia said "I will help him" She said that she would help him
CAN COULD
He said "I can speak french" He said that he could speak french
HAVE TO HAD TO
She said "I have to go home" She said that she had to go home
MUST HAD TO
He said "everybody must obey the He said that everybody had to obey ...
rules"