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Reported speech, 2nd conditional & wishes.

• Joe said that…he loved driving his car every day.

• Joe said that…he would go to Cancun that weekend.

• Joe said that…he hadn´t visited his mom for years.

• Joe said that…he could smoke 20 cigarettes per day.

I love driving my car every day.

I will go to

Cancun this

weekend.

I haven´t visited

my mom for years.

I can smoke

20 cigarettes per day.

Reported Speech: Statements.

• Ana said that…she wanted to go to Michoacán.

• Ana said that…she was going to have a lot of fun that day.

• Ana said that…she should eat corundas the following day. I want to

go to Michoacá

n.I should eat

corundas tomorrow. I am

going to have a lot

of fun today.

Reported Speech: Statements.

• The teacher asked us…

to open our student book.

• The teacher told Julia…

not to use her cell phone in the classroom.

• The teacher asked Juan…

not to chew gum in the classroom.

Open your student book,

please.

Don´t use your cell

phone in the classroom!!

Don´t chew gum in the classroom,

please.

REMEMBER:Ask For requestsTell For

commands

Reported Speech: Commands & Requests

I think it´s going to

rain soon..Snoopy said that…he thought

it was going to rain soon.

Woodstock said that…He hated when it rained.

I hate when it rains…

Reported Speech: Statements.

If I had a new car… If I were

older…

If we didn´t study..

If I couldfly…

Conditional Sentences: Type 2

If I had a lot of money, I would go to Paris.

The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had

no tears.(Native American

proverb)

“If everyone on earth just stopped breathing

for an hour, the greenhouse effect

would no longer be a problem.”Jerry Adler

Conditional Sentences: Type 2

“If God did not exist, it would be necessary

to invent him.”Voltaire

Conditional Sentences: Type 2 “If there were no bad

people, there would be no good lawyers.”

(Charles Dickens)

“If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no

meaning.”Aristotle Onassis

Conditional Sentences: Type 2

If I didn´t drink so much beer…

If I exercised

every day…

We would have a better life if…

If this soda were

colder…

Wishes: I wish…

WISH + Past simple To make a wish about a Present situation which we would like to be different.I wish I had more time to read.

We wish we had a longer vacation.We wish we drank a lot of “margaritas”.We wish we sunbathed all day.

I wish I had a

huge bowl of food to eat today.

WISH + COULD + base form To express regret aboutsomething we cannot do at present.I wish I could help you!

I wish I could

understand chinese.

I wish Maria could cook

better.

Complete the following sentences correctly.

1. The weather´s terrible today. I wish it ________ (be) a bit warmer.2. It really annoys me that you never do anything around the house! I wish you_______(wash up) from time to time. 3. The last bus always seems to leave early. I wish the driver ________ (wait)until the right time before leaving.4. We are all living in a small flat. I wish we ____________(be) in a big flat.5. John wishes he ______(have) a car.6. I don´t understand this point of grammar. I wish I ________ (understand).7. I speak terrible English. I wish I ________ (speak) English well.8. I miss my friends. I wish my friends _______ (be) here right now.9. I never win at chess. I wish I _________(win) a game occasionally.10. She´s late again. I wish she ________(be) late all the time.

ANSWERS:

1. The weather´s terrible today. I wish it were (be) a bit warmer.2. It really annoys me that you never do anything around the house! I wish you washed up (wash up) from time to time. 3. The last bus always seems to leave early. I wish the driver waited (wait)until the right time before leaving.4. We are all living in a small flat. I wish we were living (be) in a big flat.5. John wishes he had (have) a car.6. I don´t understand this point of grammar. I wish I understood (understand).7. I speak terrible English. I wish I spoke (speak) English well.8. I miss my friends. I wish my friends were (be) here right now.9. I never win at chess. I wish I won(win) a game occasionally.10. She´s late again. I wish she weren´t (be) late all the time.