Transform it into reported speech: 'I want to start at 8 o'clock.' (She says...)
She says she wants to start at 8 o'clock. (NOTE: In reported speech we put the tense one step in the past, but for recent comments, we don't need to do it)
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Transform it into reported speech: Our new buildings are fantastic. (He said...)
He said that their new buildings were fantastic
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Transform it into reported speech: The software is working very well. (She said..)
She said the software was working very well.
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Transform it into reported speech: Ana to her boss: My vacation has been a lot of fun. (She told...)
She told her boss that her vacation had been a lot of fun
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Transform it into reported speech: The company's figures have been performing badly. (The newspaper said...)
The newspaper said that the company's figures had been performing badly.
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Transform it into reported speech: We need to invest in a new target public (She said...)
She said we needed to invest in a new target public
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Complete with Passive voice: The first pair of Nike shoes ............ (make) in the late 1970s
were made
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Complete with Passive voice: The first Nike shoes factory ............ (open) in Oregon state
was opened
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Conditionals: If you .......... (offer) us more flexible terms, we'll consider a bigger order.
offer (First conditional: If + present simple + will)
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Conditionals: If you solved the reliability problem, we ............ (start) ordering again.
would start (Second conditional: If + past simple + would)
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Conditionals: If you paid tomorrow, we ............ (give) you a discount
would give (Second conditional: If + past simple + would)
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Conditionals: If he ............ (speak) more nicely, he'd be easier to communicate
spoke (Second conditional: If + past simple + would)
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Complete with Passive voice: They........... (market) internationally for the first time.
were marketed
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Complete with Passive voice: Almost right away, the patent rights ............(buy) by a British shoe manufacturer.
were bought
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Complete with Passive voice: The new shoes brand ............ (launch).
was launched
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Complete with Passive voice: The shoes ............ (wear) mainly by factory workers.