UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA

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Teacher:
COURSE GUIDE TOPIC EXPECTED
English V 1 Reported Speech TIME OF WORK
(weeks 2 and 3) Third Conditional 12 hours

1. OBJECTIVES:

 Use reported speech and third conditional in different contexts correctly.

2. PRESENTATION:

Dear Student, in this guide you will develop different activities that will motivate and facilitate your learning
process, the themes to be developed are: reported speech and conditionals.

We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. We usually use a reporting verb
(e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and then change the tense of what was actually said in direct speech.

We use the third conditional to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this
situation. One of the clauses starts with if (or a similar word) – this is the conditional clause. The other clause
talks about the result of the conditional clause happening.

2.1. Initial reflection

Answer these questions:

What would you have done if there had been no quarantine?

_________________________________________________

What would you have studied if you hadn’t been admitted to UPTC?
_________________________________________________

Give this message to somebody else:

Your brother tells you that your best friend is in love with you but she is afraid to tell you and lose your
friendship.

“_________________________________________________________________________________________
______”

2.2. Contextualization
Answer the questions with "yes" or "no."

1. If the weather had been good yesterday, our picnic would not have been canceled.
a. Was the picnic canceled? Yes
b. Was the weather good? No

2. Ann would have made it to class on time this morning if the bus hadn't been late.
a. Did Ann try to make it to class on time? ______
b. Did Ann make it to class on time? ______
c. Was the bus late? ______

3. If the hotel had been built to withstand an earthquake, it would not have collapsed.
a. Was the hotel built to withstand an earthquake? ______
b. Did the hotel collapse? ______

Read the conversation. Can you identify the verbs that are used in reported speech?

reported-speech-conversation.mp3
Sophie: Mmm, it’s so nice to be chilling out at home after all that running around.
Ollie: Oh, yeah, travelling to glamorous places for a living must be such a drag!
Ollie: Mum, you can be so childish sometimes. Hey, I wonder how Daisy’s getting on in her job interview.
Sophie: Oh, yes, she said she was having it at four o’clock, so it’ll have finished by now. (phone rings) That’ll
be her ... yes. Hi, love. How did it go?
Daisy: Well, good I think, but I don’t really know. They said they’d phone later and let me know.
Sophie: What kind of thing did they ask you?
Daisy: They asked if I had any experience with people, so I told them about helping at the school fair and
visiting old people at the home, that sort of stuff. But I think they meant work experience.
Sophie: I’m sure what you said was impressive. They can’t expect you to have had much work experience at
your age.
Daisy: And then they asked me what acting I had done, so I told them that I’d had a main part in the school play,
and I showed them a bit of the video, so that was cool.
Sophie: Great!
Daisy: Oh, and they also asked if I spoke any foreign languages.
Sophie: Languages?
Daisy: Yeah, because I might have to talk to tourists, you know.
Sophie: Oh, right, of course.
Daisy: So that was it really. They showed me the costume I’ll be wearing if I get the job. Sending it over ... (a
photo of a big chicken costume is sent)
Ollie: Hey, sis, I heard that Brad Pitt started out as a giant chicken too! This could be your big break!
Daisy: Ha, ha, very funny.
Sophie: Take no notice, darling. I’m sure you’ll be a marvelous chicken.

3. APPROPRIATION
 REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

Present simple Past simple

“I play the guitar” She said that she played the guitar.
Present continuous Past continuous

“They are watching a film” He told us that they were watching a film
will would

“I will call you later” She said she would call me later.
can could

“He can work until 9:00” She told me that he could work until 9:00

When we report speech, the pronouns sometimes change.

“I eat meat”  He said he ate meat.

“We’ll help you tomorrow”  They said they would help me tomorrow.

Use reported speech to tell someone what another person said. It is common to change the verb tense when we
report speech. It is common to use say and tell to report speech.

Tell is followed by an object/object pronoun.

He told me that he was hungry
He told that he was hungry
Say is not followed by an object.
She said she worked in France.
She said-me-she worked in France.

VERB FORMS IN REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

“I work hard”  He said (that) he worked hard.
“I am working hard”  He said (that) he was working hard.
“I worked hard”  He said (that) he had worked hard.
“I have worked hard”  He said (that) he had worked hard.
“I am going to work hard”  He said (that) he was going to work hard.
“I will work hard”  He said (that) he would work hard.
“I can work hard”  He said (that) he could work hard.

COMMON REPORTING VERBS:

A main verb that introduces reported speech is called a "reporting

verb!' Say is the most common reporting verb and is usually
(a.) Ann said that she was hungry.
followed immediately by a noun clause, as in (a).
(b.) Ann told me that she was hungry.
(c.) Ann told Tom that she was hungry
Tell is also commonly used. Note that told is followed by me in (b)
and by Tom in (c). Tell needs to be followed immediately by a
(pro)noun object and then by a noun clause.
 Sue: "Are you tired?"
Karen: "I am not tired!'
Asked, not said, is used to report questions. Questions
REPORTED:
are also reported by using want to know, wonder, and
Sue asked (me) if I was tired.
inquire.
Sue wanted to know if I was tired.
Sue wondered if I was tired.
Sue inquired whether or not I was tired
Sue: "Are you tired?"
Karen: "I am not tired!'
The verbs answer and reply are often used to report
REPORTED replies
I answered / replied that I wasn't tired.

Other common reporting verbs: announce, comment, complain, explain, remark, state.

For further information:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGdt9apUpqg

THIRD CONDITIONAL

We use the third conditional (if + past perfect, would + have + past participle) to talk about something in the past
that did not happen (how things could have been different in the past).

IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

(past perfect) (would have + past participle)
If I had had more money, I would have sent my son to a better
school.
If I had been more careful, I wouldn’t have broken my arm.
If I hadn’t gone to that party that I wouldn’t have met my girlfriend.
day,

There are two clauses: the if clause and the main clause. You can reverse the order of the clauses, but the if
clause always uses the past perfect and the main clause uses would have + past participle.

He wouldn’t have missed the bus if he hadn’t overslept. = If he hadn’t overslept, he wouldn’t have missed the
bus.

The main clause often has would have. We can also use could have or might have.

If I'd had my mobile yesterday, I could have contacted you.

We just caught the train. If we'd stopped to buy a paper, we might have missed it.
For further information:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwOCqtaZDrk

4. EXERCISES

4.1. Change the quoted speech to reported speech.

1. Jim said, “I’m sleepy.”  Jim said that he was sleepy.

2. Sally said, “I don’t like chocolate.” 
3. Mary said, “I’m planning to take a trip with my family.” 
4. Tom said, “I have already eaten lunch.” 
5. Kate said, “I called my doctor.” 
6. Mr. Rice said, “I’m going to go to Chicago.” 
7. Eric said to me, “I will come to your house at ten.” 
8. “I have written that letter already,” my friend said. 
9. Carol said to me, “I will ask Mr. Harris about that word.” 
10.I said, “I can’t understand those two lessons at all.” 
11. “I know those two girls quite well,” Catherine said. 
12. Charles said to me, “I have to leave the office before 3:00 p.m.” 
13. “My secretary didn’t finish the work,” Mr. Johnson said. 
14. George remarked, “I can’t possibly finish the work by that time.” 
15. Mr. Anderson said, “I have been smoking too much recently.” 
16. “Our entire trip cost us two thousand dollars,” Mr. Brown added. 
17. “Your health will improve very quickly,” The doctor said to me 
18. Roger asked us, “Have you seen that movie yet?” 
19. I said to her, “Do you understand the lesson?” 
20. My friend asked me, “Do you enjoy your English class?”

4.2. Change the pronouns from the quoted speech to reported speech.

1. Mr. Smith said, “I need help with my luggage.”  Mr. Smith said that he needed help with his luggage.
2. Mrs. Peacock said, “I am going to visit my brother.”  Mrs. Peacock said that _______ was going to visit
_______ brother.
3. Sue and Tom said, “We don’t like our new apartment.”  Sue and Tom said that _________ didn’t like
_______ new apartment.
4. Joe said to me, “I will call you.”  Joe said ________ would call _________.
5. Paul said to me, “I’ll meet you at your house after I finish my work at my house.”  Paul said that ________
would meet ______ at ________ house after ____________ finished ____________ work at __________ house.

4.3. Complete the conversation. Put in the correct form of the verb. Use the past perfect or would have.

Nick: Manchester United didn't play very well today.

Tom: We were awful. But if Hacker (►) had taken (take) that easy chance, (►) we would have won (we/ win).
Nick: We didn't deserve to win. It (1) ____________ (be) pretty unfair if Rangers (2) ____________ (lose).
Tom: Hacker was dreadful. My grandmother (3) ____________ (score) if (4) ____________ (she / be) in that
position.
Nick: And if Burley (5) _________________ (not / be) asleep, he (6) _________________ (not / give) a goal
away.
Tom: If Johnson (7) _________________ (not / be) injured when we needed him most, (8)
_________________ (it/be) different.
Nick: Yes, (9) _________________ (we / beat) them if (10) _________________ (he / be) fit.

4.4. Answer the questions in third conditional.

A: If you had not started this grammar course, what would you have done to improve your English? (go to
Britain)
B: If I ____________________ this course, I ____________________________ to improve my English.

A: If you had found a stranger in your bedroom this morning, how would you have reacted? (scream)
B: If I ____________________________ a stranger in my bedroom, I _______________________ .

A: If you had not decided to study English, what language would you have chosen instead? (French)
B: If I __________________________ to study English, I _______________________ instead.

4.5. Read the following text. (type 3 conditional)

In May 1992 Ellen lost her job in London. She didn't have much money in the bank, so she was very worried.
She looked in the newspapers and she saw an advertisement for a job as a translator from German into English.
She didn't speak German very well, so she didn't apply for it. In June, she heard about some teaching jobs abroad
because a friend phoned to tell her about them. She phoned the company, and they asked her to go for an
interview with the director. Ellen thought the interview went badly, but in fact the director was happy with the
interview and offered Ellen a job in Spain. However, Ellen couldn't start at once because she didn't know any
Spanish. She took a course to learn the language. She was good at languages and she made rapid progress. So,
by September she had a new job, and she still had a little money left in the bank.

Now write sentences using the words in brackets ( ).

Example 1: (if Ellen/have/a lot of money in the bank, she/not/be/so worried.) If Ellen had had a lot of money in
the bank, she wouldn't have been so worried.
► (If she/not/look/in the newspapers, she/not/see/the advertisement.) If she hadn't looked in the newspapers, she
wouldn't have seen the advertisement.

1 (If she/speak/German very well, she/apply/for the job.) = __________________________________________

2 (If her friend/not/phone, she/not/hear/about the teaching jobs.) = ____________________________________
3 (If she/not/contact/the company, they/not/ask/her to go for an interview.) =
_____________________________
4 (If the interview/go/badly, the director/not/offer/Ellen a job.) =
______________________________________
5 (If Ellen/know/some Spanish, she/start/at once.) = ________________________________________________
6 (If she/not/be/good at languages, she/not/make/rapid progress.) =
_____________________________________

5. EVALUATIVE TASK

Send to the Moodle platform the answers of the exercises in a Word file and an audio file reading the sentences.

There are 15 sentences in the assignment. If one sentence is grammatically incorrect or has the wrong answers, it
receives a score of 0.0. If a sentence is grammatically correct or has the correct answers, pronunciation of this
sentence is evaluated in a scale of 1 to 5. At the end, the average score of all the sentences is done in order to
know the final score of this assignment.

I. Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III)

1. I (write) ______ you a postcard if I (have) ______ your address.
2. If it (not/ start) ______ to rain, we (walk) ______ to the museum.
3. We (swim) ______ in the sea if there (not / be) ______ so many sharks there.
II. Complete the second half of each sentence using your own words. The result must be grammatically
correct and it must make sense. The second half must have at least 4 words.

1. I would have fixed your bicycle if _____________________________________________________

2. If your girlfriend hadn’t seen you with that other woman, ____________________________________
 3. I would have graduated this year if ______________________________________________

Comment on each situation using a type 3 conditional with if.

Example 1: In a bookshop yesterday Daniel saw a book he really wanted. The only problem was that he
didn't have any money. If Daniel had had any money, he would have bought the book.

Example 2: Rita often goes to concerts at the town hall, although not to every one. There was one on
Saturday, but she didn't know about it. Rita would have gone to the concert if she had known about it.

1. On Sunday the guests had to have their lunch inside. Unfortunately, it wasn't warm enough to have it
outside. _________________________________________________________
2. There was a bomb scare last Tuesday. Sarah wanted to fly to Rome, but she wasn't able to. The
airport was closed. _________________________________________________________
3. Sarah has been quite busy, and she hasn't watered her plants for some time. As a result, they've died.
_________________________________________________________

IV. Report these sentences correctly.

Example: My friend: “I am looking for my keys.” = My friend said that she was looking for her keys.
1. Tom: “I’m going to London with my wife.” = _______________________________________
2. Charles and Jane: “We have been staying with our friend in Seattle.” = ______________________
3. Monica: “I moved out of my boyfriend’s house.” = ________________________________
4. My mom: “You will feel better after drinking some tea” = __________________________________
5. Mark: “I am from New Mexico and my wife is from Britain.” = ______________________________
6. Peter: “Do you live near the stadium?” = ___________________________________