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Secundaria Comunitaria Productiva

Área:Lengua Extranjera - Inglés
Docente: Maria Eugenia Balderrama, Estela Grilo, Lilian Miranda, Lucy Vargas.
Tema: Unidad 3. Estilo
Fecha: 30/03/2020 Curso: V indirecto, verbos Nro de actividad: 6
modales

GRAMMAR

REPORTED SPEECH

1..- Rewrite the direct quotes in reported speech with the reporting verbs in parentheses.

Ex.

Andrew: “ I would like to see Katy Perry in concert.” ( said )

Andrew said (that) he would like to see Katy Perry in concert.

1.- Entertainment weekly: “ Jay Z may perform at the new stadium.” ( reported )

Entertainment weekly reported that Jay Z might perform at the new stadium

2.- Clare: “ Will I see some celebrities during my vacation in Los Angeles?” ( asked )

Clare asked if she would see some celebrities during her vacation in L.A.
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3.- Security Officer: “ You have to leave your camera at the door.” ( told )

The Security Office told us that we had to leave our camera at the door

4.- Dylan: “ I had never used Twitter before I started college.” (said )

Dylan said he had never used Twitter before he started college

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II.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given in parentheses.

EX.

Oscar told us we had to wait ( must wait ) behind the rope to get the Singer’s autograph.

1.- Linda explained that she never tried (never try) to get a celebrity’s autograph before.

2.- Ethan said that he couldn’t believed (can’t believe) that he might meet ( might meet) a real star
soon.

3.- Olivia told us we must take (must take) a lot of pictures if we got close to a celebrity.

4.- Peter said that celebrities shouldn’t charged( shouldn’t charge) money for pictures.

5.- Ana admitted that she would probably never be ( will probably never be ) famous.
 MODAL VERBS

A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is used to express:

ability,possibility, permission or obligation.

Modals are : can,could, may, might, must,ought to, shall, should, will and would.

TYPE MODAL VERBS

Ability Can, Could,
Permission Can,Could,May,Shall,
Advice Should, ought to,must
Obligation Must, Have to
Possibility Might,May, Could, Can

III.- Look at the status update. Complete the message.Use modal vebs.

Lorenzo Vega

15 minutes ago

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Hi, guys Guess what? A story about me and my company will be on the channel 5 news this
aftenoon! It might help our business a lot, or at list it can’t hurt. Anyway, I had planned to watch it
at work, and I still would watch it if I could, but there’s an important meeting I absolutely must
attend. Can someone please record it for me? Thanks! The story should be on about 4:45 today.

Hi, Mom! Do you remember my friend Lorenzo? Well, he just told me that he (1) __will_________

be on the channel 5 news today! He said the story might help his company a lot, or at least it (3)

couldn’t hurt. Lorenzo explained that he (4) had planned to watch the story at work, and he said

he still (5) would watch it if he (6) could , but there’s a problem. He told me he (7) had to attend an

important meeting. He asked if someone (8) could record the story for him. I’m at work, so I can’t

do it. Can you help, Mom? Lorenzo said that the story (9)should be on at 4:45 today. Thanks! Kylie