Inglés Avanzado: Second Conditional, Modal Passive, Have/Get y Reported Speech con Ejemplos

Second Conditional Questions

If there was more time in the day, you would spend it sleeping.

If there was more time in the day, would you spend it sleeping?

If I came to your town, what could I see?

If I had a headache, what could I do?

Modal Passive

Es para hablar de forma casi formal.

Sustantivo      Modal      Be      Past Participle

Dogs      must      be      kept out

Cars      should      be      parked in the car parks

Tickets      can      be      bought on the internet

Mobile phones must not be used in this part of their hospital.

Computers should be switched off during the meeting.

Have / Get

Lo usamos cuando alguien más hace un trabajo por nosotros.

Persona      Have / Get      Sustantivo      Past Participle

She      has      her hair      cut once a month

He      has      his hair      cut once a month

We      had      the car      fixed last week

I      get      my eyes      tested every year

The dentist checks my teeth, or...

I get my teeth checked by the dentist.

Sarah has her hair cut, or...

She has her hair cut.

He repaired my roof, or...

I have my roof repaired.

Nick has fixed his bike, or...

He has his bike fixed.

Reported Speech

Direct Speech       Reported Speech

Present simple                            Past simple

Present continuous                        Past continuous

Past simple                              Past perfect

Present perfect                           Past perfect

Am/is/are going to                 Was/were going to

Will                                         Would

Can                                                     Could

“I like action films”

She said that she liked action films.

“I will do it tomorrow”

She said that she would do it tomorrow.

“I am going to do it tomorrow”

She said that she was going to do it tomorrow.

“I will be back soon”, Michael said.

He said he would be back soon.