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Direct speech

Simple Present
Present continuos
Present perfect
Simple past
Can/cant
Will/wont
must

Reported speech
Simple past
Past continuos
Past perfect
Past perfect
Couldnt
Would
Had

2. Define the words


Witty: amusingly clever in perception and expression
.my brother is very clever
Sympathetic: you are kind to someone you understand people feelings.
My brother is a sympathetic person
Hypocritical:
a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs,principles, etc., that h
e or she does not actually possess, especially aperson whose actions belie stated belief
s.
. We're probably all a little hypocritical at times - and we're all sinners, so I hear.

smug: excessively self-satisfied or complacent


. I booked a room for tonight," Fred answered, a smug look on his face.

bubbly: full of or resembling bubbles


. Felipa was her usual bubbly self.
Scatterbrained: a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration

1.

. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain.

Selfish: chiefly concerned with one's own interest, advantage, etc., esp. to the total
exclusion of the interests of others
. That I was being my usual selfish self?" she prompted.
Unselfish: not selfish or greedy; generous
. Her beautiful, unselfish spirit shines out like a bright star in the night of a dark and cruel age.

Eccentric: deviating or departing from convention, esp. in a bizarre manner; irregular or

odd
. He was certainly mysterious, even a little eccentric, but... what did she know about the
business?
Considerate: thoughtful towards other people; kind
. You already made that choice - only you weren't considerate enough to inform me.
Upbeat: a usually unaccented beat, esp. the last in a bar
. His voice held an upbeat note and natural warmth that she liked.
Approachable: capable of being approached; accessible

. He seemed the most approachable of everyone she'd met.


Excitable: capable of being approached; accessible

. His excitable and volatile disposition agreed ill with the IV.
Shallow: lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial

. His breathing was shallow and fast.


Cheeky: disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent
.
Pushy: offensively assertive or forceful
. He got pushy on the phonewanted to come forward himself.
Downbeat: the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton

indicating this .

.
Intellectual: of or relating to the intellect, as opposed to the emotions
. As the intellectual period in its history. Now for the first time
Careless: done with or acting with insufficient attention; negligent
. Careless of men.
Pretentious: making claim to distinction or importance, esp. undeservedly
. Of a more pretentious character was a design published by Switzer in 1742.

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