Edited by Bara Dockalova
Contributing authors:
©Bara Dockalova, Czech Republic (BD)
©Frantisek Chlan, Czech Republic (FC)
©Monika Hagenhoferova, New Zealand (MH)
FUTURE SIMPLE | GOING TO | INDIRECT QUESTION | MONEY IS SINGULAR | PAST SIMPLE | PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PRESENT PERFECT | RELATIVE CLAUSE | REPORTED SPEECH | WISH CLAUSES |
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| A: | Please. |
| B: | No. |
| A: | Let's go. |
| B: | Wait. |
| A: | Look. |
| B: | What? |
| A: | Do it. |
| B: | No. |
| A: | Wake up. |
| B: | Stop it. |
| A: | Where is it? |
| B: | I don't know. |
| A: | It's mine. |
| B: | No, it's mine. |
| A: | This? |
| B: | No, that. |
| A: | Here? |
| B: | No, there. |
| A: | I want to sleep. |
| B: | I want to read. |
| A: | I'm sorry. |
| B: | No, I'm sorry. |
| A: | It's your turn. |
| B: | No, it's your turn. |
| A: | It's my turn. |
| B: | No, it's my turn. |
| A: | (speaks in another lang.) |
| B: | I don't understand. |
| A: | Let's go. | |
| B: | I want to play. | |
| A: | No. | |
| B: | Please. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I‘m an expert on mushrooms. | |
| B: | You don‘t know anything about mushrooms. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | Don‘t be cheeky. | |
| B: | What did I say? | |
| A: | You know what I mean. | |
| B: | No, I don‘t. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I want you to release your dormant anger. | |
| B: | I’m not angry. | |
| A: | You evidently are. | |
| B: | I am not! | |
| A: | You are fuming. | |
| B: | What do you want from me? | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I don‘t know how. | |
| B: | Well, figure it out. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | It‘s time to go to bed. | |
| B: | I‘m coming. | |
| A: | You keep saying that. | |
| B: | I know, just give me a second. | |
| A: | What are you doing there? | |
| B: | Go away! | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | Bye. (pause) Wait! There's something I must tell you. | |
| B: | OK. | |
| A: | I... | |
| B: | Yes? | |
| A: | Uh, nothing. Forget about it. | |
| B: | All right then. Good-bye. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I can’t stand being told what to do. | |
| B: | I’m not telling you what to do. | |
| A: | Yes, you are! | |
| B: | No! You can do whatever you want. All I’m saying is, before you do something, let’s sit down and talk about it. | |
| A: | Stop instructing me! | |
| B: | Why are you so upset? | |
| (FC, BD) | ||
| A: | I don‘t know where to start. | |
| B: | Just tell me what happened. | |
| A: | You will be mad at me. | |
| B: | No, I won‘t. | |
| A: | You will. | |
| B: | I will not! | |
| A: | See? You‘re mad already. | |
| B: | I am not mad! | |
| A: | Then why are you raising your voice? | |
| B: | I‘m sorry. Is it something about the car? | |
| A: | No. | |
| B: | Then what is it? | |
| A: | You are going to kill me. | |
| B: | Don‘t be silly. You know I wouldn‘t hurt a fly. | |
| A: | Promise? | |
| B: | Promise. I‘m very calm. Take your time. | |
| A: | Thank you. | |
| B: | Well? | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | What do you want? | |
| B: | I had to see you. | |
| A: | You haven‘t shown up for the past five years. | |
| B: | Did you miss me? | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I want my pineapple. | |
| B: | I’ve told you. I threw it away. | |
| A: | How could you? | |
| B: | It was rotten. | |
| A: | It was not! | |
| B: | Have a banana. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I want to be alone. | |
| B: | But I‘ve only just got here. | |
| A: | I know, and I‘m sorry. | |
| B: | Come on, don‘t be silly. Give me a hug. | |
| A: | No. I need you to leave. | |
| B: | That's ridiculous! | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I so wish I could come. | |
| B: | Then come! | |
| A: | I've told you! I can‘t! | |
| B: | You don't want to. | |
| A: | I do. | |
| B: | You don't like me. | |
| A: | That's not true! I like you, and I‘m happy that you've invited me. | |
| B: | Really? | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I'm not Clarissa. My name is Linda! | |
| B: | But that's impossible! I can't believe it! You're making fun of me, right? Clarissa? | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I‘m starving. | |
| B: | Have some more. | |
| A: | Could I have something filling? | |
| B: | Have another apple. | |
| (FC) | ||
| A: | We have to talk. | |
| B: | Not now. | |
| A: | It‘s important. | |
| B: | We‘ll talk tomorrow. | |
| A: | You don‘t understand. | |
| B: | No, you don‘t understand. I‘m in a hurry. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | What exactly are your intentions with me? | |
| B: | I‘ll tell you when the time comes. | |
| A: | When will that be? | |
| B: | Soon. | |
| A: | I want to know more. | |
| B: | My intentions are good. Are you happy now? | |
| A: | No. | |
| B: | What else do you need to know? | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | Ouch! It hurts! | |
| B: | Where? | |
| A: | Here. | |
| B: | Here? | |
| (MH) | ||
| A: | You stole it. | |
| B: | I did not! I borrowed it from you. That's a big difference! | |
| A: | But I didn't lend it to you. | |
| B: | You said I could take it home. | |
| A: | When? | |
| B: | I can't remember! | |
| A: | Because it never happened! You stole it! | |
| B: | Stop repeating that! | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | Where did you get the money? | |
| B: | I found it. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | All right, for the last time. Where did you get it? | |
| B: | I‘ve told you. I found it. | |
| A: | Look, I‘ve been very patient with you, but you‘ve got to tell me the truth. | |
| B: | This is the truth. | |
| A: | Come on, I know you! | |
| B: | Well, apparently you don‘t! I have changed! | |
| A: | Then prove it! Be honest! | |
| B: | I am being honest! The money is clean. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I want this one. | |
| B: | Well, I‘m very sorry, but that one is not for sale. | |
| A: | But it‘s the only one I like! | |
| B: | What about this one? | |
| A: | No, that one‘s too large. | |
| B: | Actually, they are both the same size. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | This is taking too long. | |
| B: | Look, I‘m doing all I can. | |
| A: | I really have to go soon. | |
| B: | No problem. We're almost done. | |
| A: | Are you sure? | |
| B: | Yes. Relax. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | Tell me the truth. | |
| B: | I‘ve told you the truth. | |
| A: | I want the whole truth. | |
| B: | I don‘t know what else to say. | |
| A: | You know what I mean. | |
| B: | I really don‘t. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | Just tell me what happened. | |
| B: | I‘m telling you! First, I opened the door. | |
| A: | And then? | |
| B: | Then I turned on the light. | |
| A: | Yes, and then? | |
| B: | Don‘t rush me! | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | Would you like to visit the past or the future? | |
| B: | The past. | |
| A: | All right. | |
| B: | No, wait! The future. | |
| A: | You need to make up your mind! Everyone is waiting! | |
| B: | Just give me a second! | |
| A: | I'm sorry, I can't wait any longer. Ladies and Gentlemen, is there another volunteer who would like to test this time machine? | |
| B: | That's not fair! I was here first! | |
| A: | Then answer the question! | |
| B: | I will! | |
| A: | OK, one last chance. | |
| B: | Thank you! | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | I want to get it. | |
| B: | No, it's too expensive. | |
| A: | Come on! | |
| B: | Let's go. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | We have to do something. | |
| B: | I know. But first, we have to think. | |
| A: | We don't have time to think! | |
| B: | Calm down. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | We have to talk. | |
| B: | Not now. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | Where have you been? | |
| B: | That's none of your business. | |
| A: | It's very late! | |
| B: | Yes, it is. I'm going to bed. | |
| A: | You‘re not going anywhere unless you tell me. | |
| B: | That‘s ridiculous. | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | You broke it. | |
| B: | No, I didn't. | |
| A: | I saw everything. | |
| B: | What do you mean? | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | You need help. | |
| B: | I‘m fine. | |
| A: | Let me see. | |
| B: | No, don‘t touch it! | |
| (BD) | ||
| A: | You're too early. I'm not ready. | |
| B: | That's OK, I can help you. | |
| A: | No. Sorry, you'll have to wait outside. | |
| B: | Why? | |
| (BD) | ||