- •Indirect Speech.
- •Косвенная Речь.
- •Indirect Statements.
- •Exercise 2. Сhange the sentences into Indirect Speech.
- •Exercise 3. Use the right tense forms in the following Indirect Statements.
- •Exercise 5. Report the following in Indirect speech.
- •Exercise 6. Change the sentences back to Direct Speech.
- •Exercise 7. Change the sentences back to Direct Speech.
- •Exercise 8. Translate into English:
- •2. Специальный вопрос (Special question).
- •Exercise 10. Report the following general questions, start with the words in brackets.
- •Exercise 12. Report the following special questions, start with the words in brackets .
- •Exercise 13. Write the original direct questions.
- •Exercise 15. Translate into English:
- •In the living room.
- •Exercise 16. Сhange the sentences as shown in the example.
- •Exercise 17. Report the following sentences in Indirect speech.
- •Exercise 18. Translate into English.
- •Exercise 1. Report the dialogue in Indirect speech.
- •It’s going to be fun.
- •Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using your own ideas.
- •Exercise 3. Write the original sentences in Direct speech.
- •Exercise 4. Translate into English.
Indirect Statements.
Direct statements |
Indirect statements |
1. He said “My friend lives in Moscow”.
2. He knew ”They have done the work”.
3. He said ”She is watching TV”.
4. He said ”I saw my friend yesterday”.
5. He thought ”She was watching TV”.
6. He said ”We will come tomorrow”.
7. He said ”I will be waiting for you”.
8. He said “We can show you around”.
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his friend lived in Moscow.
said they had done the work.
He told me she was watching TV. (that) knew he had seen his friend the day before.
thought she had been watching TV.
they would come the next day.
he would be waiting for me.
they could show us around.
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Запомните : Если главное предложение стоит в настоящем времени ( He says…), то сдвиг времён не происходит и все времена остаются теми же что и в прямой речи .
Например: She says, “ Mom is watching TV.” -> She says that Mom is watching TV.
Exercise 1. Сhange into Indirect Speech; choose the right tense forms depending on the
tense in the main clause.
1. He said, “I’ve lost my watch”.
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2. She says, “I’m very busy today”.
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3. They said, “We can go to the party”.
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4. He says, “I have to go out”.
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5. He says, “I’m learning Spanish”.
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6. They said, “We’ll be home late today”.
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7. She says, “I’ve just come back from holiday”.
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8. She said, “I’m going to buy a computer”.
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9. They said, “We haven’t got a key”.
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10. He said, “I’m enjoying my new job”.
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11. They say, “We’ll send you a postcard”.
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12. She said, “My son didn’t like ice-cream, when he was a child”.
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13. He said, “I can’t find my passport and the tickets”.
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14. They say, “We didn’t like the service in the hotel”.
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15. She said, “I passed my driving test yesterday”.
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16. He said, “You should eat some fruit and vegetables every day”.
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