3. Tests
1. Я заметил, что она смотрит на меня.
2. Я знал, что она не вернется.
3. На платформе было мало людей, все уже заняли свои места в вагоне.
4. Она знала, что она права и была права с самого начала.
5. Я надеялся, что кто-то нашел мои ключи и передаст их мне.
6. Было ясно, что случилось что-то ужасное.
7. Он обещал, что все будет сделано.
8. Она скажет, что опоздала на поезд.
II
1. Я знаю, что вам нечего бояться.
2. Я знал, что он пожалеет об этом.
3. Я дам вам ответ, когда я поговорю с отцом.
4. Я хотел знать, как много уже сделано.
5. Она поинтересовалась, куда они собираются ехать. В. Мама спросила, что мы делали все это время.
7. Все заметили, что он плохо играл во втором сете.
8. В комнате было темно, кто-то выключил свет.
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
1. Indirect statements
Study the following pairs of sentences in Direct and Indirect Speech. Notice carefully the changes in personal and possessive pronouns. Indirect Speech is formed according to the Rule of the Sequence of Tenses. The verbs most commonly used to introduce the reported speech are: to tell, to say, to add, to notice, to remark, to explain, to inform, to remind, etc.
DIRECT SPEECH |
INDIRECT SPEECH |
Jimmy said, "My brother is learning to drive." (The Present Continuous Tense) |
Jimmy said that his brother was learning to drive. (The Past Continuous Tense) |
Nick said, "Sometimes 1 go home by tram." (The Present Indefinite Tense) |
Nick said that sometimes he went home by tram. (The Past Indefinite Tense) |
The teacher told John, "You didn't write exercise two." Frank said, "Ron fell down, but he didn't hurt himself." (The Past Indefinite Tense) |
The teacher told John that he hadn't written exercise two. Frank said that Ron had fallen down, but he hadn't hurt himself. (The Past Perfect Tense) |
Bob said, "My uncle has just arrived from Paris." (The Present Perfect Tense) |
Bob said that his uncle had just arrived from Paris. (The Past Perfect Tense) |
If the reporting verb is in the present, the tenses that follow are usually the same as those used in the original statement.
"I've eaten." o He says he has eaten.
"I enjoyed it." o He says he enjoyed it.
The reporting verb is often in the present when:
Q we are passing on messages: "What does Mother say?" -
She says you must come in now.
Q reading aloud, reporting: The instructions say that you connect this plug to the set. Q reporting what someone often says: She's always telling me how rich she is.
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Ex. 1. (A) Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech.
1. Jack told his father, "I hope to pass the examination." 2. Henry said to me, "The teacher is listening to us." 3. Bob said to Tom, "1 made no mistakes in the last dictation." 4.1 told the policeman, "I saw the thief in the garden." 5. He said, "I haven't read many English books." 6. Jack's father said to him, "You haven't cleaned your shoes." 7. Mary said, "I don't want to wear my old dress." 8. My mother said to me, "I feel very tired, and I have a headache." 9. My friend told me, "We have plenty of time to do our work." 10.1 said to my sister, "I haven't seen my uncle for a long time."
Ex. 2. (A, B) Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.
1. My sister said that she hadn't got a watch. 2. The teacher told his students that he was pleased with their work. 3.1 told him that I hadn't seen his brother for a long time. 4.1 told my mother that Henry was studying medicine at the University. 5. She told the grocer that she didn't want any sugar. 6. We told the teacher that we didn't understand his question. 7.1 told the taxi-driver that he was driving too fast. 8. She said that her children were playing in the garden.
Ex. 3. Choose the correct word from those in brackets.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
_ me about her childhood, (says/tells)
.them, (said/told)
My grandmother always _
"Don't do that!" she______
Did she ^___ you where she had put my books? (say/tell)
When I was introduced to the actor he__ __a few words to me. (said/told)
That little boy is very bad. He______a lot of lies, (says/tells)
She______to me she didn't know what to do. (said/told)
7. He often
. things like that, (says/tells)
Ex. 4. (B, C) Put in the appropriate forms of "ask", "say" and "tell".
Who Has the Last Say?
Some people always... that they don't build cars as they used to. What nonsense! I walked round the beautiful new Ferrari again, admiring the lines, when my thoughts were rudely interrupted. "Will you be long?" a voice ... sharply. "I haven't made up my mind yet," I... looking up at a sour-faced traffic warden. "Well, you can't stop here," he ... me. "Who ... so?" I... him cheekily. "I ...so," he...to me. "It... here,"he added, "in case you can't read, "No waiting." "You read very well. Go to the top of the class," I... him, "but I'll make my own decisions." "Oh, will you?" the traffic warden ... "Then so will I and I've decided to give you a ticket," he ... to me with relish as he began filling out the form. "Go ahead," I... him. "This car doesn't belong to me anyway. I wish it did."
(From Alexander L G. "Longman English Grammar for intermediate students")
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