Exercises

15. Translate into English:

1. Вони подумали, що він зараз на роботі. 2. Я забув, що вона приїде наступного тижня. 3. Вона дізналась, що його завтра не буде на роботі. 4. Він сказав, що вільний. 5. Вона сказала, що робить це кожного дня. 6. Він заявив, що був в Америці минулого року. 7. Вони забули, що з ним трапилась аварія минулого тижня. 8. Вона зрозуміла, що в нього сьогодні немає грошей. 9. Вони знали, що вона не піде туди завтра. 10. Вони сказали, що чекають на нього вже годину. 11. Вона сказала, що готує зараз їжу. 12. Він сказав, що вивчає англійську мову. 13. Вони сказали, що чекатимуть на нього завтра з 7-ї до 8-ї. 14. Він сказав, що вона грає на піаніно зранку. 15. Вони забули, що вчора його не було вдома. 16. Вона сказала, що вона ще не обідала. 17. Він сказав, що минулого тижня він був у Києві. 18. Вона дізналась, що він бачив її вчора. 19. Він зрозумів, що вона не збирається з ним говорити. 20. Я забув, що вони не розуміють іспанську.

16. Change from direct to indirect speech:

Example: The pupils said: “We study English.”

The pupils said that they studied English.

1. The girl said: “I am busy today.” 2. The man said: “They are at work now.” 3. My aunt said: “He was here yesterday”. 4. Mary said: “I was there with my parents last week.” 5. He said: “ I will be here tomorrow.” 6. His father said: “ I don’t speak Spanish.” 7. The doctor said: “I will come again in the morning.” 8. The women said: “I didn’t see Helen there.” 9. The children said: “ We had lunch at school.” 10. The women said: “ I have three children.” 11. She said: “I am playing tennis now.” 12. He said: “She bought it yesterday.”13. She said: “I will do it tomorrow.” 14. They said: “They are still waiting for him.” 15. They said: “We have been discussing the issue since 5 o’clock.”16. He said: “We have been playing tennis for an hour.” 17. She said: “I will be waiting for him from 5 till 6.” 18. She said: “I am watching television.” 19. My friend said: “I didn’t recognize him.” 20. The boy said: “I am not hungry now.” 21. Charlie said: “Margaret has had a baby.” 22. He said: “You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London.” 23. They said: “Tom had an accident last week but he wasn’t injured.”

17. Change from direct to indirect speech:

1. He asked: “Are you going home?” 2. He asked: “Do you know Peter?” 3. He asked: “Do you have much money?” 4. He asked: “Would you like a cup of tea?” 5. He asked: “Have you ever been to Paris?” 6. He asked: “Did you see Peter yesterday?” 7. He asked: “Will you come out if it rains?” 8. He asked: “Where were you last week?” 9. He asked: “When will they arrive?” 10. He asked: “Why have you done it?” 11. He asked: “How many people are coming?” 12. He asked: “ Which of you have seen this film?” 13. He asked: “Whose car is this? 14. He asked: “How long have you been watching TV?”

15. He asked: “What are you doing now?” 16. He asked: “Can you swim?”

17. He asked: “Will you be able to be the first?” 18. He asked: “What could you do in this case?” 19. He asked: “When are you going to have a snack?” 20. He asked: “Are you allowed to have a break?”