3. Заполните пропуски глаголами say, tell или ask.

1) First the new boss .... good morning.

2) I was so shocked I didn't know what to ...

3) It's not always easy to ... the truth.

4) Can you ... me the way to the nearest bank?

5) Now you can ... questions.

6) I can't ... you the secret. It's not mine.

7) You can't ... for certain what decision they will come to.

8) Can I ... you a favor?

9) Who … you the news?

10) Can you … me the time?

11) Don’t keep silent, …. something.

12) You can’t … for certain what will happen to all of us in the nearest future.

13) Can you … the difference between these two figures?

14) …. a few words about your meeting with our French colleagues.

15) Several witnesses were …. if they had heard anything, but they … nothing.

4. Выберите подходящее слово:

1) She said she will come/ would come back next year.

2) He said he had gone/ has gone out the previous night.

3) She said she was looking/ would be looking forward to our meeting the following weekend.

4) We wonder/ wondered what time the lecture started.

5) They realized they had made/ made a huge mistake.

6) I can only help you if you say/tell me the problem.

7) The doctor said/told: "You'd better stay in bed for two days."

8) He won't be punished if he says/ tells what happened.

9) He says he works/worked for the company two years ago.

10) The governor said they would/ did increase the investments into transport system.

11) Mr Stellberg said that specific requirements were/ are set for the candidates.

12) They said they appreciated/ were appreciating our help.

13) The manager says they have/ had arranged things outside the workplace.

14) Mr Brown reported that avoiding dropped objects at the site has/ had been a particular challenge.

15) The city official said that cooperation between their town and the company’s personnel had been/ is excellent.

5. Передайте следующие предложения в косвенной речи.

1) "I can explain the situation to you," said the man.

2) The manager said to his assistant: "We shall discuss the subject tomorrow."

3) "You have not been performing well lately," said the boss to me.

4) The poor man said to the rich man: "My horse is wild. It can kill your horse."

5) The rich man said to the judge: "This man's horse has killed my horse."

6) "I'm going to Spain next week," he said.

7)"You can come to me if you have any problems," she said to us.

8) "Water freezes below 0 degrees C," he said.

9) "I've applied for several jobs this week," the man said.

10) "China is a densely populated country," she said.

11) “The company manager said: “We’ve enjoyed stable operation since the last shutdown six years ago”.

12) The head of the company said : “We had a number of problems with the staff in the early 1990s.”

13) The BP manager said: “We’ll always have the time to work safely.”

14) The project manager said to the reporters: “Our goal is no serious incidents affecting people, equipment or the environment.”

15) The company manager said: “More than 30 members of the board meet every morning to exchange information and set a common target.”