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удивленным), to be astonished (быть удивленным), to exclaim with delight (воскликнуть в восторге).

EXERCISES

REPORTED STATEMENTS

Exercises 1.

Put into Reported speech the following statements.

1.Mother says, “Jane, aunt Eliza is coming to tea tonight”.

2.My sister Mary says, “It is time to get up and start getting ready for your work”.

3.Nick says, “I like to listen to the news while I am having breakfast”.

4.My friend says, “If I have time I walk to the University, and if I have no time I take a bus”.

5.The students say, “We must be at the University at 6 p.m.”

6.The teacher says, “You can easily translate this text without a dictionary”.

7.Jane says, “I always help my mother to wash up after meals”.

8.Jack says, “In our new flat we have all modern conveniences”.

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9. My colleague says, “ There is a bus stop quite near my house’. 10.My father says, “On Sundays I don’t like to get up very early”.

Exercise 2.

Turn the following sentences into subordinate clauses by making them depend upon one of the principal clauses given below: they knew; I found out; she was sure; we decided; I promised; it was clear, etc.

Pattern: These figures will speak for themselves.

I was sure that those figures would speak for themselves.

1.I shall celebrate my birthday on Saturday.

2.It was no fault of hers.

3.I shall not be late for the film.

4.My daughter has fallen ill.

5.Petrov is a very good actor.

6.Stephen and his friend are sitting in the reading-hall and studying English.

7.Stephen and his friend have been sitting in the reading-room for three hours already.

8.We shall be watching the football match from six till eight.

9.They will have finished their translation by the end of the week.

10.In her group the students help one another.

Exercise 3.

State the type of the subordinate clause, then fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets and comment on the use of the tense.

1.He was not able to translate the article because he … some special terms.

(not to know).

2.We decided that we … to the Crimea next week. (to go).

3.The doctor told me about the medicine which you … now. (to take).

4.My friend was interested to know if I … ever … by air. (to travel).

5.He told her that she … be at home (must).

6.The teacher told the children that water … at 100 degrees Centigrade. (to boil).

7.I thought that she … that he … the first place in the chess tournament. (to know, to take).

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8.She refused to go to the theatre as she … in a few days. (to have an examination).

9.It was not so windy yesterday as it … today. (to be).

Exercise 4.

Change the verbs in the principal clause into the Past Indefinite Tense and make all the necessary changes in the subordinate clause.

1.I see that I have to go to the dentist because I have a bad toothache.

2.She doesn’t work as mush as she must.

3.The teacher says that we have written our papers well.

4.The student sees that he is wrong.

5.The teachers are informed that the lecture will not take place.

Exercise 5.

Report these statements using the verbs “say” or “tell” in the Present Indefinite tense. Mention the speaker.

Examples:

1.It is a bit cold today. I’m going to wear a pullover. David says (that) it is a bit cold today. He is going to wear a pullover.

2.You always forget everything, Alice. Mother tells Alice that she always forgets everything.

1.We have translated the article and done all the exercises.

2.I’ve watched this hockey match on TV.

3.I have been looking for you everywhere, Cyril.

4.I have posted your letter, Grannie.

5.We shall wait for another bus.

6.Cyril will be carrying the food, he won’t be able to carry the tent.

7.It may rain any minute.

8.You must not cross on the red light, Rita.

9.Ann, you can make the recording yourself.

10.If you come across unfamiliar words, you may look them up in a dictionary. 11.When we do not understand anything, our teacher answers all our questions. 12.I cannot read this text as I do not know English well.

13.You will have to return the book which you have borrowed from the library.

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14.I couldn’t call Nelly as I don’t know her telephone number.

15.I would give you my pen, Alice, if I had an extra one.

Exercise 6.

Rewrite the statements of Exercise 5 using the reporting verbs in the Past Indefinite Tense. Mention the speaker.

Examples:

1.David said it was a bit cold that day and he was going to wear a pullover.

2.Mother told Alice that she always forgot everything.

Exercise 7.

Rewrite each of these statements in Indirect Speech, paying special attention to the change of adverbs of time and place; the reporting being done several days later.

1.I met this boy last year in this camp.

2.They will be here soon.

3.We’re having a grammar test tomorrow.

4.I can’t come next week.

5.My parents went away yesterday.

6.Our teacher lost her temper yesterday morning when we were doing our recording in the lab.

7.I was very ill yesterday, now I am well.

8.I have never been here before.

9.I shall try to be in time today.

10.I’m sorry I forgot to come yesterday.

11.I learnt all this nonsense a long time ago.

Exercise 8.

Rewrite each of the following statements in Indirect Speech paying special attention to the change of pronouns.

1.Mary said to them, “We can now exchange books, you can take mine and I’ll take yours”.

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2.Mary said, “An aunt of mine has just come from Moscow, I ought to help her with her bags and boxes”.

3.Marina said, “I have lost my ticket and Mary has lost hers”.

4.Mary said, “The lab assistant himself gave me these tapes”.

5.Mary said to Marina, “We must do it by ourselves”.

6.Marina said to Mary, “You must do it by ourselves”.

7.Mary said, “ I can’t see myself in this mirror, you have hung it too high, Cyril”.

8.Mary said, “ This lab assistant can’t do all these repairs by himself”.

9.Mary said to Cyril: “This is my own typewriter, it belongs to me”.

10.Cyril said to Mary, “Yes, it belongs to you. And as it is yours you can do all the typing by yourself, it is in front of you”.

Exercise 9.

Rewrite these statements (which always remain true) in Indirect Speech beginning your sentences with the words: He said …, The lecturer said …, They say … .

1.Oil is lighter than water.

2.Lunar days and nights are each two weeks long.

3.We can’t live without air.

4.You can’t get to the Moon by train.

5.We eat to live, we don’t live to eat.

6.A person who always tells lies can never be trusted.

7.Tomorrow is another day.

8.Cows give us milk.

9.Seeing is believing.

10.Columbus discovered America.

11.Men must learn to understand one another.

12.Britain is an island.

13.A crab is a shell-fish with ten legs. 14.The red light means stop.

15.All rivers flow to the seas and oceans. 16.If you mix lye with fat, you get soap.

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Exercise 10.

Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect Speech with the reporting verb in the Past Indefinite Tense.

1.One of the soldiers said, “By the time we reach the hill the enemy will have cut us off from the rest of our men.”

2.The other soldiers said, “We shall have to fight our way back along the coast where the enemy have fewer troops”.

3.Mother said, “When you have finished digging out the potatoes I want you to cut off some cabbages.”

4.The teacher said, “You’ve made a lot of mistakes, so I give you three.”

5.The student said, “I can’t see where I’ve made I mistake”.

6.Mary said, “I used to meet him when we were first – year students”.

7.Mary said, “ I was doing my morning exercises and couldn’t answer the door”.

8.“When I met you I had already posted my letter to you,” said Mary.

9.The pupil said, “When I thought of a very good example the teacher had already given me two”.

10.“Yesterday I got four for the story about my trip to the seaside,” said the student.

11.The teacher said, “You have asked the same question every day since the term began”.

12.Our teacher of geography said, “I was in France in 1939, but I had left the country before the World War II began.”

13.“I studied English at school, but I haven’t spoken English since and have forgotten everything I learned ,” said my mother.

14.“I have been trying to learn English for years, but I have not succeeded yet,” said he.

15.“I have been looking at this picture for five minutes, but I can see you in it,” she said.

16.“I have been sitting here writing my homework, but it is not quite finished yet,” Ann said.

Exercise 11.

Rewrite each of these statements in Indirect Speech beginning your sentences with the reporting verb in the Past Indefinite Tense.

1.If you had watched TV last night you would have enjoyed yourself greatly.

2.If you had taken pills yesterday you would feel much better today.

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3.Wouldn’t have passed the exam if you had not helped me with it, I would have failed it.

4.We could have reached the summit if we had two more days of fine weather.

5.This lab assistant could not have done all this work by himself.

6.If I had studied English at school I might have understood what the actors were singing.

7.It seems to me that some people would like to avoid this conference.

8.From the various statements that have already been made it doesn’t look as if any decision will be reached today.

9.It looks as if no decision could be reached before the end of this month.

10.I would ride a bicycle rather well if I didn’t fall all the time.

Exercise 12.

Rewrite the following statements in Indirect Speech.

Example:

I wish I were a little taller.

Cyril said he wished he were a little taller.

1.I wish I knew Mary’s address or telephone number.

2.I wish it were not raining all the summer as it is.

3.Cyril wishes he had a new tape recorder.

4.I wish I could help you, but I can’t.

5.We wish the weather were warm so we could go swimming.

6.I wish the weather had not been nasty yesterday so we could gone swimming.

7.I wish you agreed to make a speech.

8.I wish I were not afraid of cold weather.

9.Cyril wishes he didn’t live so far from me.

10.I wish you wouldn’t ask me so many questions.

11.I wish you wouldn’t write your composition in pencil.

12.I wish I had seen this TV show.

13.I wish I hadn’t been rude to Alice.

14.I wish I hadn’t been late for the lecture yesterday.

15.Cyril wishes he had had his tape recorder repaired last week.

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Exercise 13.

Practice the following according to the model.

Model: Student A. My father works very hard. Student B. What did A. say?

Student C. A. said that his father worked very hard.

1.I hope to pass the examination.

2.The teacher is listening to us.

3.I have never been to New York.

4.I made no mistakes in the last dictation.

5.I haven’t read many English books.

6.I didn’t send the letter by air mail.

7.My friend is studying medicine at the university.

8.I don’t feel tired.

9.My friend ate all the chocolates.

10.I haven’t seen my uncle for a long time. 11.I’m not asking a question.

12.My brother goes to bed early.

Exercise 14.

Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.

1.The farmer said that he hadn’t grown any wheat since 1975.

2.The teacher told his students that he was going to give them a test.

3.I told him that I hadn’t seen his brother for a long time.

4.Henry told the teacher that he liked arithmetic, but he didn’t like algebra.

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.I told the taxi-driver that he was driving too fast.

8.She said that her children were playing in the garden.

9.The teacher told his students that he was pleased with their work.

10.My sister said that she hadn’t got a watch.

Exercise 15.

Practice the following according to the model.

Model: A. She washed the car, didn’t she?

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B. No, she forgot. But she said she’d wash it tomorrow.

She … , didn’t she?

1.told Peter

2.rang Ann

3.asked Jack

4.reminded Bill

5.thanked Mary

6.helped the twins

7.booked the seats

8.answered the letter

9.apologized to Peter

10.invited the guests

11.took the books back

12.made the list

13.bought the tickets

Exercise 16.

This what some people said Sally today:

The manager of the bank where Sally works: ‘You’ll get a pay rise later in the year.’

An optician: ‘There is nothing wrong with your eyes. You don’t need to wear glasses.’

Sally’s boyfriend, Peter: ‘I’d like big family. I want at least five children.’ Sally’s father: ‘I’ve done the shopping. I’ll be home at about seven.’

Sally’s driving instructor: ‘You drove very well. You are making good progress”. A man who works in a dry-cleaner’s: “Your skirt will be ready on Saturday”.

It is evening now and Sally is telling her mother about her day. Complete what Sally says using reported speech.

Sally: I went to the dry-cleaner’s at lunchtime. The man there said my skirt would be ready on Saturday.

Mother: And what about the optician? What did she say?

Sally: Oh, she told me _______1______ eyes and that I _____2______ glasses. Mother: Oh, that’s good. And what about your driving lesson? How did that go?

Sally: Oh, fine. My instructor told me that I _____3______ and that I

____4____ progress.

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Mother: That’s very good. And what about Peter? Did you see him today?

Sally: No, but he phoned me at work. He made me laugh. He said he

____5____ and that he ______6_____ children. Mother: Five! Well, I hope you can afford them.

Sally: Oh, yes. That reminds me. I was speaking to the manager at work and she said that I _____7_____.

Mother: Oh, that’s good.

Sally: Yes. Oh, and before I forget, Dad phoned, He said he ______8____ and that he ______9_____ seven.

Exercise 17.

Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Here are some of the things Charlie said to you:

1.I’m living in London now.

2.My father isn’t very well.

3.Sharon and Paul are getting married next month.

4.Margaret has had a baby.

5.I don’t know what Fred is doing.

6.I saw Helen at a party in June and she seemed fine.

7.I haven’t seen Diane recently.

8.I’m not enjoying my job very much.

9.You can come and stay at my flat if you are ever in London.

10.My car was stolen a few weeks ago.

11.I want to go on holiday but I can’t afford it.

12.I’ll tell Ann I saw you.

Later that day you tell another friend Charlie said. Use reported speech.

1.Charlie said that he was living in London now.

2.He said that __________________________

3.He ___________________________________

4.______________________________________

5.______________________________________

6.______________________________________

7.______________________________________

8.______________________________________

9.______________________________________

10.______________________________________

11.______________________________________

12.______________________________________

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Exercise 18.

Somebody says something to you which is the opposite of what they said before. Write a suitable answer beginning I thought you said … .

1.A. That restaurant in expensive.

B. Is it? I thought you said it was cheap.

2.A. Ann is coming to the party tonight.

B. Is she? I thought you said she …

3.A. Ann likes Paul.

B. Does she? I thought …

4.A. I know lots of people.

B. Do you? I thought you said you …

5.A. I’ll be here next week.

B.Will you? …

6.A. I’m going out this evening.

B.Are you? …

7.A. I can speak a little French.

B.Can you? …

8.A. I haven’t been to the cinema for ages.

B.Haven’t you?

Exercise 19.

Here are some things that Ann said to you:

I’ve never been to the United States.

Ann: I don’t have any brothers or sisters.

I can’t drive.

Jane is a friend of mine.

I don’t like fish.

I’m working tomorrow evening.

Jane has a very well-paid job.

But later Ann says something different to you. What do you say?