Grammar exercises Sequence of Tenses. Direct and Indirect Speech

I. Change the following sentences as in the pattern:

Pattern: I need to talk to you.

My friend told me that he needed to talk to me.

1. I will call you tomorrow. 2. I know your cousin. 3. I’m getting hungry. 4. I can’t read your handwriting. 5. I think you speak English very well. 6. Your pronunciation is very good. 7. I may be absent from class tomorrow. 8. I’m not married. 9. I have to take another English course.

II. Use Indirect Speech:

1. She said: «I like oranges better than bananas». 2. «I am going away tomorrow, mother», he said. 3. The dean said: «I want to have a word with you». 4. The boy said: «I’ll never smoke again». 5. «We’ll have enough time to finish the work», the workers said. 6. The librarian said: «There are a lot of English books in our library». 7. «Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun», she said. 8. «It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday», I remarked. 9. «You can keep that book, if you like, John», she said. 10. «We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work», they said.

III. Translate into Ukrainian:

1. Nobody knew what he meant. 2. I wrote that I must see him. 3. They said that they were late and they were sorry. 4. She knew that George would be waiting for her. 5. I thought you were joking. 6. Galileo proved that the earth moves round the sun. 7. He said that Mary had told him that she was writing a new play. 8. She wasn’t sure that they would arrive in the evening. 9. He told his mother he was going away the next day. 10. She said that she would answer the phone.

IV. Complete the sentences in your own way:

1. One of the students remarked that ... . 2. My father often told me that ... . 3. We discussed the fact that ... . 4. Ann changed her mind when she learnt that ... . 5. I was sure that ... . 6. They said that ... . 7. We knew that ... . 8. He stressed in his report that ... .

V. Translate into English:

1. Я знав, що вона живе в Харкові. Я знав, що вона жила в Харкові. 2. Вона сказала, що скоро повернеться. 3. Він сказав, що знає дві іно­земні мови. 4. Він сказав мені, що бачив їх напередодні. 5. Я відчував, що вона на мене сердиться. 6. Ми не знали, що він хворий. 7. Ми хотіли довідатись, о котрій годині прибуває поїзд. 8. Ми знаємо, що він удома. Ми не знали, що він удома. 9. Ми всі знали, що Т.Г.Шевченко наро­дився в 1814 році. 10. Я сказав, що прочитаю цю книжку після того, як складу іспити. 11. Він каже, що вже спав, коли батьки повернулися до­дому. Він сказав, що вже спав, коли батьки повернулися додому. 12. Ніхто не розумів, чому він відмовився від такої цікавої пропозиції.

Reported Questions

VI. Change the following sentences as in the patterns:

Pattern A: Are you hungry?

He (She) asked me if (whether) I was hungry.

1. Are you listening to me? 2. Do you need any help? 3. Are you going to call me tonight? 4. Does the semester end in December? 5. Have you ever been to Paris? 6. Did you enjoy your vacation? 7. Will you be at home tonight? 8. Is what you said really true? 9. Do you think it’s going to rain?

Pattern B: Where is your friend?

He (She) asked me where my friend was.

1. What time is it? 2. What are you doing? 3. How do you know that it is true? 4. Where will you be tomorrow around three o’clock? 5. Whose briefcase is that? 6. Where should I meet you after class? 7. Who do you think will win the game? 8. When does the semester end? 9. What are you going to do during vacation?