1. Поставьте главное предложение в прошедшее время и сделайте соответствующие изменения в придаточном предложении согласно правилам согласования времен.

Пример:

The captain says that his ship's speed is 17 knots.

The captain said that his ship's speed was 17 knots.

1. I know that your company took part in the exhibition last year. 2. He thinks that he will sell a lot if products next year. 3. The passenger says that he can speak English quite well. 4. They say that their ship carries cargo and passengers. 5. The chairman wants to know who asked for him. 6. The engineer says that the software is in good order. 7. My friend says that he has little time for reading the account report. 8. I think that they had their practice in July. 9. We know that he must be on board at 9 o'clock.

2. Преобразуйте следующие предложения в косвенную речь.

Пример:

''Why did our team lose the game?'' said Vera. ''It has always been very strong".

Vera asked why their team had lost the game. It had always been very strong.

1. ''Where have you put my diary, Mary?" said Tom. "I cannot find it". 2. "I am very happy," said Fred. "I have bought a very good book". 3. "Whom are you waiting for, boys?" asked the man. 4. "I shall not go to the party tomorrow because I don't feel well," said Mary. 5. "We saw a lot of places of interest when we were travelling around Europe last summer," said Walter. 6. "I suppose we shall go to the theatre tomorrow," said Jane. 7. "Please don't take the books from my table," said Lena to me. "I have specially prepared them for working at my report". 8. "Don't be afraid, Nick," said his grandfather. "This dog is very clever and it won't do you any harm". 9. "I shall gladly go to the cinema with you because I haven't seen this film and I want to see it very much," said my aunt.

5. Модальные глаголы в косвенной речи (Modals in reported speech)

Если в прямой речи были модальные глаголы, то те из них, которые имеют формы прошедшего времени изменятся в косвенной речи: can на could, may на might, have (to) на had (to). Остальные при переходе в косвенную речь не меняются: must, ought и др.

Прямая речь	Косвенная речь
can	could
could	could
may	might
might	might
am/is/are to	was/were to
was/were to	was/were to
have to	had to
had to	had to
must *	must
should	should
ought to	ought to
need	needed

He said, "The contract will be signed in the evening." - Он сказал: «Контракт будет подписан вечером».

He said that the contract would be signed in the evening. - Он сказал, что контракт будет подписан вечером.

* Глагол must заменяется в косвенной речи глаголом had, когда must выражает необходимость совершения действия в силу определенных обстоятельств:

She said, "I must send him a telegram at once." - Она сказала: «Я должна послать ему телеграмму немедленно».

She said that she had to send him a telegram at once. - Она сказала, что должна послать ему телеграмму немедленно.

Когда же глагол must выражает приказание или совет, то must остается без изменения:

He said to her, "You must consult a doctor." - Он сказал ей: «Вы должны посоветоваться с врачом».

He told her that she must consult a doctor. - Он сказал ей, что она должна посоветоваться с врачом.

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