1. Преобразуйте предложения в косвенную речь, обращая внимание на использование модальных глаголов.

Пример:

“Can you come to our party?” the girl asked her friend.

The girl asked her friend if he (she) could come to her party.

1. The boy said, “May I come in?”

2. “Can't you help me about the kitchen today?” Mother asked me.

1. “Must you leave so soon?” Mrs. Wood asked her guests.

2. She said to us, “May I offer you some coffee?”

3. “Could you do it in one day?” he asked in surprise.

4. 6. “Shall I check the accounts now?” the pupil asked.

2. Преобразуйте предложения в косвенную речь, обращая внимание на использование модальных глаголов.

1. The manager said, “If you want to open an account now, you need to show the documents”.

2. “I had to drive all the way to here to get in time” said the stranger.

3. “Can you be at the meeting next Monday?” asked the secretary.

4. “Should I sign both copies of the contract?” asked the executive.

5. “We are to meet at the station at 4 o’clock” said my colleague.

6. “All document will be signed at the meeting” said Mr. Nighton.

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ НА ЗАКРЕПЛЕНИЕ МАТЕРИАЛА

1. Преобразуйте в косвенную речь следующие предложения.

1. Tom said, “I have found some good friends while I was on the conference.”

2. The manager said to us, “Aina has a good performance this month.”

3. The girl wrote, “I shall meet you at the station.”

4. “My report is not good,” Mary complained.

5. She said, “My husband has studied engineering in the UK.”

6. Iris said to us, “I cannot find his telephone number.”

7. We said, “Velta, we didn't meet your colleagues in the office yesterday.

8. “The man said to his friends, “I've already read half the manual on this new software.”

9. I said to them, “I had no time to look through these magazines yesterday.”

10. Andris wrote, “Your letter came too late. I have promised to go to this conference.”

11. The newspaper announced, “GM has won the competition contest.”

12. “My brother didn't go to the stadium yesterday,” said Ilze.

13. Andris said to his brother: “I'm going to work in the office tomorrow.”

14. “You had completed your work before we arrived,” said the ladies.

2. Преобразуйте следующие предложения в косвенную речь.

Пример:

He said: "We began the meeting at 8 a. m."

He said they had begun the meeting at 8 a. m.

1. He said, "The sea is stormy." 2. I said to my friend, "Did you have your studying practice in summer?" 3. He said to me, "Our group is leaving at 6 p. m." 4. The passengers said to the captain, "When do we arrive in London?" 5. The chief said to the salesperson, "Please send the documents to our subsidiaries." 6. The secretary said to the visitors, "Please don't smoke in the hall." 7. The team leader said, “We managed to improve the performance by 5 %”. 8. He said to me, "Where do you live?" 9. He said to me, "Be on time!"