II.Use the given sentences as subordinate clauses. Sentences, given in the brackets, use as main ones.

1.You will speak to Mr.Simmons.(I was afraid). 2.My friend has never been to Washington. (I knew). 3.They never grant any discounts.(We were told). 4.He is a very efficient engineer. (I was told). 5.They live a happy life. (We knew). 6.They are discussing the terms of delivery. (She thought). 7.He will come at ten. (She hoped). 8.He has been to this exhibition. (They thought). 9.She knows English well.(I supposed). 10.Our sportsmen will win the game.(We are sure). 11.He doesn’t know German at all. (I found out). 12.She made no mistakes in her dictation.(She was glad). 13.He works at his English hard. (I know). 14.She dances better than anybody else.(I am told). 15.My cousin has received a very interesting offer from this firm. (I learnt). 16.She will come to stay with us. (My aunt wrote in her letter). 17.He is painting a new picture. (We heard). 18.His new picture will be a masterpiece.(We were sure).

III.Refer the following sentences to the Past.

1.My uncle says he has just come back from the Caucasus. 2.I know he has just spent a fortnight in the Crimea. 3.The doctor is sure it did him a lot of good. 4.It is obvious he feels better now. 5.We know his wife and he spent most of their time on the beach. 6.I think they did a lot of sightseeing. 7.He says he has a good camera. 8.We know he took many photographs while travelling. 9.He writes he will come to see us next Sunday. 10.I think he will bring and show us the photographs he took during his stay in the Caucasus. 11.Our boss is sure Ann and Kate will be excellent managers. 12.He thinks they have made good progress in their work. 13.Our chief manager says that in a day or two several representatives from an American firm will come to discuss the possibility of buying computers and he will probably have to act as an interpreter. 14.Ann says she has just met Bob in the street. 15.She says Bob told her a lot of interesting things about his visit to the Industrial exhibition.16.Our secretary says she is going to the hall to meet the engineers from Canada who have just arrived to our town. 17.She is sure they have not been here for a long time. 18.We think she will take them to our office at once. 19.Our boss hopes they will tell everybody about our company when they return home.

IV.Open the brackets choosing the right form of the verb.

1.My boss asked me who (is having, was having) the talks with Binder & Sons.2.He said he(will come, would come) to the station to see me off. 3.I was sure he (posted, has posted, had posted) the letter. 4.I think the weather (will be, would be) fine next week. I hope it (will not change, would not change) for the worse. 5.I knew that he (is, was) a very clever man. 6.I want to know what he (has bought, had bought) from that firm. 7.I asked the engineers to tell me what they (have seen, had seen) at the museum. 8.He said he (is staying, was staying) at the Ritz Hotel. 9.They realized that they (lost, have lost, had lost) their way in the dark. 10.He asked me where I (study, studied). 11.I thought that I (shall finish, should finish) my work at that time. 12.Mr.Scott said that he (is, was) very busy.