16. Reported Speech

Упр. 59. Выразите повествовательные предложения косвенной речью.

1. "My son is a student", said Henry.

2. "She is working at the library", said her mother.

3. My friend said to me," I have not seen you for ages!"

4. "I hope I’ll solve the clues tomorrow," says Alf.

5. He said, "There is nobody here to stop them".

6. The soldier said, "I am afraid they will kill us".

7. My friend said to me, "We have been waiting for you for ten minutes".

8. Jane says, "I am all right. Nothing worries me".

9. "I am busy now. I am doing my lessons", said Tom.

10. "She is not here. She has just left the office", the secretary said to us.

11. He said to me, "This man is the doctor of the hospital".

12. "We think there is no one by that name here", they answered.

13. "I am ill. I have a high temperature", he said to us.

14. "We have tried to phone him to Lisbon", they say.

15. "I don't think I will have done this work by the even­ing", she said.

Упр. 60. Выразите повествовательные предложения косвенной речью.

1. "I was to London last year", she says to me.

2. She said, "One of these men is my husband".

3. "I have come here to meet Jane", he says to me.

4. "We cannot help you, we are too busy", they told me.

5. "I will come to visit you the day after tomorrow", she said to me.

6. He said, "I was tired so I came home after the party".

7. "I guess they are at the little hotel near the station", said Mike.

8. She said, "I am trying to listen to music".

9. "I haven't been waiting long", says Stephen to her.

10. "They are getting married tomorrow", he said.

11. She thought, "I will do it on Sunday".

12. "I have never been to Prague before", he said to the girl next to him.

13. They said to me, "We are meeting them at four o'clock today".

14. "I am going to the cinema", she said to me.

15. "He cannot speak any foreign languages", Mary said to us.

Упр. 61. Выразите повествовательные предложения косвенной речью.

1. "I am not joking", said my friend.

2. He said, "I have already spoken to the manager".

3. Joan said to Mary, "I didn't feel very well yesterday".

4. Simon says, "I am in a hurry".

5. "I like swimming and playing tennis", she said.

6. Mike said, "My parents are arriving tomorrow".

7. "We were in this city two years ago", he said.

8. She explained, "They will recognize us in the crowd."

9. She said, "My friend doesn't like this film".

10. David said, "I will help you tomorrow if I have time".

11. "I have already translated two articles", said Jane.

12. "We are going to stay in this hotel", they tell us.

13. Julia said, "I will have finished my work by seven o'clock tonight".

14. "I want to know where you spent last night", Max said.

15. "I will be working the whole day next Friday", said my cousin.

Упр. 62. Выразите вопросы косвенной речью.

1. I said, "Did you become a manager five years ago?"

2. Jack said, "Where has she been?"

3. He asked me, "Does your sister study at school?"

4. She says, "Is he working on his report?"

5. My friend asked, "Who borrowed him the money?"

6. She asked me, "When did Jack phone me?"

7. Kate said to him, "Do you like modern art?"

8. Patrick said to Nick, "Are you busy?"

9. Jane asked me, "What are your hobbies?"

10. My friend said, "Have you already chosen a book to read?”

11. They ask us, "Is he a good-looking man?"

12. We asked, "Will you come to see us on Friday, Ann?"

13. Peter said, "How many times have they seen this film?"

14. Mary asked me, "What is the little boy playing with?"

15. Mark said to Juliana, "Do you prefer coffee to tea?"

16. I asked my brother, "Are you going to help me?"

17. She asked her son, "Has Carlos already received a letter?"

18. My friend asked me, "How often does she visit them?"

19. Jane says to me, "Do you agree with his decision?"

20. I asked her, "What will they be doing at 5 o'clock?"

Упр. 63. Выразите вопросы кос­венной речью.

1. My friend asked me, "Which book did you take?"

2. He asks me, "What are you doing?"

3. Tom said, "Have you met Pat before?"

4. He asked me, "Do you often play basketball?"

5. Judy asked Nick, "Did you invite your friends?"

6. My aunt asks me, "Have you already finished your exams?"

7. The teacher asked his students, "Do you like the story?"

8. Father said to Kate, "Did the bus come in time?"

9. The passenger said, "What time does the plane arrive?"

10. He asks me, "When will the next train leave?"

11. She asked her guests, "Do you prefer Formula 1 to tennis?"

12. The granny said to Jack, "Will you send a telegram tomorrow?"

13. Mother asked her children, "Who has broken the cup?"

14. The child asked his father, "What is this toy made of?"

15. The doctor said to his patient, "How are you feeling now?"

16. Sam asks Jane, "Are you in a hurry?"

17. He asked his friends, "Have they ever been to Omsk?"

18. John asked Chris, "When are you leaving?"

19. She asked me, "Are you coming back today?"

20. The policeman asked, "Are there any people in the house?"

Упр. 64. Преобразуйте повелительные предложения в косвенную речь.

1. "Give me a cup of tea, please", said my mother to me.

2. "Don't ask me such stupid questions," said Susan to him.

3. "Open your books at page ten", said our teacher to us.

4. "Don't make so much noise," said the mother to her children.

5. "Please, open the window", asks my friend.

6. "Don't lock the door", said her granny.

7. He said to me, "Turn the sound down".

8. "Don't phone me so late", said my sister to me.

9. She asked me, "Please, give me his address".

10. "Don't tell her the truth", said they to him.

11. He said to his daughter, "Don't tease the dog!"

12. "Give us a drive, please", they asked him.

13. "Don't be late for the lesson", Susan's teacher said to her.

14. Mary told me, "Don't be frightened".

15. "Excuse me!" cried he.

Упр. 65. Преобразуйте повелительные предложения в косвенную речь.

1. "Sit down, children", she told us.

2. "Hurry up", my friend told me.

3. "Leave your keys on the table, please", his mother tells him.

4. "Have your ticket ready", two men told us.

5. "Don't eat for several days", my doctor told me.

6. Nick's mother said to him, "Please, pass me the salt".

7. "Don't smoke in my room", she asked me.

8. "Don't go there," Jane's parents said. "Stay at home".

9. Mary said, "Give me his telephone number, please".

10. Mr. Jones says, "Don't stop!"

11. Jane’s mother told her, "Don't spend so much money".

12. "Take the children from school for me, please", he asked.

13. "Please, help me to translate this text", Daniel said to me.

14. "Don't approach the dog", he tells his son.

15. "Give me a cup of tea, please", my granny asked me.

16. My teacher said, "Please, bring the register”.

17. "Stay back!" order the police.

18. "Give me a lift into the city, please", she asked me.

19. My friend said to me, "Lend me some money, please".

20. "Don't forget to post this letter", she said to me.

Упр. 66. Преобразуйте предложения в косвенную речь.

1. Ann asked me, "Have you been shopping here all morning?"

2. She said to me, "I am married and I have a daughter.

3. The woman told me, "I'm taking my niece to see the city".

4. They say to me, "How long have you been a hairdresser?"

5. He asked the man, "Can I borrow your magazine?"

6. She asked him, "Do you have any family in Kaliningrad?"

7. Anne said to her friend, "I am meeting my cousin but the train is late".

8. I told him, "Winter Olympics were in Sochi in 2014".

9. Nick asks Tom, "How long have you been married?"

10. I asked Liz, "Do you mind very much if I open the window?"

11. Jane said, "I hear someone playing the guitar in the flat above".

12. She asked me, "Who cooks and cleans for you?"

13. I ask them, "Are you going to see anything interesting?"

14. They said to me, "We have just moved into a new flat".

15. Nick's father asked him, "Bring me a cup of coffee, please".

Упр. 67. Преобразуйте предложения в косвенную речь.

1. The passenger asked, "Where's the information desk?"

2. The teacher said to his pupils, "Turn to the first page of Unit two".

3. He asked us, "Is it all right if I open the door?"

4. I said to my friend, "I am afraid I can't go out for tea with you".

5. She told Jack, "I will not forget to send you a telegram".

6. They asked, "How much are the tickets?"

7. Sarah writes in her letter, "I know you are ill and I hope you will get better".

8. The man asked me, "Do you know what time the train gets to Rostov?"

9. Mother told Pete, "Don't forget to call me when you reach the place".

10. My friend told me, "I'll help you with your homework if you like".

11. His nephew asks him, "Don't open the window".

12. She asked his grandson, "Do you have any idea of what I did with my glasses?"

Упр. 68. Восстановите прямую речь в предложениях.

1. She asked me if I liked tangerines.

2. My friend asked me if he could borrow my car.

3. John wanted to know if that incident had not caused any problem.

4. She asked me if I would not mind about it.

5. They wanted to know where I was going.

6. Kate asked Mike whether he preferred eating at home.

7. We wanted to know when he would tell us the truth.

8. I asked her where her father was.

9. They wanted to know if the results of that experiment were exciting.

10. Sue asked Ann when she would give her new phone-number.

Упр. 69. Преобразуйте предложения в косвенную речь.

1. The teacher asked the boy, "Why are your hands so dirty?"

2. The father said, "Look at these clouds. I think it is going to rain soon".

3. Jack says to Sam, "Are you doing anything this evening?"

4. "I haven't learnt the poem for today,” said Pete.

5. She said, "I like this song from the sixties".

6. He asked me, "Where was Richard going when you met him?"

7. My grandmother said to me, "You're a grown-up now".

8. "What did you do at the lesson yesterday?" said his mother.

9. "Have you paid for everything?" the security guard said to him.

10. Nellie said, "I want to keep this souvenir because it reminds me of my grandfather".

11. "I believe we have got about twenty ”Hard Rock Сafes” in our city", the manager said.

12. My mother said, "Don't brush too much oil on the meat".

13. She said to him, "I have not spoken to you for three days".

14. Eric said, "Sorry, I didn't phone you last night".

15. Father says, "Don't lean out of the window".