Упражнения на косвенную речь (Reported speech)

1. "Where is my key?" she asked.

   She asked where her key was .

2. "How is life treating you?" Mark asked us.

   Mark asked us how life was treating us .

3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

   He wondered whether he had to do it whether he had to do that if he had to do it whether he had to do that .

4. "Where have you been?" Stephan's girlfriend asked him.

   Stephan's girlfriend asked him where he had been where Stephan had been .

5. "Which blouse do you like more?" she asked her boyfriend.

   She asked her boyfriend which blouse he liked more .

6. "What are they doing now?" he asked.

   He wanted to know what they were doing then what we were doing then .

7. "Are you joining the marathon?" he asked me.

   He wanted to know whether I was joining the marathon if I was joining the marathon .

8. The guide asked, "Who speaks Italian?"

   The guide wanted to know who spoke Italian .

9. "How do you know that?" they asked me.

   They asked me how I knew that .

10. "Have you talked to your tutor?" my fellow student asked me.

    My fellow student asked me whether I had talked to my tutor whether I'd talked to my tutor if I had talked to my tutor if I'd talked to my tutor .

1. "I haven't seen you for ages," said Jenny.

   Jenny said that she hadn't hasn't seen me for ages.

2. "I don't want to see you anymore," says Jamie.

   Jamie says that she didn't doesn't want to see me anymore.

3. "She can come to the meeting at 5 o'clock tomorrow." said Jack.

   Jack told me that she can could come to the meeting at 5 o'clock the next day tomorrow .

4. "This may be a hard choice but you must choose," said Kyle.

   Kyle said that it might this may be a hard choice but I had to choose.

5. "I was driving a car when I saw a homeless man," said Mike.

   Mike said that he had been has been driving a car when he saw a homeless man.

6. "I had been learning English for six years before I entered a university," said George.

   George said that he was had been learning English for six years before he entered a university.

1. "I broke my arm when I was skiing in France," said Lily.

   Lily said that she had broken her arm when she had been skiing 'd been skiing in France.

2. "I will have my car repaired tomorrow," said Ken.

   Ken said that he would have 'd have his car repaired the next day.

3. "They can find a new apartment in two days," said Michael.

   Michael said that they could find a new apartment in two days.

4. "My mother hasn't eaten sushi before," said Leo.

   Leo said that his mother hadn't eaten sushi before.

5. "She's going to dance at the party," said Mia.

   Mia said that she was going to dance at the party.

6. "I didn't read this article," said Archie.

   Archie said that he hadn't read had not read that article.

7. "I walked my dog twice yesterday," says James.

   James says that he walked his dog twice the day before.

1. "You should wear something warm," said Neal.

   Neal advised to wear that I wear something warm.

2. "I've never touched your clothes," said Kara.

   Kara denied touching that she'd touched having touched my clothes.

3. "I won't tell anyone your secret," said James.

   James promised not to tell anyone that he wouldn't tell anyone my secret.

4. "You need to send your artwork to the competition," said my sister.

   My sister encouraged me to send my artwork to the competition.

5. "I'm sorry that I couldn't come to meet you at the airport," said Dan.

   Dan apologised for not coming to meet me at the airport.

6. "Perhaps we might need to use diagrams for the conference," said Mike.

   Mike suggested diagrams that we used diagrams using diagrams for the conference.

7. "Please, come to the wedding with me!" Leo told me.

   Leo begged me to come to come to the meeting with him.

1. Sophie asked said told   that they would come early in the morning.
2. At the check-in desk the airport staff member asked said told   to see our passports.
3. They asked said told   me that they were going to pitch up their project the next day.
4. Max asked said told that he was happy to finally see them again.
5. My friend phoned last night and asked said told me if I was feeling better.
6. Sophie  asked said told Sardana  that she had got a nice present from a kid  from the camp.
7. She asked said told her friend not to laugh.
8. They asked said told me if I could help.
9. Sardana asked said told   Sophie if she was in love with someone.
10. The weather forecast asked said told that it was going to rain next morning.

1. "Could you help me?" — He reminded promised asked invited me to help him.
2. "Remember to have lunch." — He reminded promised advised invited me to have lunch.
3. "You should better put on your hat." — He reminded promised advised asked me to put on my hat.
4. "I will definitely call you." — He promised advised asked invited to call me.
5. "Let's watch a film." — He reminded advised asked invited me to watch a film.

Fill in the gaps.

1. Emma smiled and said: "We are happy to meet you, Tim."
2. Her dad said that he would buy her the camera in a couple of years.
3. He also said that she was creative and had imagination.
4. One of my classmates said that the tradition had helped him to pass his exams last summer.
5. "I do care about it but I do not know what I can do to help the park," said Jane.
6. Judy said she would try the dress on immediately.
7. She also said that it was fun to communicate face-to-face, to play out-of-doors and to visit friends' homes.

Read the sentences in Reported Speech. How do the words in bold sound in Direct Speech?

1. John said that he did not know didn't know what to buy.
2. James said that his trolley had got broken .
3. John said that they could start singing again.
4. James invited John to go to the music shop.

1. Mr Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his job, and he and his wife moved to another town. They said reminded argued that they did not have many friends there. But they soon met a lot of interesting people.
2. After a few weeks, they were promised warned invited to have dinner several times.
3. Then Mrs Harris spoke told said asked to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"
4. Mr Harris answered: "Yes, I will would had invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."
5. Mrs Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "We had have had have a party from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m."
6. "That was were is are not very polite is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go home at 8.30." So, Mrs Harris just wrote, "Party: 6.30 p.m.".
7. A lot of guests were still there at midnight when the doorbell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must should ought to can stop making a noise, because someone has complained."