Reported Speech.
№1. Choose the correct verb form. Translate into Russian:
| 1. The teacher asked who (is /was) present that day. |
| 2. He realized that they (lost /had lost) their way. |
| 3. She says she (will come/ would come) in time. |
| 4. He says he (has/ had) a good camera now. |
| 5. He explained that he (stayed /had stayed at home the day before. |
| 6. My friend says that he (has just returned /had just returned) from London. |
| 7. I think the weather (will be/ would be) fine next week. |
| 8. I asked my sister what she (has bought /had bought) for my birthday. |
| 9. He says it (is/ was raining) again. |
| 10. The mother told me to (come/will come) by 11p.m. |
№ 2. Put the following sentences into Indirect Speech.
| 1. Sam asked, “Where did you find this book yesterday?” |
| 2. He asked, “Have you ever bought clothes in this shop?” |
| 3. She said to me, “My sister doesn’t like dresses.” |
| 4. I asked her, “Don’t go alone tomorrow.” |
| 5. “Will you be back early tomorrow?” the mother said to her daughter. |
| 6. He said to me, “I have something to show you.” |
| 7. “John, write to me as often as you can,” said his wife. |
| 8. Tom answered, “We met 2 days ago.” |
| 9. “Where is the ticket office?” asked Sam. |
| 10. Mother said to me, “It is raining again.” |
№3. Translate the following sentences into English:
Учитель спросил, выучили ли мы стихотворения Бёрнса.
Катя ответила, что никогда не бывала в Москве.
Я спросил своего друга, где он купил словарь.
Доктор посоветовал мне ходить пешком каждый день.
№4. Choose the correct answer.
1. Brian asked Jane, “How do you like living here?”
A. Brian asked Jane how did she like living there.
B. Brian asked Jane how she liked living there.
C. Brian asked Jane how had she liked living there.
2. Clair said, “Sue has been my best friend since childhood”.
A. Clair said Sue had been her best friend since childhood.
B. Clair said Sue was her best friend since childhood.
C. Clair said Sue had been my best friend since childhood.
3. Katy said, ”When Sonia comes, I`ll tell her the news.”
A. Katy said when Sonia came, I would tell her the news.
B. Katy said when Sonia came, she would tell her the news.
C. Katy said when Sonia came, she would have told her the news.
4. Our granny said to us, “I can`t find my gloves.”
A. Our granny said to us she couldn`t find her gloves.
B. Our granny said to us she couldn`t found her gloves.
C. Our granny said to us she couldn`t found my gloves.
5. Sara asked me, “How long have you been studying English?”
A. Sara asked me how long I had been studying English.
B. Sara asked me how long had I been studying English.
C. Sara asked me how long had you been studying English.
6. “What is happening in the world?” he asked.
A. He asked what happened in the world.
B. He asked what was happened in the world.
C. He asked what was happening in the world.
7. Jane said, “When the mail comes, my assistant will open it.”
A. Jane said that when the mail came, her assistant would open it.
B. Jane said that when the mail come, my assistant would open it.
C. Jane said that when the mail came, her assistant would opened it.
8. Tania said to them, “This coming Friday I am beginning my vacation.”
A. Tania said to them that that coming Friday I was beginning my vacation.
B. Tania said to them that that coming Friday she was beginning her vacation.
C. Tania said to them that this coming Friday she would beginning my vacation.
9. “Did you take French in high school?” Paula asked.
A. Paula asked if I took French in high school.
B. Paula asked had I taken French in high school.
C. Paula asked if I had taken French in high school.
10. Jo asked me,” Give me a lift into the centre, please”.
A. Jo asked me gave him a lift into the centre.
B. Jo asked me to gave me a lift into the centre.
C. Jo asked me to give him a lift into the centre.
11. Frank said, “They are getting married tomorrow”.
A. Frank said they got married the next day.
B. Frank said they were getting married the next day.
C. Frank said they was getting married tomorrow.
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