Reported Speech
Упражнение 1. Переведите утвердительные предложения в косвенную речь.
«I am at home.» — He says that …
«I have a dog.» — She says that …
«We are from Russia.» — They say that …
«I don’t drive a car.» — She says that …
«I believe you.» — He says that …
Упражнение 2. Измените предложения по образцу, используя косвенную речь.
Образец: It is a nice place to go. — He said (that) it was a nice place to go.
1. The fish is very good. 2. I’ll have a chicken. 3. The chicken is not properly cooked. 4. I’m very sorry. 5. I’ll get you another book. 6. We come here quite often. 7. I’ll never come here again. 8.I have seen this film. 9. We visited this place on Monday. 10. It was raining heavily all day yesterday.
Упражнение 3. Передайте следующие повествовательные предложения в косвенной речи.
1. Oleg said, «My room is on the this floor.» 2. He said, «I am sure she will ring me up tomorrow.» 3. Michael said, «I saw them at my parents’ house last year.» 4. He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today.» 5. She said, «I didn’t go shopping yesterday.» 6. Tom said, «I have already had breakfast here, so I am not hungry.» 7. He said, «I received a letter from him a week ago.» 8. «I am going to the theatre tonight,» he said to me. 9. Mike said, «I spoke to Mr Brown this morning.» 10. I said to them, «Now I can give you her mobile number.»