Indirect speech
1. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
1) She said that her best friend was a doctor.
2) I didn’t know that you worked at the Hermitage.
3) We didn’t know where our friends went every evening.
4) I knew that you were ill.
5) When he learnt that his son had received good marks, he was very pleased.
2. Write the following sentences in the Past.
1) My uncle says he has come back from the Caucasus.
2) Mike says he is sure Ann and Kate will be good guides.
3) He says they were friends at school.
4) Ann says she has met Boris in the street.
5) He says they will make good progress in English.
3. Change the sentences to indirect speech.
1) He said, ”I haven’t seen my cousin today”.
2) She said, “You will read this book in the 9th form”.
3) I said to Jim, “Where are you going?”
4) He said to me, “ I want to see you today”.
5) Jane asked Tom, “What time will you come here tomorrow?”
6) I asked my uncle, “How long did you stay in the Crimea?”
7) “Promise to come and see me,” said Jess to Alice.
8) My little sister said to me,” Do you like chocolate?”
9) Farther said to Nick, “Have you done your homework?”
10)”Come to my house tomorrow, Jane,” said Lena.
11) “Don’t eat too much ice cream,” Ann’s mother said to her.
12) Sandra said to me, “Will you come here tomorrow?”
13) “Please help me with this work, Nataly,” said Bob.
14) He said to us, “Did you go to the museum this morning?”
15) They said to him, “What time does the train start?”
16) “You speak English very well”, the woman said to me.
17) He said to me, “They are staying at the Grand Hotel Europe.”
18) “Please bring me some tomato soup,” he said to the waitress.
19) “Don’t forget to clean your teeth,” said granny to Helen.
20) I asked Mike, “What did you do after dinner?”
Keys
1.
1) Она сказала, что ее лучший друг был доктором.
2) Я не знал, что вы работали в Эрмитаже.
3) Мы не знали куда наши друзья ходили каждый вечер.
4) Я узнал, что вы заболели.
5) Когда он узнал, что его сын получил хорошую отметку, он был очень доволен.
2.
1) My uncle said he had come back from the Caucasus.
2) Mike said he was sure Ann and Kate would be good guides.
3) He said they had been friends at school.
4) Ann said she had met Boris in the street.
5) He said they would make good progress in English.
3.
1) He said that he hadn’t seen his cousin that day.
2) She said that we would read that book in the 9th form.
3) I asked Jim where he was going.
4) He told me that he wanted to see me that day.
5) Jane asked Tom what time he would come there the next day.
6) I asked my uncle how long he had stayed in the Crimea.
7) Jess told Alice to promise to come and see her.
8) My little sister asked me if I liked chocolate.
9) Father asked Nick if he had done his homework.
10) Lena told Jane to come to her house the next day.
11) Ann’s mother told her not to eat too much ice cream.
12) Sandra asked me if I should come there the next day.
13) Bob asked Neil to help him with that work.
14) He asked us if we had gone to the museum that morning.
15) They asked him what time the train started.
16) The woman told me that I spoke English well.
17) He told me that they were staying at the Grand Hotel Europe.
18) He asked the waitress to bring him some tomato soup.
19) Granny told Helen not to forget to clean her teeth.
20) I asked Mike what he had done after dinner.
