Косвенная речь

Reported Speech / Sequence of Tenses

I. Choose the correct variant in reported speech.

1. "I'm waiting for my parents," Nick said. - Nick said that he … for … parents.

A) is waiting, my

B) was waiting, his

C) was waiting, my

2. "I will come tomorrow and finish the work," the plumber said to grandma. - The plumber promised grandma that he … the next day and … the work.

A) would come, finish

B) will come, finish

C) would come, will finish

3. "Don't make so much noise!" the man said to Pete. - The man asked … so much noise.

A) Pete to not make

B) Pete not to make

C) to Pete not to make

4. "Do you know where Kate is living?" Anne asked me. - Anne asked me if I … where … .

A) knew, was Kate living

B) knew, Kate was living

C) know, Kate is living

5. "Why didn't you say that to me?" she asked her friend. - She asked him why … that to her.

A) he didn't say

B) hadn't he said

C) he hadn't said

6. "I promise I'll write to you as soon as I arrive, Jane," said Nick. - Nick promised Jane that he … to her as soon as he … .

A) will write, arrives

B) would write, arrives

C) would write, arrived

II. Turn the sentences into Reported Speech.

1. "Are you waiting for me?" - I asked him.

2. "I have been here for a month but I haven't seen all the places I want to", Bob said.

3. "Nick, why are you making the coffee so weak?" - he asked.

4. "Peter, I have to go home very quickly", she said.

5. "Eat more fruit and vegetables', the doctor said.

6. "Can you speak more slowly", he said to me.

7. "Please, don't tell anyone what happened", Ann said to me.

8. Mike said to his little sister: "Kate, give me my book back."

9. Girl said to her friend: "Will you help me with this exercise."

10. Jane said, "I don't remember his address."

11. Alice said to her brother, "Have you had your breakfast, Dan?"

12. Robert says to his friend, "Is the wind strong?'

13. The teacher said to her class, "Who has a penfriend?"

14. Robert said to his friend, "What interests you most of all?"

15. Pete asked his friend, "Who won the game?"

I Variant

The following sentences are direct speech. Complete each sentence below using reported speech

1. She said, "How many hours a day do you watch TV?"

2. She said, "Don`t write a letter to Ann."

3. He asked, "What magazines do you prefer to read?"

4. She said, "Tom is leaving tomorrow night."

5. "Have you had your hair cut?", my mother asked me.

6. The chief ordered, "Go to the theatre and book the tickets."

7. She said, "Kent has visited many countries in western Europe."

8. I said, "Don`t drink coffee at night, you will not sleep."

9. He read, "The south of England is warmer than the North."

10. "Are you going to pick up the phone?", Miranda asked him.

II Variant

The following sentences are direct speech. Complete each sentence below using reported speech

1. He said, "Bring me some water, please."

2. She was surprised, "Somebody stole my bag in the shop"

3. She asked, "Does this film about police and crime?"

4. "Please don`t tell anybody what happened", Ann said to me.

5. He said, "I can` t move the piano alone."

6. She said, "Dairy products are useful for little children."

7. The teacher said, "What do you do to express yourself?"

8. She said, "Doctors don`t advise us to eat chips and chocolate."

9. I asked my Dad, "Did you take part in the Great Patriotic War?"

10. The girl said, "All the guys try to look really cool driving up and down in their dad`s car"