In the World of Grammar

Упражнение 8
Преобразуйте прямую речь в косвенную, используя правило согласования времен.

a) одновременное действие
1. "I have many beautiful flowers", he said.
He said that he many beautiful flowers.
2. "I am not a family man", he said.
He said he not a family man.
3. "There is nothing like being home again", said Mum.
Mum said there nothing like being home again.
4. "I am going to have a pair of roller-skates for my birthday", said Len happily.
Len said happily that he going to have a pair of roller-skates for his bithrday.
5. "He lives just round the corner", said Mr.Poirot.
Mr.Poirot said that he just round the corner.
6. "You don't understand me, Harry," answered the artist.
The artist said to Harry that he him.
7. "I am looking for my mother," the boy answered.
The boy said that he looking for his mother.
8. "The taxi is waiting," Bentley said to Constance.
Bentley said to Constance that the taxi waiting.
9. "I can't understand what he is talking about," replied Bessie.
Bessie replied that she what he was talking about.
10. "He doesn't want to obey the rules," said Mr.Brown.
Mr.Brown said that he to obey the rules.

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b) предшествующее действие

1. "I asked him to come today," said Mary.
Mary said that she him to come that day.
2. "Jane rang me up an hour ago," said Jim.
Jim said that Jane me up an hour before.
3. "I spoke to him on the phone two months ago," she said.
She said that she to him on the phone two months before.
4. "Arnold's father arrived last month," said Elly.
Elly said that Arnold's father the previous month.
5. "You have known me long," Barbara said to Ann.
Barbara said to Ann that she her long.
6. "I have not seen him this morning," said Stella.
Stella said that she him that morning.
7. "I've heard something like it," said Alice.
Alice said she something like that.
8. The inspector said, "I've heard about such cases often enough."
The inspector said that he about such cases often enough.
9. The miller said, "We often talked of you during the winter, Hans".
The miller saidthat they often of Hans during the winter.
10. I replied, "I came here to ask you to be my wife."
I said that he there to ask her to be his wife.
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c) будущее действие
1. "I will wait with you one night longer," said the swallow.
The swallow said that she with hm one more night.
2. "I shall allow nobody to play in my garden but myself," said the Giant.
The Giant said that he nobody to play in his garden but himself.
3. "I'll wait till the others come," said Stella.
Stella said that she till the others came.
4. She said, "I'll do anything for you."
She said that she anything for him.
5. "I'll go and see him before I go to bed," said Nora.
Nora said that she and see him before she went to bed.
6. He said, "I shall send the money to the charity organization."
He said that he the money to the charity organization.
7. "If I bring her a red rose she will dance with me till dawn," said the student.
The student said that if he brought her a red rose she with him till dawn.
8. "You'll never guess why I've come here today," Bradly said to her.
Bradly said that she never why he had come there that day.
9. "Everything will be all right," he said.
He said that everything all right.

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Упражнение 9
Преобразуйте высказывания в косвенную речь, используя правила согласования времен.
1. "I've attended two conferences this year."
He said he two conferences that year.
2. "I've visited several genetic laboratories."
He said that he several genetic laboratories.
3. "I'm planning to visit Oxford."
He said that he to visit Oxford.
4. "I'm writing my thesis now."
He said that he his thesis then.
5. "My paper will consist of four sections."
He said that his paper of four sections.
6. "In the introduction I'll outline the present state of research in the field of immunology."
He said that in the introduction he the present state of research in the field of immunology.
7. "I can ring the Bank Manager."
He said that he the Bank Manager.
8. "I may go abroad."
He said that he abroad.
9. "We must observe the experimental conditions."
He said that they the experimental conditions.
10. "I must think about it."
He said that he about that.

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