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Exercise
1. Choose the correct verb form using the sequence of tenses.
Students
1.
The doctor said to me that I (shall/should) rest for a week.
2.
She says she (will come/would come) on time.
3.
He said that he (is going/was going) to learn Spanish.
4.
I say the weather (will be/would be) fine sooner or later.
5.
He said that they (were/had been) friends at school.
6.
I asked my sister what she (has/had) bought as a birthday present.
7.
My cousin said he (can/could) ski very well.
8.
Mother says to her son to (go/went) to the dentist.
9.
He said that he (is/was) staying at Rites’ Hotel then.
10.
I always say he (is/was) a very clever man.
11.
She asked if
her knowledge of French (is/was) good.
12.
Kate said that she (has/had) many pets at home.
13.
Jack said that he (wants/wanted) to And a new job.
14.
He says to everyone he (has/had) just heard this news.
15.
He said that he (lived/had lived) in Moscow many years before.
16.
The teacher asked who (is /was) present that day.
17.
The police warn the people that they (must/had to) be careful on the
roads.
18.
She said that it (is/was) a secret between us.
19.
My friend says he (has/had) just returned from London.
20.
Bob said he (will/would) leave soon.
Exercise
2. Put the following sentences into
Reported speech.
А.
Повествовательное
предложение.
Подл.
+ said /
told + that
+ подл.+ сказуемое в
нужном прошедшем времени.
1.
‘I’m
going to the seaside soon,’ she said.
2.
‘The
film will be interesting,’ I hoped.
3.
‘I
have just bought the tickets to the cinema,’ she told us.
4.
‘Breakfast
is served from 7 till 9,’ said the waiter.
5.
‘Everything
must be ready in time, ’ he ordered.
6.
‘I’m
sorry that I lost your ticket’, he said.
7.
‘It
wasn’t me who took your glasses’, he said.
8.
‘I’m
sorry for making you angry yesterday’, he said
9.
‘The
weather is so cold but I haven’t got a jacket’, she said
10.
A
gardener is cutting the grass at the moment’, she warned
11.
‘I
can’t see you this evening because I’ve got a lot to do,’ Ann
told me.
12.
‘I
’m going to bed early tonight’, Caroline said
13.
‘We
don’t want to watch a film tonight’, the children said.
14.
‘I
won’t visit my friends this evening’, Sam told us.
15.
‘I
received a parcel this morning, but I haven’t opened it yet’, Tom
said
16.
‘We
may visit our grandparents tonight’, mother said.
17.
‘I
need you to help me with the shopping’, mother said to me.
18.
‘It
was a good time for my family’, grandfather said.
19.
‘I
haven’t spoken to Mary since last year,’ she said.
20.
‘I’d
like to buy this coat’, he said.
B.
Вопросительное
предложение.
Подл.
+ asked + if
(whether)/вonpoc.
слово
+ подл.
+ сказуемое
в нужном прошедшем времени.
1.
‘Does
this bus stop at the next station?’ asked Helen.
2.
‘Have
you reserved a seat?’ I asked him.
3.
‘Are
you working now?’ he asked her.
4.
‘Did
you sleep well last night?’ I asked my mother.
5.
‘Can
you play the piano?’ the teacher asked.
6.
‘Will
you come again? she asked
7.
‘Will
you take the children to school today?’ he asked me.
8.
‘Have
you ever been to the British Museum?’ Mary asked him.
9.
‘Does
Mike like playing football?’ John wanted to know.
10.
‘Were
you waiting for us for a long time?’ she worried.
11.
‘Why
are you late?’ I asked her.
12.
‘Where
were you yesterday?’ his father asked.
13.
‘Who
has broken the window?’ the teacher shouted.
14.
‘Where
will we meet next time?’ I wanted to know.
15.
‘What
can I do for you?’ she asked.
16.
‘Why
are you smiling?’ he asked
17.
‘When
are you going to decorate the New Year tree?’ mother asked her son.
18.
‘Where
is the tourist information office?’ we asked.
19.
‘Who
called you today?’ he asked.
20.
‘Where
did you study?’ he wondered.
C.
Повелительное предложение.
Подл.
+ asked/ ordered/
told + (not) to +’инфинитив.
1.
‘Don’t
touch anything!’ she ordered.
2.
‘Lend
me some money.’ she asked.
3.
‘Look
at this paper,’ he said.
4.
‘Think
well before you answer,’ he advised.
5.
‘Don’t
go alone in the evening,’ she warned.
6.
‘Don’t
lie to me!’ my mother said.
7.
‘Come
with me’, he suggested.
8.
‘Don’t
play with matches,’ his mother ordered.
9.
‘Feed
the dogs, please,’ he asked me.
10.
‘Sweep
the kitchen floor,’ she asked.
Exercise 3. Choose the right answer.
Students
1.
He wanted
to know if I had been to the party
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a. this week
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b. that week
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c. next week
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2.
She asked
me if I...
her dinner.
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a. like
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b. liked
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c. had liked
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3.
He said
he ... late that evening.
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a. will be
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b. is
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c. would be
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4.
The secretary said that Miss Brown wasn’t ...
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a. there
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b. here
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c. in there
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5.
The
children said they ... like the film.
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a. don’t
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b. didn’t
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c. hadn’t
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6.
Ann says she ... this film.
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a.
already saw
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b.
had already seen
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c.
has already seen
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7.
He asked
me how I felt ...
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a. this day
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b. today
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c. that day
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8.
She said
that she ... eighteen years old the following Sunday.
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a.
will be
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b.
would be
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c.
was
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9.
He said that they ... to Britain before.
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a.
had never been
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b.
have never been
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c.
were never
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10.
My neighbour
said that his son had gone away ...
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a. ago
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b. before
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c. before
long
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11.
She said
that she ... very busy then.
12.
The
teacher told the children ... so much noise.
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a. don’t
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b. not to
make
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c. not make
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13.
He said
that he ... play different musical instruments then.
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a. could
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b. can
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c. would be
able
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14.
The girl
said that her name ... Jane.
15.
He said
that... weeks had been the longest ones in his life.
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a.
this
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b.
those
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c.
these
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16.
Peter
agreed that he ... to give up smoking.
17.
He asked
me whether he ... the doctor.
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a.
would
call
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b.
will call
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c.
should call
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18.
My mother
told me ... more quietly.
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a.
to
say
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b.
to ask
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c.
to speak
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19.
She told
me that she ... to visit her relatives in Kiev.
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a.
is going
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b.
was going
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c.
would going
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20.
Julia
said that she had to leave....
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a.
now
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b.
at the moment
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c.
immediately
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21.
Ted
asked if I... the drink.
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a.
liked
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b.
would like
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c.
like
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22.
The
policeman asked what....
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a.
happened
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b.
did happen
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c.
had happened
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23.
He said
that he hadn’t had anything to eat....
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a.
this
morning
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b.
that morning
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c.
at the morning
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24.
She says
that she ... think about it.
25.
Kate said
that she would see me....
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a.
the following day
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b.
tomorrow
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c.
in the next day
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Students
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Answers
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Exercise 1.
1. should 2.
will come 3.
was going 4.
will be 5.
had been 6.
had 7.
could 8.
go 9.
was 10.
is 11.
was 12.
had 13.
wanted 14.
has 15.
had lived 16.
was 17.
must
18. was
19. has
20. would
Exercise
2. A.
I.
She said (that) she was going to the seaside soon.
2.
I hoped (that) the film would be interesting.
3.
She
told us (that) she had just bought the tickets to the cinema.
4.
The
waiter said (that) breakfast was served from 7 till 9.
5.
He
ordered (that) everything had to be ready in time.
6.
He
said (that) he was sorry that he had lost my ticket.
7.
He
said (that) it hadn’t been him who had taken my glasses.
8.
He
said (that) he was sorry for making me angry the day before.
9.
He
said (that) the weather was so cold but she hadn’t got a jacket.
10.
She
warned (that) the gardener was cutting the grass at the moment.
11.
Ann told me that she couldn’t see me that evening because she
had got a lot to do.
12.
Caroline
said that she was going to bed early that night.
13.
The
children said that they didn’t want to watch a film that night.
14.
Sam
told us that he wouldn’t visit his friend that evening.
15.
Tom
said that he received a parcel that morning but he hadn’t opened
it yet.
16.
Mother
said that they might visit their grandparents that night.
17.
Mother
said to me that she needed me to help her with the shopping.
18.
Grandfather
said that it had been a good time for his family.
19.
She
said that she hadn’t spoken to Mary since the year before.
20.
He
said that he would like to buy that coat.
B.
1.
Helen
asked if that bus stopped at the next station.
2.
I asked him if he had reserved a seat.
3.
He
asked her if she was working at that moment.
4.
I asked
my mother if she had slept well the night before.
5.
The
teacher asked if I could play the piano.
6.
She
asked if I would come again.
7.
He
asked if I would take the children to school that day.
8.
Mary
asked him if he had ever been to the British Museum.
9.
John
wanted to know if Mike liked playing football.
10.
She
worried if I/we had been waiting for them for a long time.
11.
I asked
her why she was late.
12.
His
father asked where he had been the day before.
13.
The
teacher shouted who had broken the window.
14.
I wanted
to know where we would meet next time.
15.
She
asked what she could do for me.
16.
He
asked why I was smiling.
17.
Mother
asked her child when he was going to decorate the New Year tree.
18.
We
asked where the tourist information office was.
19.
He
asked who had called me that day.
20.
He
wondered where I had studied.
C.
1.
She
ordered not to touch anything.
2.
She
asked to lend her some money.
3.
He
told to look at that paper.
4.
He
advised to think well before I answered/ before answering.
5.
She
warned not to go alone in the evening.
6.
My
mother told not to lie to her.
7.
He
suggested to come with him.
8.
His
mother ordered not to play with matches.
9.
He
asked me to feed the dogs.
10.
She
asked to sweep the kitchen floor.
Exercise
3. 1. b 2. b 3. с 4.
a 5. b 6. с 7. с 8.
b 9. a 10. b 11. a 12. b 13. a 14. с 15.
b 16.
b 17. a 18. с 19.
b 20. b 21. a 22. с 23. b 24. a 25. a
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