Система упражнений по согласованию времён в английском языке при переводе прямой речи в косвенную

Sequence of Tenses

1. Write the sentences in reported speech. Mind sequence of tenses!

1. The woman said to her son, "I am glad I am here."

2. Mike said, "We have bought these books today."

3. She said to me, "Now I can read your translation."

4. "This man spoke to me on the road," said the woman.

5. The teacher said to the class, "We will discuss this subject tomorrow.

6. Nellie said, "I read 'Jane Eyre' last year."

7. "You have not done your work well," said the teacher to me.

8. She said, "I spent my holidays in the Crimea last year."

9. He said, "I am going to a health resort tomorrow."

10. Ann said to us, "They haven't yet come."

11. She said to us, "They arrived in St. Petersburg yesterday."

12. Nick said, "I have never been to London. I think I will go there next year."

13. He said, "They are leaving next Monday."

14. The clerk said to them, "You can leave the key with the maid upstairs."

15. "I won't put it in the sales because it's selling very well", she said.

16. "I've read the report and I don't understand section 4”, he said.

17. "When I finish my presentation, I'm going to have a drink”, he said.

18. "I'm preparing the figures but I won't be long", she said.

19. "I like playing tennis, but I don't do it very often", she said.

20. "I'm going to visit our Polish subsidiary, but I'm not sure when" she said.

II. Write sentences in direct speech.

1. Anna said that she had already finished.

2. She said she would be back after lunch.

3. She said she was going to contact the printers.

4. Paul said that he wanted to make a phone call.

5. She said she was meeting the bank manager at eleven.

6. Pierre said he had found out about the problem a long time ago.

7. David said he had to be back in the office by three thirty.

8. Jan said she would let me know.