Exercise 8

Exercise 7

Exercise 6

Exercise 5

Change commands, requests, recommendations into indirect speech.

Example: "Close the door," she asked me. — She asked me to close the door.

1. "Open the safe!" the raiders ordered the bank clerk. 2. "Please do as I say," he begged me. 3. "Help your mother, Peter," Mr. Pitt said. 4. "Don't make too much noise, children," he said. 5. "Do whatever you like," she said to us. 6. "Don't miss your train," she warned them. 7. "Read the document before you sign it," the lawyer said to his client. 8. "Fill in the blank again," he said. 9. "Buy a new car," I advised him. 10. "Don't drive too fast," she begged him. 11. "Don't put your bicycle near my window," said the shopkeeper to me. 12. "Come to the cinema with me," he asked her. 13. "Cook it in butter," I advised her. 14. "Send for the fire brigade," the manager said to the porter. 15. "Please pay at the desk," said the shop assistant to her. 16. "Don't argue with me," said the teacher to the boy. 17. "Pull as hard as you can," he said to her. 18. "Don't lend anything to her," he advised us. 19. "Stand clear off the door," a voice warned the people. 20. "Put down that gun. It's loaded," she warned him.

Change sentences with modal verbs and their equivalents into indirect speech.

1. "If what you have said is true I must go to the police," he said. 2. "You don't need to come in tomorrow," said my employer. "You may take a day off." 3. "I'll be busy next week and won't be able to help you," she said to us. ''Besides this text must be typed and as for me, I cannot type, so I'll have to ask somebody to do it," she added. 4. The official said, "This passport photo isn't like you at all. You must have another one taken." 5. "I needn't get up till nine tomorrow," I said. 6. "I must go to the dentist tomorrow," she said to me. "I have an appointment." 7. "I will go to bed. I had to get up very early today," he said. 8. "I couldn't meet her, I was working," he said. 9. "Ann's English is very poor. She must study very hard," the teacher said. 10. "Something was wrong with the receiver, I could not hear you well yesterday," she said.

Translate into English paying attention to the sequence of tenses.

1, Я знав, що вона ще не прочитала листа. 2. Вона вважала, що ананаси ростуть на деревах. 3. Він сказав нам, що заплатив борги (pay one's debts) місяць тому. 4. Вона сказала, що пише цей твір (composition) вже три години. 5. Вона не знала, чи успішно скінчилась (be a success) операція. 6. Том зателефонував в поліцію і сказав, що всі його речі украдені. 7. Капітан наказав усім піднятися на борт (get aboard). 8. Вони не знали, чи будуть опубліковані результати їх дослідів 9. Я думав, що він працює, і не зайшов у кімнату. 10. Він попросив, щоб вона не турбувалась. 11. Я не знаю, коли він приїде до Полтави. 12. Вони поцікавались, чи був я коли-нибудь закордоном (abroad). 13. Він сказав їм, що вони не повинні говорити про це зараз. 14. Наш гід (guide) розсказав нам, що палац (castle) бул побудований в 14-ому столітті. 15. Я сподіваюсь, що новий міст буде побудований в наступному році.

Change the following into indirect speech paying attention to conditional sentences.

1. "I'll put a book into your briefcase in case you want to read," Mother said. 2. He said, "If she follows my advice, all will turn out well." 3. "Annette will have come to Paris in an hour if there are^vno delays," Pete thought. 4. "These letters must be sent immediately as soon as they are translated," the manager said. 5. "I'll take you out for a walk after I have seen the film," he said to his dog. 6. "I am sure she will sing to us provided we ask her," he whispered. 7. "If she trains hard she will win the Cup," the trainer said. 8. "If she stays in bed for a couple of days, she will be all right in a week," the doctor said to the mother. 9. "If the train comes on time we'll be able to see the football match," he said to me. 10. She said, "I won't come if I am not invited."

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