: (Direct Speech) (Indirect/Reported Speech). , , , . () .
, , ( that, ).
her plane arrives at 10.00.
Brenda says (that) shell arrive at Paddington railway station.
she finally arrived home at five in the morning.
( Past Simple), . (Future-in-the-Past). , , , .
1. , Past Simple Past Continuous.
He said (that) he was enjoying his work.
She said (that) the train was late.
2. , Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous.
The old lady said (that) she had won the lottery.
She noticed (that) we had been walking for more than an hour.
3. , Future-in-the-Past ( will would) .
They promised (that) they would come to the party.
The weather man said (that) it was going to rain.
, Future-in-the-Past Past Simple, Past Continuous Past Perfect.
I told him that if he didnt hurry hed miss the train.
He promised that as soon as he got the money he would let her have some.
She knew that she would catch a bad cold unless she changed her wet clothes.
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this that
these those
now then
here there
ago before
today that day
yesterday the day before, the previous day
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tomorrow the next day, the following day
last week (month, year) the previous week (month, year), the week before
next week (month, year) the next week (month, year), the following week
: , to say , , . , to say to tell. .
Joan said, I wont help you because you didnt help me.
Joan said (that) she wouldnt help me because I hadnt helped her.
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Mary said, Ill see you here tomorrow, Jack.
Mary told Jack (that)she would see him there the next day.
(, , ) : add, admit, advise, agree, answer, announce, ask, assure, beg, claim, complain, demand, declare, decline, deny, exclaim, explain, inform, inquire, insist, observe, offer, order, promise, protest, remark, remind, reply, say, suggest, tell, think, threaten, want to know, warn, whisper, wonder.
Exercise 1. Report the statements.
1. Were worried about Jane, they said.
2. Jack said, Ill be home before midnight.
3. I didnt mean to be rude, said Brenda.
4. My nephew wants to talk to you about the car, she announced.
5. The motorists said, Were driving to a football match.
6. Sarah has so many things to do, said Tom, that she doesnt know where to begin.
7. It was too dark to see the number plate properly, said the witness.
8. I have nothing against you, Mike, said Brian.
9. James said, I broke my leg playing football.
10. Suddenly Marge announced, Im not going back to college.
11. John wont mind waiting a bit longer, she said.
12. After that she informed the landlady, Ill be leaving soon.
13. I wont be late again, he promised.
14. Justin said to me, I will pay you back next Monday.
15. Steve said, Im sure Ive seen this man somewhere.
16. Then she told me, I saw that doctor yesterday, Im quite all right again.
17. Theres a queue at the bank, said David, so well come back later.
18. Mr. President, said the Mayor, your guests are waiting in the banquet hall.
19. Brian said to us, I need you to help me decorate the hall tomorrow.
20. Its a wonderful party, said Sue, but I have to leave now.
21. If we leave now, well catch the train, he said.
22. If anyone calls, she said, say that Ill be back shortly.
Exercise 2. Rewrite the sentences in direct speech.
1. Bill told Julie that his sister was going to visit her on Saturday.
2. Philip told us that we hadnt missed much as the match had just begun.
3. They told us that they would have submitted their designs by the following week.
4. Kate told us that she didnt have Pats telephone number.
5. Colin told me that he didnt think he could attend my party the next day.
6. The children complained that their parents were always checking up on them.
7. Mrs. Larsen proudly informed my mother that her daughter had graduated with first-class honors in law.
8. Then he added that his mother would certainly ask him where he had been all day.
9. Mary said that Brian wasnt coming because he had an urgent phone call.
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10. Brown claimed that the arresting officers had treated him roughly, and that one of them had punched him in the eye.
Exercise 3. Translate the following sentences into English, paying attention to the sequence
of tenses.
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20. (to look out of) , .
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26. , , (to get stuck in a traffic jam).
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