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. Indirect speech




I. COMMANDS AND REQUESTS.

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Keep rivers and lakes clean and the air fresh!

dont:

Dont turn the planet into a pile of rubbish!

 

1. to tell (,

, ), to ask ();

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(Mother told the children Nick asked his friend...);

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to, not to.

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5. ,

the.

 

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tell, ask
(not) to V1()

 

e.g. 1) Nick: Mary, help me to do the sums, please!

a)Nick asks Mary to help him to dothe sums.

b) Nick asked Mary to help him to do the sums.

2) Teacher: Bob, dont be so noisy!

a) The teacher tells Bob not to be so noisy.

b) The teacher told Bob not to be so noisy

II. STATEMENTS.

 

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E.g. Helen: I like to help my mother about the house.

Coach: Unfortunately w e didnt win the game yesterday:

Teacher: The dictation will be written on Monday.

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2. say, tell;

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that;

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6. , the.

 

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say, tell
 
(that)
 
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e.g. 1) Alice: I had a wonderful time last summer.

a) Alice says (that) she had a wonderful time in summer.

b) Alice said (that) she had had a wonderful time in summer.

2) Peter: Father has bought a new TV-set.

a) Peter tells his friend (that) his father has just bought a new TV-set.

b) Peter told his friend (that) his father had just bought a new TV-set.

III. GENERAL AND ALTERNATIVE QUESTIONS.

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, e.g. 1. Mother: Are you watching TV, Pam?

2. Sally: Will you buy me a new dress, Mum?

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2. ask, wonder, want to know, be interested;

3. ( + ) if whether;

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Ask, wonder, want to know, be interested
 
if whether
 
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e.g. 1) Teacher: Do you often go swimming, Sam?

a) The teacher asks Sam if he often goes swimming.

b) The teacher asked Sam if he often went swimming.

2) Nick: Have you found a tortoise or a hedgehog in the forest?

a) Nick wants to know if I have found a tortoise or a hedgehog.

b) Nick wanted to know if I had found a tortoise or a hedgehog.

3) Mary: Did you visit your granny in summer, Nick?

a) Mary asks Nick whether he visited his granny in summer.

b) Mary asked Nick whether he had visited his granny in summer.

IV. SPECIAL QUESTIONS. .

(what, when, why, how, who, where, etc.), , :

e.g. 1) Teacher: What books did you read in summer, children?

2) Librarian: What are you reading?

3) Tom: When do you usually go to the swimming-pool?

4) Mother: Who can speak English best in your group, Will?

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1. ;

2. ask, wonder, want to know, be interested;

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4. , ;

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6. , the.

 

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Ask, wonder, want to know, be interested
 
What, when, why, how, who, where
 
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E.g.: 1) Teacher: What books did you read in summer, children?

a) The teacher asks the children what books they read (V2) in summer.

b) The teacher asked the children what books they had read (V3) in summer.

2) Librarian: What are you reading?

a) The librarian wonders what we are reading.

b) The librarian wondered what we were reading.

3) Tom: When do you usually go to the swimming-pool?

a) Tom wants to know when I usually go to the swimming-pool.

b) Tom wanted to know when I usually went to the swimming-pool.

4) Mother: Who can speak English best in your group, Will?

a) Mother asks Will who can speak English best in his group.

b) Mother asked Will who could speak English best I his group.





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