Время и наречия в косвенной речи также изменяются .

 Примеры:

“I will buy a book tomorrow ” → She said that she would buy a book the next day.

“I am happy now ” → He said that he was happy then.

“I like this book” → He said that he liked that book.

Основные случаи
Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
today tomorrow yesterday next week/month/year last week/month/year now/just ago here this/these	that day/the same day the next day/the following day the day before/the previous day the following week/month/year the previous week/month/year then before there that/those

 

Exercises

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Direct and Indirect Exercises

Attempt the exercises below then compare your answers with the correct answers given below.

Exercise 1:

Turn into reported speech.
1. “It’s hot” Tom said that _______________________________________________________.
2. “I have done my homework.” Tom said that __________________________________________________.
3. “I will give you a book” Tom said that _______________________________________________________.
4. “Do you smoke?” Tom asked me if ____________________________________________________.
5. “Where does Bob live?” Tom asked me where _______________________________________________.
6. “Jane has not arrived yet” Tom told us that________________________________________________________.
7. “I’m so worried,” Tom, told us that_______________________________________________________.
8. “I want to go away”. Tom told us that ____________________________________________________.
9. “You should eat less.” The doctor advised me that _______________________________________.
10. “Don’t shout” The teacher told me________________________________.

Exercise 2:

Turn into direct speech.
1. Mary said she was very tired.
Mary said, “____________________________________________________________.”
2. The teacher told the boys to open their books.
The teacher said to the boys, “___________________________________________________________.”
3. Tom’s mother told him not to eat any ice cream.
Tom’s mother said to Tom: “_____________________________________________________________.”
4. My friend said that he was going skiing at the weekend.
My friend said: “__________________________________________________at the weekend.”
5. Bob’s mates told the teacher that Bob was ill that day.
Bob’s mates said: “Teacher,__________________________________________________________ today.”
6. Mary told Jane she would help her.
Mary said to Jane,”____________________________________________________.”
7. I said I would have bought a new car if I had had the money.
I said,”_______________________________________________________________________________.”
8. My father told me to look for a job if I wanted more money.
My father said:”_____________________________________________________________.”
9. Tim wrote to his brother that their cat had died that day.
Tim wrote to his brother: “________________________________________________________________.”
10. The teacher informed the students that the break lasted ten minutes.
The teacher said to the students,”____________________________________________________________.”

 

 

Guess Who I Bumped Into?

Tim wandered along the path thinking aloud, "If I continue this diet I should lose twenty pounds by the end of..." when BOOM! he bumped into another city dweller out for a day's walk in the park.

"I'm terribly sorry," he apologized, "I was so caught up in my thoughts, I didn't see you!" he managed to stammer.

Smiling, Sheila responded, "It's OK. Nothing's broken... No really, I wasn't watching my step either."

Suddenly they both stopped making excuses and stared at each other.

"Don't I know you from somewhere?" inquired Tim while Sheila exclaimed, "You're Tim, Jack's brother, aren't you?!"

They both began to laugh as they had met each other the week before at a party that Jack had given.

Still laughing, Tim suggested, "Why don't we have a cup a coffee and donut?" to which Sheila replied, "I thought you wanted to continue your diet!" They both were still laughing by the time they reached the Swimming Donut cafe.​

Comprehension Questions

Questions one to five test your comprehension. The remaining questions test reported speech. Fill in the blanks with reported (indirect) speech using the text above.

Why did Tim bump into Sheila?

· He was on a diet.

· He wasn't paying attention.

· He was writing his thoughts down.

·

Where do they live?

· In the park

· In the countryside

· In the city

·

Whose fault was the incident?

· Tim's

· Sheila's

· It's not clear

·

Where did they first meet?

· In the park

· At the Swimming Donut

· At Tim's Brother's house

·

Why was Tim's suggestion funny?

· He was supposedly on a diet.

· The name of the cafe was strange.

· They were on a walk and there were no donuts in the park.

·

6. As he was walking down the path Tim said if he __________ his diet he __________ lose twenty pounds.

· continues... should

· continued... should

·

7. We bumped into each other. He apologized saying he __________ terribly sorry.

· was

· is

·

8. I told him it was OK, that nothing __________ broken.

· had

· was

· both are correct

·

9. Tim said he had been so caught up in __________ thoughts that he _____ _____ me.

· his / hadn't seen

· my / didn't see

·

10. He seemed embarrassed, so I added that I __________ my step either.

· hadn't watched

· hadn't been watching