Question

Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech: @Пример: 1. Lena said: “I haven’t seen him since last Monday. I think he is working somewhere abroad now.” Lena said that she hadn’t seen him since previous Monday. She thought he was working somewhere abroad [email protected]2. Ann said: ”Did you run the race yesterday?’’ – ‘’Yes, we did.-Tamara answered. - ‘’ Oleg was the first to come to the finish’’.3. I asked:’’ Aunt, are you going to the countryside this summer? Can you take me with?’’4. The student said: ‘’I couldn’t answer this question because I didn’t understand it.’’5. Vera asked: ‘’Why did your team lose the game? You were preparing for it all the last month.’’6. He said to me: ‘’Come to me at 7.o’clock tomorrow. I’ll be free and we’ll be able to discuss all your problems.’’7. My sister said: ‘’Oh, I‘ve found the book I was looking for!’’8. Flora said: ‘’ I can’t understand what the professor is talking about now.’’9. The doctor said: ’’ You are still not well. You’ll have to stay in bed for a couple of days.’’10.Mother said: ’’Don’t forget to close the door, John! You may come home a bit later today.’’11.The teacher said: ’’ You had to rewrite the test yesterday and that’s why you may not go home now.’’12.Monica said: ’’ Lora, you are smart enough, to solve your problems by yourself.’’- Yes, I also think so.’’- Lora answered.13. She said: ’’ What a lovely place! I have never been here before!’’14.She said: ‘’ He hurt me so much yesterday. I don’t want to see him anymore.’’15.The policemen asked: ’’Where were you standing when you saw the accident?’’16. He said: ’’Yes, you are right, this is the best restaurant in this city.’’17. She said: ’’Why not go somewhere to relax?’’18. He said: ‘’It’s not true! I didn’t take your money!’’19.My boss said: ‘’ Why were you late this morning? Don’t dream of having some promotion now.’’20. The geography teacher said: ‘’ London stands on the river Thames.’

Answer 1

2. Ann said: ”Did you run the race yesterday?’’ – ‘’Yes, we did.-Tamara answered. - ‘’ Oleg was the first to come to the finish’’.

Ann asked Tamara if they had run the race the day before. Tamara answered that they had and Oleg had been the first to come to the finish.

3. I asked:’’ Aunt, are you going to the countryside this summer? Can you take me with?’’

I asked my aunt if she was going to the countryside that summer and if she could take me with her.

4. The student said: ‘’I couldn’t answer this question because I didn’t understand it.’’

The student said he hadn’t been able to answer that question because he hadn’t understood it.

5. Vera asked: ‘’Why did your team lose the game? You were preparing for it all the last month.’’

Vera asked why our team had lost the game. She said we had been preparing for it all the previous month.

6. He said to me: ‘’Come to me at 7.o’clock tomorrow. I’ll be free and we’ll be able to discuss all your problems.’’

He told me to come to his place at 7 o’clock the next day. He said he would be free and we would be able to discuss all my problems.

7. My sister said: ‘’Oh, I‘ve found the book I was looking for!’’

My sister exclaimed that  she had found the book she had been looking for.

8. Flora said: ‘’ I can’t understand what the professor is talking about now.’’

Flora said she couldn’t understand what the professor was talking about at that moment.

9. The doctor said: ’’ You are still not well. You’ll have to stay in bed for a couple of days.’’

The doctor said I was still not well and I would have to stay in bed for a couple of days.

10. Mother said: ’’Don’t forget to close the door, John! You may come home a bit later today.’’

Mother told John not to forget to close the door. She said he was allowed to come home a bit later that day.

11.The teacher said: ’’ You had to rewrite the test yesterday and that’s why you may not go home now.’’

The teacher said we had had to rewrite the test the day before and that was why we weren't allowed to go home then.

12. Monica said: ’’ Lora, you are smart enough, to solve your problems by yourself.’’- Yes, I also think so.’’- Lora answered.

Monica told Lora that she was smart enough to solve her problems by herself and Lora agreed with her.

13. She said: ’’ What a lovely place! I have never been here before!’’

She said that it was a lovely place and she had never been there before.

14. She said: ‘’ He hurt me so much yesterday. I don’t want to see him anymore.’’

She said he had hurt her so much the day before and she didn’t want to see him anymore.

15. The policemen asked: ’’Where were you standing when you saw the accident?’’

The policemen asked where we had been standing when we had seen the accident.

16. He said: ’’Yes, you are right, this is the best restaurant in this city.’’

He said I was right and that was the best restaurant in that city.

17. She said: ’’Why not go somewhere to relax?’’

She suggested going somewhere to relax.

18. He said: ‘’It’s not true! I didn’t take your money!’’

He said it was not true and he hadn’t taken my money.

19. My boss said: ‘’ Why were you late this morning? Don’t dream of having some promotion now.’’

My boss asked me why I had been late that morning and told me not to dream of having some promotion at that time.

20.The geography teacher said: ‘’ London stands on the river Thames.’

The geography teacher said that London stood on the river Thames.

Answer 2

1. Lena said that she hadn’t seen him since the previous Monday. She thought he was working somewhere abroad now.

2. Ann asked if they had run the race the previous day. Tamara replied that they had and mentioned that Oleg was the first to come to the finish.

3. I asked my aunt if she was going to the countryside that summer and if she could take me with her.

4. The student said that he couldn’t answer the question because he hadn’t understood it.

5. Vera asked why their team had lost the game and pointed out that they had been preparing for it the entire last month.

6. He told me to go to him at 7 o’clock the next day because he would be free, and we would be able to discuss all my problems.

7. My sister exclaimed that she had found the book she had been looking for.

8. Flora said that she couldn’t understand what the professor was talking about at that moment.

9. The doctor said that I was still not well and that I would have to stay in bed for a couple of days.

10. Mother told John not to forget to close the door and mentioned that he might come home a bit later that day.

11. The teacher informed the students that they had to rewrite the test the previous day, and that's why they couldn't go home at that moment.

12. Monica told Lora that she was smart enough to solve her problems by herself. Lora agreed, saying that she also thought so.

13. She exclaimed that it was a lovely place and mentioned that she had never been there before.

14. She said that he had hurt her so much the previous day and that she didn’t want to see him anymore.

15. The policemen asked where they had been standing when they saw the accident.

16. He agreed, saying that they were right, and mentioned that it was the best restaurant in the city.

17. She suggested going somewhere to relax.

18. He denied taking her money, stating that it wasn’t true.

19. My boss asked why I had been late that morning and warned me not to dream of having any promotion now.

20. The geography teacher stated that London stood on the River Thames.