Question

WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH! ДАМ 40 БАЛЛОВ СРОЧНО! 1)“I was watching TV last night."2)“I saw the accident at the corner of High Street."3)“We had a wonderful time at Peter’s party."4)“I didn’t see her."5)“We were very happy about the present."6)“As a young boy I collected stickers."7)“We played a lot of tennis last year."8)“I have a headache."9)“We drove right down to Athens last summer." 10)“I’m watching the late night show."11)“They were interested in other countries."12)“Get up soon!”13)“I take my medicine regularly."14)“I don’t feel better now."15)“My father takes me to school every day."​​

Answer 1

1 She said that she was watching TV the previous night / the night before.

2 He said that he had seen...

3 They said that they had had a...

4 I said that I hadn' t seen her.

5 They said that they had been happy...

6 My father said that as a young boy he had collected stickers.

7 They said that they had played a lot of tennis the previous year / the year before.

8 She said that she had a headache.

9 They said that they had driven right down to Athens the year before.

10 He said that he was watching the late night show.

11 She said that they had been interested in...

12 Mum asked / ordered me to get up immediately.

13 My grandmother said that she took her medicine regular.

14 I said that I didn't feel better then / at that moment.

15 Bobby said that his father took him to school every day.

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Где....., там части предложения остаются, как в исходном варианте.

Answer 2

To convert these sentences into reported speech, we generally need to change the tense, pronouns, and other elements to reflect that the speaker is reporting what someone else said. Here are the sentences in reported speech:

1. He/she said that they had been watching TV the previous night.
2. He/she said that they had seen the accident at the corner of High Street.
3. He/she said that they had a wonderful time at Peter's party.
4. He/she said that they hadn't seen her.
5. He/she said that they were very happy about the present.
6. He/she said that as a young boy, they had collected stickers.
7. He/she said that they had played a lot of tennis the previous year.
8. He/she said that they had a headache.
9. He/she said that they had driven all the way down to Athens the previous summer.
10. He/she said that they were watching the late-night show.
11. He/she said that they were interested in other countries.
12. He/she told someone to get up soon.
13. He/she said that they took their medicine regularly.
14. He/she said that they didn't feel better then.
15. He/she said that their father took them to school every day.