Question

Change the sentences into reported speech. He said, “They were playing football at 5 o’clock last week”. She advised Anna, “Don’t lend money to strangers”. He asked me, “Have you been crying?” He said, “I’ll try to phone you tomorrow”. Translate the sentences into Russian. He asked me if I had been in the new theatre. She did not know why he had left. She said that she was cleaning her room. The mother asked her son what he was doing. Translate the sentences into English. Он пожаловался, что завтра ему идти в школу. Она решила, что сбалансированная диета важная вещь для нее. Доктор сказал, что ему нужно сбросить вес. Она спросила меня, делаю ли я домашнюю работу сейчас. Он сказал, что чувствует себя виноватым.

Answer 1

С первым помочь не могу, но вот второе:

He complained that he would go to school tomorrow. She decided that a balanced diet was important to her. The doctor said he needed to lose weight. She asked me if I was doing my homework now. He said he felt guilty.

Answer 2

Original Sentences:

1. He said, “They were playing football at 5 o’clock last week.”
2. She advised Anna, “Don’t lend money to strangers.”
3. He asked me, “Have you been crying?”
4. He said, “I’ll try to phone you tomorrow.”

Reported Speech:

1. He said that they had been playing football at 5 o’clock the previous week.
2. She advised Anna not to lend money to strangers.
3. He asked me if I had been crying.
4. He said that he would try to phone me the next day.

Translation into Russian:

1. Он сказал, что они играли в футбол в пять часов на прошлой неделе.
2. Она посоветовала Анне не давать деньги незнакомцам.
3. Он спросил меня, плакал ли я.
4. Он сказал, что он попробует позвонить мне завтра.

Translation back into English:

1. He said that they were playing football at 5 o’clock last week.
2. She advised Anna not to lend money to strangers.
3. He asked me if I had been crying.
4. He said that he will try to phone me tomorrow.