Question

Convert into indirect speech 1. The mother said, “I’ll take you there tomorrow, son.” 2. Не said to me, “I’m going to the theatre tonight.” 3. I said, “She may send me a telegram when she arrives there.” 4. I said, “Does your friend live in London, Ann?” 5. She said to me, “Are you living in a hotel?” 6. The mother says to her daughter, “I’ve prepared a nice present for you.” 7. The father says, “How did you sleep, son?” 8. She said to me, “I haven’t seen you for ages.” 9. The man says, “I was born in 1969.” 10. The little girl said, “I’ll go to the circus tomorrow.” 11. Borys said, “We are going to come here this month again.” 12. Kateryna said, “I lived in this town two years ago.” 13. The boy said, “Shall we go to the river tomorrow, friends?” 14. She said, “I can give you my new bag, Tania.” 15. He said, “What colour is your new suit, Petro?” 16. I said, “Did anybody meet you at the station, Ania?” 17. The mother said, “Open the window, daughter.” 18. The man said, “When will the exhibition be opened again?” 19. She said, “I was in Canada two years ago.” 20. The teacher says, “Open the copy-books and put down today’s date, children.” 21. Petro says, “Where did you spend these holidays, Mykola?”

Answer 1

1. The mother said she would take her son there the following day.

2. Не said to me he was going to the theatre that night.

3. I said she might send me a telegram when she arrived there.

4. I asked if Ann's friend lived in London.

5. She asked me if I was living in a hotel.

6. The mother says to her daughter she has prepared a nice present for her.

7. The father asks how his son slept.

8. She said to me she hadn't seen me for ages.

9. The man says he was born in 1969.

10. The little girl said she would go to the circus the following day.

11. Borys said they were going to come there that month again.

12. Kateryna said she had lived in that town two years before.

13. The boy suggested that he and his friends should go to the river the following day.

14. She said to Tania she could give her new bag.

15. He asked Petro what colour his new suit was.

16. I asked Ania if anybody had met her at the station.

17. The mother asked her daughter to open the window.

18. The man asked when the exhibition would be opened again.

19. She said she was in Canada two years before.

20. The teacher asks children to open the copy-books and put down today’s date.

21. Petro asks Mykola where he spent these holidays.

Answer 2

Sure, here are the sentences converted into indirect speech:

1. The mother said that she would take her son there the next day.
2. He told me that he was going to the theatre that night.
3. I said that she might send me a telegram when she arrived there.
4. I asked Ann if her friend lived in London.
5. She asked me if I was living in a hotel.
6. The mother tells her daughter that she has prepared a nice present for her.
7. The father asks his son how he slept.
8. She told me that she hadn't seen me for ages.
9. The man says that he was born in 1969.
10. The little girl said that she would go to the circus the next day.
11. Borys said that they were going to come there again that month.
12. Kateryna said that she had lived in that town two years ago.
13. The boy asked if they would go to the river the next day, friends.
14. She said that she could give me her new bag, Tania.
15. He asked Petro what color his new suit was.
16. I asked Ania if anybody had met her at the station.
17. The mother told her daughter to open the window.
18. The man asked when the exhibition would be opened again.
19. She said that she had been in Canada two years ago.
20. The teacher tells the children to open their copy-books and write down that day's date.
21. Petro asked Mykola where he had spent those holidays.