Question

2 Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech, changing the tenses. Begin with Hel She/They said ...e.g. OBID: I'm tired.' He said (that) she was tired.1 AKMAL: 'My sister needs a car."2 BOTIR: 'I have to phone Said."3 NODIRA: "Nobody wants to help me."4 ADIBA: "The radio doesn't work.'5 ILKHOM: 1 will be in Karshi in May."6 MUROD: 1 like the red sweater."7 SHARIF: I can't swim.'8 ZUHRA: 'My parents are travelling.9 HASAN: 'The lessons are very good.'10 ALI and AMIR: 'We haven't heard from Orif."​

Answer 1

1) He said his sister needed a car.

2) He said (that) he had to phone Said.

3) She said that nobody wanted to help her.

4) She said the radio didn't work.

5) He said he would be in Karshi in May.

6) He said that he liked the red sweater.

7) He said he couldn't swim.

8) She said her parents were travelling.

9) He said the lessons were very good.

10) They said they hadn't heard from Orif.

Answer 2

1. She/They said that OBID was tired.
2. She/They said that AKMAL's sister needed a car.
3. She/They said that BOTIR had to phone Said.
4. She/They said that NODIRA said nobody wanted to help her.
5. She/They said that ADIBA said the radio didn't work.
6. She/They said that ILKHOM would be in Karshi in May.
7. She/They said that MUROD liked the red sweater.
8. She/They said that SHARIF couldn't swim.
9. She/They said that ZUHRA said her parents were traveling.
10. She/They said that HASAN said the lessons were very good.
11. She/They said that ALI and AMIR said they hadn't heard from Orif.