Question

Всем привет, поможете?) Open the brackets using the correct form of the verb and transform direct speech into indirect speech. 1. Wayne said: “I (to eat) breakfast now. It (to be) my first meal for the last three days.” 2. Jacob said: “I (to think) about my plans for the near future now, but nobody (to listen) to me.” 3. He said: “Many things (to happen) last year. Some of them (to be) very unpleasant.” 4. The cat said: “ It seems strange that you (to talk) to me now” 5. Chris said: “I (to buy) new earphones last week. They (to be) really bad and (to sound) horribly.” 6. He said: “Today I (to fix) my car by 2 o’clock. It is 7 and I just (to break) it again.” 7. She said: “I (to win) a lottery today. I (to be) really happy.” 8. General said: “This (to be) the most powerful weapon that man ever (to create).” 9. Father said: “When mother (to come), you (to do) your homework.” (Future) 10. He said: “Last week I (to break) my leg when I (to try) to put a new boot on it.” 11. The bat said: “Last night a child (to cry) because of fear, when I (to fly) into his room.” 12. Mary said: “I (to poison) all the parasites in the soil of my neighbors’ garden.” (Past) 13. John said: “ I(to begin) to study physics before I (to learn) how to read.” (Past) 14. He said: “Tomorrow I (to start) to build my new house. I think I (to finish) it next year.” 15. She says: “When summer (to come), I (to go) to the seaside and (to have) a good rest.”

Answer 1

1. am eating; is
2. am thinking; is listening
3. happened; were
4. are talking
5. bought; are; sound
6. fixed; broke
7. won; am
8. is; created
9. will come; will do
10. broke; tried
11. cried; flew
12. poisoned
13. began; learned
14. started; will finish
15. comes; go; have

Answer 2

Hello! Sure, I'll help you with the task. Let's open the brackets using the correct form of the verb and transform the direct speech into indirect speech for each sentence:

1. Wayne said that he was eating breakfast then. It had been his first meal for the last three days.

2. Jacob said that he was thinking about his plans for the near future, but nobody was listening to him.

3. He said that many things had happened last year. Some of them were very unpleasant.

4. The cat said that it seemed strange that I was talking to him then.

5. Chris said that he had bought new earphones the previous week. They were really bad and sounded horribly.

6. He said that he had fixed his car by 2 o’clock. It was 7, and he had just broken it again.

7. She said that she had won a lottery that day and was really happy.

8. The General said that it was the most powerful weapon that man had ever created.

9. Father said that when mother came, I would do my homework.

10. He said that last week he had broken his leg when he was trying to put a new boot on it.

11. The bat said that the previous night a child had cried out of fear when it had flown into his room.

12. Mary said that she had poisoned all the parasites in the soil of her neighbors’ garden.

13. John said that he had begun to study physics before he had learned how to read.

14. He said that he would start building his new house the next day and thought he would finish it the following year.

15. She says that when summer comes, she will go to the seaside and have a good rest.

Note: For sentence 15, since it is already in indirect speech, we don't need to make any changes.