Question

Поставьте глаголы в скобках в подходящую форму (Косвенная речь) 1.I thought that he (will finish/would finish) his work in time. 2.We were sure that our company (invested/ had invested) as much as $250m in the plant. 3.She knew many businesses (fail/ failed) in their first year. 4.They supposed that a new plan of action (is being developed/was being developed). 5.He realized that labour costs in some Asian countries (are/were/ had been) lower than in Britain. 6.The team leader explained that they (began/ had begun) with amarket research. 7.The sales manager reported that the company (is losing/was losing /was lost) its market share. 8.He said that the company already ( has started/ had started) to work on improvements. 9.The director said that they (encountered/ had encountered) a number of unexpected problems last year. 10.He said that such activities (are approved/were approved) by the government.

Answer 1

1. would finish
2. had invested.
3. failed.
4. was being developed.
5. were
6. began
7. was losing
8. had started
9. had encountered
10. were approved

Answer 2

1. I thought that he would finish his work in time. 2. We were sure that our company had invested as much as $250m in the plant. 3. She knew many businesses fail in their first year. 4. They supposed that a new plan of action was being developed. 5. He realized that labor costs in some Asian countries were lower than in Britain. 6. The team leader explained that they had begun with market research. 7. The sales manager reported that the company was losing its market share. 8. He said that the company had already started to work on improvements. 9. The director said that they had encountered a number of unexpected problems last year. 10. He said that such activities were approved by the government.