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V. Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
A
1. He has just said, “I want to speak to you”. 2. She said, “I have been very ill,
but I am feeling much better”. 3. He said, “She is going abroad next month”. 4. Then
she added, “I have been waiting for you since two o’clock”. 5. He promised, “I’ll
come as soon as I can”. 6. She tried to explain, “I’m afraid I can’t go there now but I’ll
probably be able to go there tomorrow”. 7. He said, “We were just discussing the
terms of the agreement when the telephone call interrupted us”. 8. He went on
insisting, “The counterparts will agree to our new price if we send them a fax
immediately”.
B
1. He said, “The price must include the cost of packing”. 2. Everybody insisted,
“You ought to congratulate your uncle on this occasion”. 3. The coach said to me,
“You should wait until the weather changes”. 4. They asked me, “Could you take a
message?” 5. Then she added, “I would like to take part in the beauty contest”.
Note:
При обращении прямой речи в косвенную глагол в придаточных
дополнительных предложениях не изменяется:
а) если глагол главного предложения стоит в одном из настоящих или
будущих времен.
We have learned (that) they will come to Moscow soon.
b) если глагол в прямой
речи стоит в Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous
или является одним из модальных глаголов: must, could, might, should, would.
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
"We had finished our work by six
o'clock."
"Could you come later?"
They informed their chief (that) they
had finished their work by six
o'clock.
She asked me if I could come later.
c) если в прямой речи указывается точное время совершения действия или
общеизвестный факт.

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