§ 19. Sequence of Tenses Согласование времён. Косвенная речь

He said that Он сказал, что	the jurors conducted their deliberations in that room. присяжные совещаются в той комнате.
	the jurors were conducting their deliberation then. присяжные совещаются в той комнате сейчас.
	the jurors had conducted their deliberation in that room. присяжные уже провели совещание в той комнате.
	the jurors would conduct their deliberations in that room. присяжные проведут совещание в той комнате.

Задание 73. Переведите предложения из прямой речи в косвенную.

Example:

‘I’m starting a new job next week,” she said.

My friend said that he had finished his scientific research the day before.

1. ‘I got my exam results last week,’ he told them.

2. ‘I can’t afford to buy this dress,’ said Sally.

3. ‘I would buy a car if I had enough money,’ he said to her.

4. Frank said, ‘That’s the house where I was born.’

5. ‘If I finish work early, I’ll call you,’ she said.

6. ‘Where are your parents?’ Uncle Bill asked us.

7. ‘Will you help me carry the box, please?’ Dad asked.

8. ‘What time will you be home?’ Mum asked me.

9. ‘Can you play the guitar?’ He asked her.

10. ‘Who was at the door?’ David asked Janet.

11. He said, ’Shall we go out for dinner?’

12. He said to her, ‘Close the door, please.’

13. The policeman said to the thieves, ‘Put your hands up!’

14. Jason said to his father, ‘Please, please let me go to the party.’

15. The librarian said to the boys, ‘Don’t make so much noise.’

Задание 74. Сообщите о том, что произошло, используя глаголы, приведенные в рамке.

admit announce promise complain swear

1. ‘He did not lift a finger to help the police!’ The woman ___________.

2. ‘I’ll give you a hand with your case.’ The lawyer ___________.

3. ‘I'm afraid I've had an accident with your car’ My friend ___________.

4. ‘I support a ban on alcoholic drinks for teenagers.’ The school liaison officer ___________.

5. ‘I'll testify against the suspect tomorrow.’ The witness ___________.

Задание 75. Измените предложения с прямой речью на предложения с косвенной речью.

Example:

She said to me She told me

1. ‘Police work is very traumatic’, they complained.

2. ‘We couldn't slop him from shoplifting’ exclaimed his friends.

3. ‘I'll make sure that the children are safe.’ the officer told me.

4. ‘I will do everything possible to help the investigation of this case,’ the witness promised.

5. ‘I will not make a statement to the police,’ said Fiona.

6. ‘It was me who set fire to the house.’ said Harry.

7. ‘I stole the camera,’ confessed John.

Задание 76. Измените предложения с косвенной речью на прямую речь.

Example:

Jill said it was the first time she had visited а court trial.

(Indirect Speech)

‘It is the first time I have visited a court trial,’ said Jill.

(Direct Speech)

1. The reporter asked the convict what crime he had committed.

2. The detective asked Mr. Jones how he knew what had happened.

3. Sarah claimed that she had seen a burglary in her neighborhood.

4. Oliver asked Paul why he hadn't taken part in the anti-criminal demonstration the previous day.

5. Angelina said that she would not make a statement to the police.

6. Tom said that Bill had stolen his new CD-Rom player.

7. Robert said that he was going to leave the Police Forces.

8. The policeman asked Tony how he managed to remember the names of all the offenders in his area.

9. The convict said that he was go straight.

10. He said that he could not remember what the shoplifter wore.

11. The Constable said that I should call the police.

12. He told the criminal to drop his gun.

13. The traffic warden told the driver not to exceed the speed limit.

14. The leader of the gang warned the policemen not to touch the alarm.

Задание 77. Переведите на русский язык.

1. My friend said that he had finished his scientific research the day before.

2. The teacher asked us when Byron was born. We said that Byron was born on January 22, 1788.

3. They said that they were going to take their exam in history the next week.

4. I was asked if I knew about our meeting. I answered that I should be there at 10 o’clock.

5. His sister told me that she would study medicine at the Institute.

6. The students said that the story for home reading was very interesting. They also said that they liked detective stories.

7. He said that he had served in the Far East two years before.

8. We were told that we could go in for different sports at our school.

9. They asked when the seminar in Administrative Law would take place.

10. My friend said that he was very busy that week with his report.

11. She said that she would speak to them if she saw them the next day.

12. They asked me when I was leaving for Omsk.

13. They told us to take part in the sport competitions on Saturday.

14. We didn’t know if our friend was married.

15. The students said that they would study many new subjects the next year.