Question

Task 4 (20 points).

Change the direct speech into reported speech.



“My brothers are leaving next week,” he said.
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“We visited her this morning,” they said. ________________________________________________________________

“We’ll see her next summer,” they said. ________________________________________________________________

“They were here three months ago,” he said. ________________________________________________________________

“I’m meeting them at four o’clock today,” he said. ________________________________________________________________

“I can see you tomorrow,” she said. ________________________________________________________________

“They had never been to Scotland until last year,” he said. ________________________________________________________________

“Make sure you arrive early!” she said. ________________________________________________________________

“I should have studied harder for the exam,” he said. ________________________________________________________________

“Would you mind telling me how to get to the art gallery, please?” the girl asked. __________________________________________________________

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. He said that his brothers were leaving the following week.

2. They said they had visited her that morning.

3. They said they would see her the following summer.

4. He said they had been there three months before.

5. He said he was meeting them at 4 o'clock that day.

6. She said she could see him/her/them/me (зависит от того, к кому она обращалась) the following day.

7. He said they had never been to Scotland until the previous year.

8. She told him/her/them/me to arrive early.

9. He said he should have studied harder for the exam.

10. The girl asked him/her/them/me how to get to the art gallery.

Объяснение:

Косвенная речь:

Все сдвигаем на время назад, а именно:

Present Simple -> Past Simple

Present Continuous -> Past Continuous

Future Simple -> Future in the Past (would), shall -> should

Present Perfect -> Past Perfect

Past Simple -> Past Perfect

Past Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous

etc.

Модальные глаголы никуда не переходят

Временные и пространственные слова можно посмотреть в таблице здесь: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/sentence/reported-speech-time-place.htm