Question

Change direct speech into reported speech
1. «Please show them round the city,» Peter said to him. 2. «Don’t
call me up before Wednesday,» Mr. Dobson said to him. 3. «Please
phone Mr. Petrov,» Mr. Dodd said to the secretary. 4. «Please show me
another pair of shoes,» the customer said to the shop-assistant. 5. «Don’t
buy any bread today,» Mary said to her son. 6. «Please don’t come back
very late,» Peter said to his daughter. 7. «Please try on these shoes,» the
shop-assistant said to the customer. 8. John asked a passer-by, «Is it far
from here?» 9. Jane asked, «Is there a bus from here to the National Gallery?» 10. Peter asked, «Does this bus go to the station?» 11. John asked
an old man, «Can you tell me where to get off?» 12. Ann asked one of
the passengers, «Is this the right bus for the Town Hall?» 13. Peter asked
me, «What are your plans for tomorrow morning?» 14. He asked me,
«What are you doing in the afternoon?» 15. He asked John, «What Art
galleries have you been to?» 16. «Did you find the shortest way to the
underground station yesterday?» Bill asked him. 17. «How long will it
take me to get there?» he asked the taxi-driver. 18. The policeman said to
him, «Turn round and turn left at the traffic-lights».

Answer 1

Відповідь:

1. Peter asked him to show them round the city.
2. Mr. Dobson told him not to call him up before Wednesday.
3. Mr. Dodd instructed the secretary to phone Mr. Petrov.
4. The customer requested the shop-assistant to show him another pair of shoes.
5. Mary instructed her son not to buy any bread that day.
6. Peter asked his daughter not to come back very late.
7. The shop-assistant asked the customer to try on those shoes.
8. John asked a passer-by if it was far from there.
9. Jane inquired if there was a bus from there to the National Gallery.
10. Peter asked if that bus went to the station.
11. John asked an old man to tell him where to get off.
12. Ann asked one of the passengers if it was the right bus for the Town Hall.
13. Peter asked me what my plans were for the next morning.
14. He asked me what I was doing in the afternoon.
15. He asked John which art galleries he had been to.
16. Bill asked him if he had found the shortest way to the underground station the day before.
17. He asked the taxi-driver how long it would take him to get there.
18. The policeman told him to turn round and turn left at the traffic-lights.

Answer 2

Відповідь:

Peter asked him to show them round the city.

Mr. Dobson told him not to call him up before Wednesday.

Mr. Dodd instructed the secretary to phone Mr. Petrov.

The customer requested the shop-assistant to show him another pair of shoes.

Mary instructed her son not to buy any bread that day.

Peter asked his daughter not to come back very late.

The shop-assistant asked the customer to try on those shoes.

John asked a passer-by if it was far from there.

Jane inquired if there was a bus from there to the National Gallery.

Peter asked if that bus went to the station.

John asked an old man to tell him where to get off.

Ann asked one of the passengers if it was the right bus for the Town Hall.

Peter asked me what my plans were for the next morning.

He asked me what I was doing in the afternoon.

He asked John which art galleries he had been to.

Bill asked him if he had found the shortest way to the underground station the day before.

He asked the taxi-driver how long it would take him to get there.

The policeman told him to turn round and turn left at the traffic-lights.

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