Ex. 1. (A, B) Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech. Decide whether to use "told" or "asked", or whether either of these two verbs is suitable.
1. Mary said to her brother, "Take the letter to the Post Office, please." 2. The teacher said to Tom, "Collect the exercise-books and put them on my table." 3. The old man said to the little girl, "Don't run across the street." 4. The teacher said to the pupils, "Learn the poem by heart." 5. I said to my friend, "Meet me outside the cinema at six o'clock." 6. Mary's mother said to her, "Don't go out without your coat." 7. The teacher said to the students, "Open your books at page 60." 8. The doctor said to the sick man, "Don't go back to work for a fortnight." 9. Jack said to the policeman, "Tell me the time, please."
Ex. 2. (A, B) Translate the sentences from Russian to English.
1. Я попросил Джека дать мне его словарь. 2. Кондуктор сказал пассажирам не выскакивать (get off) из автобуса на ходу, (while/go) 3. Учитель попросил студента стереть с доски. 4. Мама попросила меня закрыть окно. 5. Он напомнил мне отправить письмо. 6. Отец запретил детям входить в его кабинет. 7. Инспектор предупредил (warn) нас, что здесь стоянка запрещена, (to park) 8. Гид посоветовал нам заглянуть и в этот небольшой музей.
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3. INDIRECT QUESTIONS
3.1. INDIRECT GENERAL QUESTIONS
1. The inversion in the direct question changes to statement word order.
2. If necessary, the tense is changed at the same time.
3. We use if/whether ( ли ) after ask, want to know, wonder, not know, didn't say/ tell me.
NOTE* to ask smb
to ask a question
| DIRECT SPEECH | INDIRECT SPEECH |
| Ann's mother asked her, "Are you tired?" | Ann's mother asked her if she was tired. |
| He asked his friend, "Do you like the wine?" | He asked his friend if he liked the wine. |
| I asked Frank, "Did you buy a new car?" | I asked Frank if he had bought a new car. |
| Ann's father asked her, "Have you finished the work?" | Ann's father asked her whether she had finished the work. |
| I asked my sister, "Will you go to Italy in summer?" | I asked my sister whether she would go to Italy in summer. |
EXERCISE
Ex. 1. (A, B) Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech.
1. The teacher asked Tom, "Do you come to school by bus or on foot?" 2. A man stopped me in the street and asked, "Have you got a match?" 3. The teacher asked us, "Do you understand the question?" 4. Henry's father asked his son, "Do you want to be an engineer or a doctor?" 5.1 asked Peter, "Are you going to play football on Friday?" 6. He asked his secretary, "Has the postman been yet?"
Ex. 2. (A, B) Translate the sentences.
1. Гид спросил туристов, не устали ли они. 2. Я спросила своих гостей, хорошо ли они спали. 3. Он поинтересовался, часто ли мы ходим в театр. 4. Он хотел узнать, долго ли работает у нас мистер Долби. 5. Она спросила меня, будет ли на вечеринке Элис. 6. Она спросила меня, видел ли я Джона в последнее время. 7. Хозяин отеля поинтересовался, понравился ли мне мой номер. 8. Она спросила, работаем ли мы сейчас.
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