Упражнения и задания по грамматике

Certain words change as follows:

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
This These Here Come	That Those There Go

2.2 Imagine these sentences were reported in another place a month later. Change the time words^:

1. 'I'll see you tomorrow.' She said she'd see me the day after.

2. 'I'll phone you this evening.' He said he'd phone ____.
3. 'Do you like it here?' She asked if I liked it ____.
4. 'My uncle died last week.' He told me his uncle had died ____.
5. 'This meat tastes funny.' She said ____ meat tasted funny.
6. 'I'm leaving now.' He told us he was leaving ____.
7. “I overslept this morning.” She told him she'd overslept ____.
8. 'The train leaves at 11.00 tonight.' I was told the train left at 11.00 ____.
9. 'Pete phoned me yesterday.' He said Pete had phoned him ____.
10. 'My brother's arriving here today.' She said her brother was arriving ____.


If the reporting verb (say, tell or ask) is in the present or future, the tenses that follow are usually the same as those used in the original spoken statement.
e.g. “The station is far from here,” he says. → He says (that) the station is far from here.
When the reporting verb is in the past, we should change the tenses into a past form:

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
Present Simple → “I work hard,” he said.	Past Simple He said (that) he worked hard.
Present Continuous → “I am working hard,” he said.	Past Continuous He said (that) he was working hard.
Present Perfect → “I have worked hard,” he said.	Past Perfect He said (that) he had worked hard.
Present Perfect Continuous “I have been working hard,” he said.	Past Perfect Continuous He said (that) he had been working hard.
Past Simple → “I worked hard,” he said.	Past Perfect He said (that) he had worked hard.
Future → “I will work hard,” he said.	Would He said (that) he would work hard.

The Past Perfect, the Past Continuous and the Past Perfect Continuous remain the same:
e.g. “I was watching TV at six p.m. yesterday, ” he said. → He said (that) he was watching TV at six p.m. the day before.
If the speaker expresses something true, the tenses do not change, but if the information is false, they should be changed:
e.g. “Water boils at 100°C,” she said. (true) → She said (that) water boils at 100°C.
e.g. “Canada is a poor country,” he said. (false) → He said (that) Canada was a poor country.


2.3 Complete the reported sentences with the correct tenses:

1. 'I'm tired.' She said she ____ tired.

2. 'You play very well.' He told me I ____ very well.
3. 'We're leaving.' They told us they ____.
4. 'She hasn't brushed her hair.' I noticed that she ____ her hair.
5. 'John's had an accident.' Pam rang to say that John ____ an accident.
6. 'I left school at fifteen.' Her letter said that she ____ school at fifteen.
7. 'She won't say anything.' I knew she ____ anything.
8. 'Nobody will know.' I thought nobody ____.
9. 'This letter has been opened.' I could see that the letter ____.


2.4 Write these sentences in Reported Speech, using the words given. Change the pronouns where necessary^:

1.'My name's Ian.' (he said) – He said his name was Ian.

2.'I'm writing a letter.' (she said) – She said she was writing a letter.
3. 'I'm waiting for Jessie.' (she said)
4. 'I don't like the idea.' (he said)
5. 'The car isn't at my house.' (she said)
6. 'The washing machine's broken.' (he said)
7. 'I'm working.' (he said)
8. 'We're worried about Peter.' (they said)
9. 'I don't smoke.' (Megan said)
10. 'I'm waiting for my exam results.' (John said)
11. 'I work for an American company.' (Mrs Johnson said)
12. 'I feel ill.' (the little boy said)
13. 'I'm watching television.' (Fiona said)
14. 'I like the new house.' (Sam said)
15. 'I'm washing the car.' (Chloe said)