Reported Speech

1. What Tense?

1. Он говорит (Present Simple), что они продают (Present Simple) товары.

2. Он говорит (_______), что его родителя работают (_________) на заводе.

3. Она говорит (_________), что ее сын учится (_________) в институте.

4. Она говорит (_________), что ее семья поедет (_________) летом в Турцию.

5. Она говорит (_________), что вчера они ходили (_________) в кино.

6. Они говорят (_________), что они работали (_________) на компьютере вчера.

7. Он спрашивает (_________), ездили (_________) ли вы в командировку.

8. Она интересуется (_________), как мы доберемся (_________) до города.

9. Он спросил (Present Perfect), почему мы уехали.

10. Он спросил (Present Perfect), почему мы не покупаем (_________) эти товары.

11. Он спросил (Present Perfect), когда мы поедем в Лондон.

 

12. Он спросил (Past Simple), сколько иностранных языков я знаю (_________).

13. Она спросила (Past Simple), почему мы работаем в офисе (_________).

14. Они сказали (_________), что компания повысит (_________) цены.

15. Они сказали (_________), что цены будут соответствовать (_________) рыночным.

16. Он сказал (_________), что (он) подпишет приказ (_________).

17. Он сказал (_________), что (он) направит (_________) запрос.

18. Он сказал, что они обсудили (_________) условия платежа.

19. Он сказал, что переговоры были (_________) вчера.

20. Он сказал, что переговоры прошли (_________) успешно.

21. Он сказал, что самолет уже приземлился (_________).

22. Он сказал, что самолет приземлится  (_________) завтра.

23. Он сказал, что поезд отправится (_________) через час.

24. Он сказал, что (он) подготовил (_________) отчет.

25. Он сказал, что (он) закончил (_________) школу в прошлом году.

26. Он сказал, что (он) выучит (_________) эту тему.

27. Он сказал, что (она) не пришла (_________) вовремя на экзамен.

 

2. How will you replace the following phrases in the Reported Speech?

tomorrow – the next day

here –

now –

this –

these –

today –

next year –

in –

the day after tomorrow –

ago –

yesterday –

last year –

tomorrow -

 

1. Он сказал, что (он) приедет завтра (the next day).

2. Он сказал, что она приехала вчера (__________________).

3. Он сказал, что она приедет послезавтра (__________________).

4. Он сказал, что она приедет через 2 дня (__________________).

5. Он сказал, что он сделает это в следующем году (__________________).

6. Он сказал, что он сделала эту работу еще в прошлом году (__________________).

7. Он сказал, что он были там два дня назад (__________________).

8. Она сказал, что он не пойдет на работу сегодня (__________________).

9. Он сказал, что он занят сейчас (__________________).

10. Он сказал, что они уже здесь (__________________).

11. Он сказал, что эти (__________________) продукты плохие.

12. Он сказал, что эта (__________________) модель неудачная.

13. Он сказал, что он сейчас (__________________) обедает.

14. Он сказал, что он был здесь (__________________) вчера.

15. Он сказал, что он оформит документы завтра (__________________).

16. Он сказал, что он приехал вчера (__________________).

 

3. Pronouns in the Reported Speech.

1. Он говорит: «Я не могут согласиться на это». – Он говорит, что он не может согласиться на это.

2. Он сказал: «Мы (________) не согласимся на ваши цены».

3. Он сказал: «Наша (________) компания стабильная».

4. Он сказал: «Вы (________) опоздали».

5. Он сказал: «Мы (________) не сможем поставить товары вовремя».

6. Он сказал: «Я (________) уезжаю в Лондон».

7. Бетси сказала: «Вы (________) опоздали на урок на 10 минут вчера».

8. Воронин сказал: «Нам (________) нужны компрессоры в июле».

9. Пассажир сказал: «Я  (________) взял ручную кладь».

10. Джек сказал: «Мы  (________) согласится на эту скидку».

11. Нина сказала: «Я (________) купила путевку во Францию».

12. Г-н Оуэн сказал: «Мы  (________) начали выпускать новую модель».

 

4. Change as in the example.

1.Mrs Bell: “Jim came home very late last night” – Mrs Bell said (that) Jim had come home very late the previous night.

2. Mrs. Bell: “Mr Blake is late”. ___________________________________________________

3. Mrs Bell: “The weather is fine”. _________________________________________________

4. Mrs Bell: “The prices are low”. _________________________________________________

5. Mrs Bell: “I am leaving Moscow”. _______________________________________________

6. Mrs Bell: “He is working”. _____________________________________________________

7. Mrs Bell: “She is speaking to the manager”. _______________________________________

8. Mrs Bell: “The Company requires the motors in July”. _____________________________________________________________________________

9. Mrs. Bell: “The Company sells compressors”. _____________________________________

10. Mrs Bell: “The plane takes off at 5 p.m.” _________________________________________

11. Mrs Bell: “The plane lands at 6 a.m.” ___________________________________________

12. Mrs Bell: “The Company launches new products every year”. ________________________

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13. Mrs Bell: “The Product meets the customers’ requirements”. ________________________

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14. Mrs Bell: “The passenger paid for overweight”. – Mrs Bell said, the passenger had paid for overweight.

15. Mrs Bell: “He took this book”. _________________________________________________

16. Mrs Bell: “The Company advertised this products last year”. _________________________

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17. Mrs Bell: “Mrs Stanley waited in the departure lounge”. _____________________________

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18. Mrs Bell: “Mr Thompson received a boarding pass”. ________________________________

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19. Mrs Bell: “Mr Stanley went to a duty-free shop”. ___________________________________

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20. Mr Bell: “She went to gate 3”. _________________________________________________

21. Mr Bell: “They paid a return visit”. _____________________________________________

22. Mr Bell: “Managers had enough information”. ____________________________________

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23. Mr Bell: “They had a 3-room flat”. ______________________________________________

24. Mr Bell: “They had an office in London”. _________________________________________

25. Mr Bell: “They were late”. ____________________________________________________

26. Mr Bell: “They were afraid”. ___________________________________________________

27. Mr Bell: “The prices were suitable to us”. _________________________________________

 

15. Mrs Bell: “She has collected her hand luggage”. – Mrs Bell said, she had collected her hand luggage.

16. Mrs Bell: “They have agreed to these prices”. _____________________________________

17. Mrs Bell: “They have accepted these terms”. ______________________________________

18. Mrs Bell: “Their goods have been in great demand”._________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

19. Mrs Bell: “They have signed the contract”. ________________________________________

 

20. Mr Bell: “They will give a discount off the price”. – Mr Bell said, they would give a discount off the price.

21. Mr Bell: “They will discuss this question”. ________________________________________

22. Mr Bell: “They will pick him up at the hotel”. _____________________________________

23. Mr Bell: “The time will be convenient to us”. ______________________________________

24. Mr Bell: “The accommodation will be comfortable”. ________________________________

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25. Mr. Bell: “The event will be interesting”. _________________________________________

 

26. Mr Blake: “The weather is cold in Moscow in February”. _____________________________________________________________________________

27. Mr Bell: “The prices are very high. We cannot accept them”.

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28. Betsy: “You were 10 minutes late for the lesson yesterday”.

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29. Mr Bell: “We require the motors in July”.

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30. The passenger: “I haven’t collected my luggage yet”.

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31. Mr Bell: “I am leaving Moscow for London next week”.

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32. Jack: “We will agree to the discount of 4 %”.

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33. Nina: “I bought a tour of France last week”.

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34. Susan: “This product will be very popular on the market next year”.

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35. Mr Owen: “We launched this model in Europe last year”.

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5. Translate into English exercise 1.

 

 

 

Special Questions

1. Make the order of words direct.

1. What did you listen to? – what you listened to

2. Why did you sent the enquiry so late? _____________________________________________

3. When did you check the e-mail? _________________________________________________

4. Where did you go on business? __________________________________________________

5. How did you translate this book? ________________________________________________

6. Why did you collect you hand luggage? ___________________________________________

7. Where did you wait for the announcement? ________________________________________

 

8. What do they sell? – what they sell

9. What discount do you give us? __________________________________________________

10. What language do you speak? __________________________________________________

11. What does she know? ________________________________________________________

12. What does she prepare? _______________________________________________________

13. Where does he live? __________________________________________________________

14. How do they spend their evenings? ______________________________________________

 

15. What will you do next Monday? – what you will do next Monday

16. When will Mr Bell fly to London? ______________________________________________

17. When will he pay his bill? _____________________________________________________

18. When will they pay taxes? _____________________________________________________

19. When will you sign the contract? _______________________________________________

20. Where will he go on business? _________________________________________________

21. How will they wait? _________________________________________________________

 

22. What are you doing? _________________________________________________________

23. Where is he working? ________________________________________________________

24. How is he driving his car? _____________________________________________________

25. What is she reading? _________________________________________________________

26. What are they checking? _____________________________________________________

27. Where are you going? ________________________________________________________

28. How many machines are you going to buy? _______________________________________

 

29. What has he checked? – What he has checked.

30. What has she prepared? _______________________________________________________

31. What have they done? ________________________________________________________

32. What have they expected? ____________________________________________________

 

33. What is it? – What it is

34. What was it? – ______________________________________________________________

35. Where were you? ____________________________________________________________

36. What are these? _____________________________________________________________

37. Where was he? ______________________________________________________________

 

38. What can you do? – What you can do.

39. What can you say? ___________________________________________________________

40. What can he send? ___________________________________________________________

41. Where can they go? __________________________________________________________

 

42. How many airports are there in Moscow? _________________________________________

43. How many banks are there in London? ___________________________________________

44. How many trees are there in this park? ___________________________________________

45. How much furniture is there in this flat? __________________________________________

46. How much money is there in your purse? _________________________________________

 

2. Write as in the example.

A.

1. Mr Bell: “What discount can you give us?” – Mr Bell asks what discount we can give them.

2. Mr Bell: “What can you do?” _________________________________________________

3. Mr Bell: “Where can they meet?” ______________________________________________

4. Mr Bell: “Why did you send the enquiry to Blake&Co so late?”

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5. Mr Bell: “Where did you wait for the announcement about your flight?”

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6. Mr Bell: “Why did you visit Mr Thompson?”

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7. Mr Stanley: “How long have you known Mr Bond?”

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8. Mr Bell: “Since when has Mr Bond lived in London?”

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9. Mr Bell: “How long has Mr Bond had his own business in London?”

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10. John: “When will Mr Lavrov fly to London?”

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11. John: “What will Mr Lavrov discuss with Mr Bell?”

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12. John: “Where will he come back?”

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B.

1. Mr Bell: “What discount can you give us?” – Mr Bell asked what discount we could give them.

2. Mr Bell: “What can you do?” ___________________________________________________

3. Mr Bell: “Where can they meet?” ________________________________________________

4. Mr Bell: “Why did you send the enquiry to Blake&Co so late?”

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5. Mr Bell: “Where did you wait for the announcement about your flight?”

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6. Mr Bell: “Why did you visit Mr Thompson?”

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7. Mr Stanley: “How long have you known Mr Bond?”

_____________________________________________________________________________8. Mr Bell: “Since when has Mr Bond lived in London?”

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9. Mr Bell: “How long has Mr Bond had his own business in London?”

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10. John: “When will Mr Lavrov fly to London?”

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11. John: “What will Mr Lavrov discuss with Mr Bell?”

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12. John: “Where will he come back?”

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C.

1. Mr Bell: “How long has Mr Lavrov been to London?”

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2. Mr Blake: “How many airports are there in Moscow?

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3. Mrs Bell: “What was the weather like in Moscow last summer?”

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4. Mrs Blake: “What time do your children usually go to bed, Ann?”

Mrs Blake asked Ann what time ___________________________________________________

 

5. Mr Lavrov: “Where did your family spend the holiday last summer, Mr Bell?”

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6. Mr Vogel.: “When will the plane land in London?”

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7. Mr Bell: “When can you fax the contract, Bess?”

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8. The Sales Manager: “Why didn’t you offer the Buyer a 6 % discount?”

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9. Ann: “Where will you go for your winter holiday, Jane?”

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10. Mr Owen: “When did you receive the company’s price-list, Nick?”

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General Questions

1. Make the order of words direct.

1. Are you busy today? – you are busy today. __________________________________

2. Are you interested in the latest business events? – __________________________________

3. Is he interested in political events? ______________________________________________

4. Are they here? ______________________________________________________________

5. Do you give a discount for big orders? ____________________________________________

6. Does she sell equipment for plants? ______________________________________________

7. Does he work here? ___________________________________________________________

8. Do they watch TV in the evenings? _______________________________________________

9. Does she speak Italian? ________________________________________________________

10. Does she send enquiries? ______________________________________________________

11. Have you seen any good comedy lately? __________________________________________

12. Have you watched this advertisement? ___________________________________________

13. Have you been there? ________________________________________________________

14. Did you read an urgent message? _______________________________________________

15. Did you wait for the announcement? _____________________________________________

16. Did you make a mistake? _____________________________________________________

17. Did you study the market? _____________________________________________________

18. Will Flight 223 leave with a delay? ______________________________________________

19. Will accept high prices? _______________________________________________________

20. Will you launch a new model next year? __________________________________________

 

2. Change into the Reported Speech as in the example.

1. Mr Bell: Are you busy today? – Mr Bell asks if I am busy today.

2. Mr Bell: Are you interested in the latest business events? – ____________________________

3. Mr Bell: Is he interested in political events? _______________________________________

4. Mr Bell: Are they here? _______________________________________________________

5. Mr Bell: Do you give a discount for big orders? _____________________________________

6. Mr Bell: Does she sell equipment for plants? _______________________________________

7. Mr Bell: Does he work here? ___________________________________________________

8. Mr Bell: Do they watch TV in the evenings? _______________________________________

9. Mr Bell: Does she speak Italian? ________________________________________________

10. Mr Bell: Does she send enquiries? ______________________________________________

11. Mr Bell: Have you seen any good comedy lately? __________________________________

12. Mr Bell: Have you watched this advertisement? ___________________________________

13. Mr Bell: Have you been there? ________________________________________________

14. Mr Bell: Did you read an urgent message? ________________________________________

15. Mr Bell: Did you wait for the announcement? _____________________________________

16. Mr Bell: Did you make a mistake? ______________________________________________

17. Mr Bell: Did you study the market? _____________________________________________

18. Mr Bell: Will Flight 223 leave with a delay? ______________________________________

19. Mr Bell: Will accept high prices? _______________________________________________

20. Mr Bell: Will you launch a new model next year? __________________________________

 

2. Change into the Reported Speech as in the example.

1. Mr Bell: Are you busy today? – Mr Bell asked if I was busy that day.

2. Mr Bell: Are you interested in the latest business events? – ____________________________

3. Mr Bell: Is he interested in political events? ________________________________________

4. Mr Bell: Are they here? ________________________________________________________

5. Mr Bell: Do you give a discount for big orders? _____________________________________

6. Mr Bell: Does she sell equipment for plants? _______________________________________

7. Mr Bell: Does he work here? ___________________________________________________

8. Mr Bell: Do they watch TV in the evenings? _______________________________________

9. Mr Bell: Does she speak Italian? _________________________________________________

10. Mr Bell: Does she send enquiries? ______________________________________________

11. Mr Bell: Have you seen any good comedy lately? __________________________________

12. Mr Bell: Have you watched this advertisement? ____________________________________

13. Mr Bell: Have you been there? _________________________________________________

14. Mr Bell: Did you read an urgent message? ________________________________________

15. Mr Bell: Did you wait for the announcement? _____________________________________

16. Mr Bell: Did you make a mistake? ______________________________________________

17. Mr Bell: Did you study the market? _____________________________________________

18. Mr Bell: Will Flight 223 leave with a delay? ______________________________________

19. Mr Bell: Will accept high prices? _______________________________________________

20. Mr Bell: Will you launch a new model next year? __________________________________