из прямой речи в косвенную
1. Are you going to study the exam? – she asked
2. Can you ride a horse, Sue? – he asked
3. Can you wait for a while, please? – he said
4. Did you enjoy yourself at the party last Saturday? – she asked him
5. Did you go shopping last Saturday? – she asked
6. Do you know my brother Harry? – he asked me
7. Don`t argue with me! – his father said
8. Don`t ask me any more questions, Mary – Susan said
9. Don`t laugh at him – my mother told me
10. Don`t make plans for your holiday yet – he told us
11. Don`t talk to me when I`m studying – she told me
12. Everybody is hungry – she said
13. Have you got any brothers or sisters? – I asked him
14. Have you seen Peter today? – the teacher asked the students
15. How much is this sweater? – she asked the stop assistant
16. How old is your new boyfriend, Sue? – her father asked
17. I can run faster than anyone – the boy told his friends
18. I didn`t break it – the child said
19. I haven`t finished eating yet – he said
20. I met him here two days ago – he said
To change the direct speech to indirect speech, we first need to identify the reporting verb, which is "asked." Then, we need to change the pronoun "you" to "I" and the present simple tense "are going" to the past simple tense "was going." Finally, we add the conjunction "if" before the reported question.
2. He asked Sue if she could ride a horse.
Similarly, we change the reporting verb "asked," the pronoun "you" to "Sue," and the present simple tense "can" to the past simple tense "could."
3. He said to wait for a while, please.
Since the reporting verb is "said," we do not need to change the tense. We simply remove the pronoun "you" and the reporting clause "please."
4. She asked him if he had enjoyed himself at the party the previous Saturday.
Here, we change the reporting verb "asked," the pronoun "you" to "he," and the past simple tense "did" to the past perfect tense "had." Additionally, we add the phrase "the previous" before "Saturday."
5. She asked if you had gone shopping the previous Saturday.
Similar to the previous sentence, we change the reporting verb "asked," the pronoun "you" to "she," the past simple tense "did" to the past perfect tense "had," and add the phrase "the previous" before "Saturday."
6. He asked me if I knew his brother Harry.
Again, we change the reporting verb "asked," the pronoun "you" to "me," and the present simple tense "do" to the past simple tense "did."
7. His father told him not to argue with him.
In this sentence, we change the reporting verb "said" to "told," and simply remove the pronoun "you" and the reporting clause "with me."
8. Susan told Mary not to ask her any more questions.
Here, we change the reporting verb "said" to "told," and replace the pronoun "me" with "her" and the pronoun "you" with "Mary."
9. My mother told me not to laugh at him.
Similar to the previous sentence, we change the reporting verb "said" to "told," and replace the pronoun "you" with "me."
10. He told us not to make plans for our holiday yet.
Once again, we change the reporting verb "said" to "told," and replace the pronoun "you" with "us" and the pronoun "your" with "our."
11. She told me not to talk to her when she was studying.
In this sentence, we change the reporting verb "said" to "told," and replace the pronoun "you" with "me" and the pronoun "I" with "she."
12. She said that everybody was hungry.
Since the reporting verb is "said," we do not need to change the tense. We simply change the pronoun "you" to "everybody."
13. I asked him if he had any brothers or sisters.
Here, we change the reporting verb "asked," the pronoun "you" to "I," and the present simple tense "have" to the past simple tense "had."
14. The teacher asked the students if they had seen Peter that day.
In this sentence, we change the reporting verb "asked," and replace the pronoun "you" with "the students" and the present perfect tense "have seen" with the past simple tense "had seen." We also add the word "that" before "day."
15. She asked the shop assistant how much the sweater was.
Similarly, we change the reporting verb "asked," and replace the pronoun "you" with "the shop assistant." We maintain the present simple tense "is" in the reported question.
16. Her father asked Sue how old her new boyfriend was.
Here, we change the reporting verb "asked," and replace the pronoun "you" with "Sue." We maintain the present simple tense "is" in the reported question.
17. The boy told his friends that he could run faster than anyone.
In this sentence, we change the reporting verb "said" to "told," and simply remove the pronoun "you" in the reported statement.
18. The child said that he hadn't broken it.
Since the reporting verb is "said," we do not need to change the tense. We simply remove the pronoun "you" and replace the contracted form "didn't" with "had not."
19. He said that he hadn't finished eating yet.
Similar to the previous sentence, we change the reporting verb "said" to "told," and replace the pronoun "you" with "he."
20. He said that he had met him there two days ago.
Again, we change the reporting verb "said" to "told," and replace the pronoun "you" with "he." Additionally, we add the word "there" before "two days ago."