184. Передай предложения в косвенной речи. . 1. "You will win the race."
My friend said that I would win the race.
2. "I like figure skating very much."
Mary said...
3. "I am going on holiday next week."
She said...
4. "Nick was at a football match yesterday."
Mike said...
5. "We went to the stadium to play volleyball two days ago."
The girls said...
6. "Ted doesn't really like the results of the game.
His friends said...
7. "John is the best runner in our class.
The children said...
8. "Tom ran faster than Paul at the competition yesterday."
Sue said...
9. "Helen left the house early in the morning."
Mother said...
10. "Sally played tennis with Nick on Friday."
They said...
11. "He was the best footballer of the decade."
They said...
12. "He has already discussed the results of the football match."
Nina said...​

1. "You will win the race."
My friend said that I would win the race.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the verb "will win" is changed to "would win" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same.

2. "I like figure skating very much."
Mary said that she liked figure skating very much.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the present simple verb "like" is changed to "liked" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same. The pronoun "I" is changed to "she" to reflect that Mary is speaking in the reported speech.

3. "I am going on holiday next week."
She said that she was going on holiday next week.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the present continuous verb "am going" is changed to "was going" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same. The pronoun "I" is changed to "she" to reflect that the person speaking is a female.

4. "Nick was at a football match yesterday."
Mike said that Nick had been at a football match the day before.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the past simple verb "was" is changed to "had been" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same. The word "yesterday" is changed to "the day before" to maintain the correct sequence of events in the reported speech.

5. "We went to the stadium to play volleyball two days ago."
The girls said that they had gone to the stadium to play volleyball two days before.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the past simple verbs "went" and "play" are changed to "had gone" and "had played" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same. The phrase "two days ago" is changed to "two days before" to maintain the correct sequence of events in the reported speech. The pronoun "we" is changed to "they" to reflect that the girls are speaking in the reported speech.

6. "Ted doesn't really like the results of the game."
His friends said that Ted didn't really like the results of the game.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the present simple verb "doesn't like" is changed to "didn't really like" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same. The pronoun "he" (referring to Ted) is changed to "Ted" to clarify who is being referenced in the reported speech.

7. "John is the best runner in our class."
The children said that John was the best runner in their class.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the present simple verb "is" is changed to "was" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same. The pronoun "our" is changed to "their" to reflect that the children are speaking in the reported speech.

8. "Tom ran faster than Paul at the competition yesterday."
Sue said that Tom had run faster than Paul at the competition the day before.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the past simple verbs "ran" and "had run" are used because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same. The phrase "yesterday" is changed to "the day before" to maintain the correct sequence of events in the reported speech.

9. "Helen left the house early in the morning."
Mother said that Helen had left the house early in the morning.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the past simple verb "left" is changed to "had left" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same.

10. "Sally played tennis with Nick on Friday."
They said that Sally had played tennis with Nick on Friday.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the past simple verb "played" is changed to "had played" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same.

11. "He was the best footballer of the decade."
They said that he had been the best footballer of the decade.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the past simple verb "was" is changed to "had been" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same.

12. "He has already discussed the results of the football match."
Nina said that he had already discussed the results of the football match.

Explanation:
In this sentence, the present perfect verb "has discussed" is changed to "had discussed" because we are reporting something that was said in the past. The reporting verb "said" remains the same.