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Sequence of Tenses, Reported Speech

The document consists of two main sections: transforming sentences into the past tense and converting direct speech into reported speech. It includes multiple examples for each transformation, covering various scenarios and contexts. The exercises aim to practice grammatical structures related to tense changes and reported speech.

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Sequence of Tenses, Reported Speech

The document consists of two main sections: transforming sentences into the past tense and converting direct speech into reported speech. It includes multiple examples for each transformation, covering various scenarios and contexts. The exercises aim to practice grammatical structures related to tense changes and reported speech.

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1.

Transform the sentences into Past using Sequence of Tenses


A
1. My uncle says he has just come back from the Caucasus.
2. He says he has spent a fortnight in the Caucasus.
3. He says it did him a lot of good.
4. He says he feels better now.
5. He says his wife and he spent most of their time on the beach.
6. He says they did a lot of sightseeing.
7. He says he has a good camera.
8. He says he took a lot of colour photographs while travelling in the Crimea.
9. He says he will come to see us next Sunday.
10. He says he will bring and show us the photographs he took during his stay in the
Crimea.
B
1. Mike says he is sure Ann and Kate will be excellent guides.
2. He says they have made good progress in English.
3. Oleg says that in a day or two several English students will come to pay a visit to
their school and he will probably have to act as an interpreter.
4. Ann says she has just met Boris in the street.
5. She says Boris told her a lot of interesting things about his travels in the south.
6. Nick says he is going to the hotel to see his friends, who have just arrived in Lvov from
the United States of America.
7. Не says they have not been in their beloved city for a long time.
8. He says they were friends at school.
9. He says he will take them to the theatre on Sunday.
10. They say they will write him a letter when they return home.

2. Transform the sentences using reported speech


A
1. “Explain to me how to solve this problem,” my friend said to me.
2. The doctor said to Nick, “ Open your mouth and show me your tongue.”
3. “Don’ t be afraid f my dog,” said the man to Kate.
4. “ Take this book and read it,” said the librarian to the boy.
5. The doctor said to Pete, “ Don’ t go for a walk today.”
6. “ Don’ t eat too much ice cream,” Nick’ s mother said to him.
7. “ Go home,” the teacher said to us.
8. “ Buy some meat in the shop,” my mother said to me.
9. “ Sit down at the table and do your homework,” my mother said to me.
10. “ Don’ t forget to clean your teeth,” said granny to Helen.
11. “ Don’ t sit up late,” said the doctor to Mary.
12. The teacher said to me, “ Hand this note to your parents, please.”
13. Oleg said to his sister, “ Put the letter in an envelope and give it to Kate.”
14. “ Please help me with this work, Henry,” said Robert.
15. “ Please bring me some fish soup,” he said to the waitress.
16. “ Don’ t worry over such a small thing,” she said to me.
17. “ Please don’ t mention it to anybody,” Mary said to her friend.
18. “ Promise to come and see me,” said Jane to Alice.
19. He said to us, “ Come here tomorrow.”
20. I said to Mike, “ Send me a telegram as soon as you arrive.”

B
1. Oleg said, “ My room is on the second floor.”
2. He said, “ I am sure she will ring me up when she is back in St Petersburg.”
3. Misha said, “ I saw them at my parents’ house last year.”
4. He said, “ I haven’t seen my cousin today.”
5. “ I don’ t go to this shop very often,” she said.
6. Tom said, “ I have already had breakfast, so I am not hungry.”
7. He said, “I have just received a letter from my uncle.”
8. “ I am going to the theatre tonight,” he said to me.
9. Mike said, “ I spoke to Mr Brown this morning.”
10. He said to her, “ I shall do it today if I have time.”
11. I said to them, “ I can give you my uncle’ s address.”
12. The woman said to her son, “ I am glad I am here.”
13. Mike said, “ We have bought these books today.”
14. She said to me, “ Now I can read your translation.”
15. “ This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman.
16. “ I can’ t explain this rule to you,” my classmate said to me.
17. The teacher said to the class, “ We shall discuss this subject tomorrow.”
18. Our teacher said, “ Thackeray’ s novels are very interesting.”
19. “She said, “ You will read this book in the 9th form.”
20. Nellie said, “I read ‘Jane Eyre’ last year.”

C
1. I said to Boris, “ Does your friend live in London?”
2. They said to the man, “Are you living in a hotel?”
3. He said to his friend, “ Will you stay at the Hilton?”
4. He said to me, “ Do you often go to see your friends?”
5. He said to me, “Will you see your friends before you leave Lvov?”
6. Mike said to Jane, “ Will you come to the railway station to see me off?”
7. She said to me, “ Have you sent them an e-mail?”
8. She said to me, “Did you send them an e-mail yesterday?”
9. I said to Mike, “ Have you packed your suitcase?”
10. I said to Kate, “ Did anybody meet you at the station?”
11 .1 said to her, “ Can you give me their address?”
12. I asked Tom, “ Have you had breakfast?”
13. I asked my sister, “Will you stay at home or go for a walk after dinner?”
14. I said to my mother, “ Did anybody come to see me?”
15. I asked my sister, “Will Nick call for you on the way to school?”
16. She said to the young man, “ Can you call a taxi for me?”
17. Mary said to Peter, “Have you shown your photo to Dick?”
18. Oleg said to me, “Will you come here tomorrow?”
19. He said to us, “Did you go to the museum this morning?”

D
1 .1 said to Nick, “Where are you going?”
2 .1 said to *him, “ How long are you going to stay there?”
3. I said to him, “ How long will it take you to get there?”
4. He said to her, “ Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?”
5. Ann said to Mike, “When did you leave London?”
6. She said to Boris, “When will you be back home?”
7. Boris said to them, “ How can I get to the railway station?”
8. Mary asked Tom, “ What time will you come here tomorrow?”
9. She asked me, “ Why didn’ t you come here yesterday?”
10. She asked me, “ What will you do tomorrow i f you are not busy at your office ? ”
11. Pete said to his friends, “When are you leaving Lvov?”
12. He said to them, “Who will you see before you leave the city?”
13. They said to him, “What time does the train leave?”
14. I asked Mike, “What will you do after dinner?”
15. I asked my uncle, “ How long did you stay in the Crimea?”
16. Mother said to me, “Who has brought this parcel?”
17. Ada said to me, “ Where did you see such trees?”
18. I said to Becky, “ What kind of book has your friend brought you?”

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