1 

   Robert said,' This film is very funny'. 

...Robert said (that) the film was very funny...

2    'I'm starting a new job next week,' she said.

3    'I got my exam results last week,' he told them.
4    'I can't afford to buy this dress,' said Sally.
5    'I would buy a car if I had enough money,' he said to her.
6    Frank said, 'That's the house where I was born.'
7   ' That was a wonderful party,' said Jill.
8    'Oranges grow in hot countries,' the teacher says.
9    'A lot of people visit museums,' he said.
10    'This is a very famous statue,' the tour guide told us.
11    'I don't like that jacket,' said Bob.
12    'I'm lost,' the boy said.
13    'I may be a little late this evening,' she said.
14    'You'd better clean up this mess,' Mum said to Claire.
15    'I've already done the shopping,' she said.
16    'I found this note under the sofa,' said Sue.
17    'I won't be late again,' he said to us.
18    'If I finish work early, I'll call you,' she said.
19    'I've been training hard recently,' he told the reporters.
20    'Shall I make some tea?' said Zoe.
21    'We must go home now,' said the man to his children.
22    'Those are the boys who chased me,' Sarah said.
23    'I'm going to a party tonight,' Lynne told her friends.
24    'I used to have long hair,' Laura said.
25    'There is too much violence on TV,' says Grandad.
26    'You ought to make a decision soon,' Andrew told her.
Ответы к упражнению:

1. Robert said (that) the film was very funny.

2. She said (that) she was starting a new job the following week.
3. He told them (that) he had got his exam results the week before.
4. Sally said (that) she couldn't afford to buy that dress.
5. He said to her (that) he would buy a car if he had enough money.
6. Frank said (that) it was the house where he was born.
7. Jill said that it was a wonderful party.
8. The teacher says that oranges grow in hot countries.
9. He said that a lot of people visited museums.
10. The tour guide told us that it was a very famous statue.
11. Bob said that he didn't like that jacket.
12. The boy said that he was lost.
13. She said that she might be a little late that evening.
14. Mum said to Claire that she had better clean up the mess.
15. She said that she had already done the shopping.
16. Sue said that she had found the note under the sofa.
17. He told us that he wouldn't be late.
18. She said that if she finished work early she would call me.
19. He told the reporters that he had been training hard recently.
20. Zoe offered to make some tea.
21. The man said to his children that they had to go home then.
22. Sarah said that those were the boys who had chased her.
23. Lynne told her friends that she was going to the party that night.
24. Laura said she used to have long hair.
25. Grandad says that there is too much violence on TV.
26. Andrew told her that she ought to make a decision soon.
Задание 1. Переведите предложения из прямой речи в косвенную.

Пример: She said to me, “Open the window!” – She told me to open the window.

1. My mother said to me, “Put on your coat!”

2. My friend said to us, “Don’t come today.”
3. He said to Mary, “Don’t forget to send me an e-mail.”
4. Karrie said to me, “Call me tomorrow.”
5. She said to me, “Don’t shout at me!”

Задание 2. Заполните пропуски словами say и tell в нужной форме.

1. I…………her that she was my only friend.

2. Did he…………he would stay in New York?

3. She…………that she was going to invite me.

4. They didn’t…………us they were ill.

5. She…………she didn’t play the piano.

Задание 3.  Переведите вопросительные предложения из прямой

речи в косвенную.

Пример:  He asked me, “Do you know my sister?” – He asked me if I knew his sister.

1. She asked John, “When are you going to come?”

2. He asked her, “Who is your favourite actor?”
3. A man asked me, “Do you have a car?”
4. My father asked me, “Where were you yesterday?”
5. Helen asked him, “Will you be at home?”

Задание 4. Переведите из прямой речи в косвенную предложения с

модальными глаголами.

1. He said, “I can drive a car.”

2. She said to me, “You ought to call her.”
3. She said, “He must stay here.”
4. They said to me, “You should drive more carefully.”

Задание 5. Заполните пропуски.

1. ”He came yesterday.” She said that he had come……………

2. “My parents will arrive today.” He said that his parents would arrive……………
3. “I will contact you tomorrow.” He said he would contact me………………
4. “I was there the day before yesterday.” She said she was there………………
Ответы с пояснениями

Задание 1.

1. My mother told me to put on my coat. (Если прямая речь выражает приказание, то

глагол to say меняется на глагол to tell. Повелительное наклонение заменяется в
косвенной речи инфинитивом (глагол с частицей to))
2. My friend told us not to come that day. (Если прямая речь выражает приказание, то
глагол to say меняется на глагол to tell. Отрицательная форма повелительного
наклонения заменяется инфинитивом с частицей not. Today меняется на that day.)
3. He told Mary not to forget to send him an e-mail. (Если прямая речь выражает
приказание, то глагол to say меняется на глагол to tell. Отрицательная форма
повелительного наклонения заменяется инфинитивом с частицей not.)
4. Karrie told me to call her the next day. (Если прямая речь выражает приказание, то
глагол to say меняется на глагол to tell. Повелительное наклонение заменяется в
косвенной речи инфинитивом (глагол с частицей to). Tomorrow меняется на the
next day.)
5. She told me not to shout at her. (Если прямая речь выражает приказание, то
глагол to say меняется на глагол to tell. Отрицательная форма повелительного
наклонения заменяется инфинитивом с частицей not.)

Задание 2.

1. told (после глагола to tell всегда следует косвенное дополнение, обозначающее

лицо, к которому обращена просьба или приказание – told her)
2. say (косвенного дополнения, обозначающего лицо, к которому обращена просьба
или приказание, нет. Поэтому употребление глагола to tell исключено.)
3. said (косвенного дополнения, обозначающего лицо, к которому обращена
просьба или приказание, нет. Поэтому употребление глагола to tell исключено.)
4. tell (после глагола to tell всегда следует косвенное дополнение, обозначающее
лицо, к которому обращена просьба или приказание – tell us)
5. said (косвенного дополнения, обозначающего лицо, к которому обращена
просьба или приказание, нет. Поэтому употребление глагола to tell исключено.)

Задание 3.

1. She asked John when he was going to come. (Present Simple меняется на Past
Simple (are going –> was going). Вопросительный порядок слов заменяется
порядком словповествовательного предложения.)
2. He asked her who was her favourite actor. (Present Simple меняется на Past Simple (is
–> was). В этом предложении “Who is your favourite actor?” вопросительного
порядка слов нет изначально, так как это вопрос к подлежащему. В косвенной
речи также сохраняется порядок слов повествовательного предложения.)
3. A man asked me if I had a car. (Present Simple меняется на Past Simple (have –> had).
Общие вопросы переводятся в косвенную речь при помощи союзов if/whether.
Вопросительный порядок слов заменяется порядком
слов повествовательногопредложения.)
 4. My father asked me where I had been the day before. (Past Simple меняется на Past
Perfect(were –> had been). Вопросительный порядок слов заменяется порядком
словповествовательного предложения. Yesterday меняется на the day before.)
5. Helen asked him if he would be at home. (Future Simple меняется на Future in the
Past (will be –> would be). Общие вопросы переводятся в косвенную речь при
помощи союзовif/whether. Вопросительный порядок слов заменяется порядком
словповествовательного предложения.)

Задание 4.

1. He said that he could drive a car. (в косвенной речи can меняется на could)

2. She told me that I ought to call her. (если после to say имеется дополнение,
обозначающее лицо, к которому обращаются с речью (to me),
то say заменяется tell. Глагол ought в косвенной речи не изменяется.)
3. She said that he must stay there. (в косвенной речи модальный глагол must в
значении приказания и долженствования остается без изменений. Here меняется
на there.)
4. They told me that I should drive more carefully. (если после to say имеется
дополнение, обозначающее лицо, к которому обращаются с речью (to me),
то say заменяется tell. Глагол should в косвенной речи не изменяется.)

Задание 5.

1. the day before (в косвенной речи yesterday меняется на the day before)

2. that day (в косвенной речи today меняется на that day)
3. the next day (в косвенной речи tomorrow меняется на the next day)
4. two days before (в косвенной речи the day before yesterday меняется на two days
before)
Underline the correct form to make conditional sentences.

1. If Rita opens /will open a boutique in the High Street, she’ll make lots of money.
2. If the economy doesn’t improve, lots of businesses will close / would close down.
3. This burglar alarm is so sensitive: it goes off if a mouse runs / will run across the floor.
4. George may go to prison unless he won’t pay / pays his taxes.
5. The company was / would be more successful if it spent more money on advertising.
6. If the employees of a company are/were happy, they work harder.
7. We might sell our business if it makes / would make another loss this year.
8. It looks like Molly’ll be okay, unless something new will happen / happens.
9. Unless Shelly had read him wrong, Jack would find /would have found her unorthodox
approach irresistible.
10. Mat would not trust/ didn’t trust that unless he had to.

11. If Felix (to be) ___________ here I would have seen him.
12. Michael would not agree even if you (to ask) ____________ him.
13. If they (mention) __________ this yesterday, everything would have been done.
14. If I (to find) __________ that letter, I’ll show it to you.
15. If I meet him, I (to invite) __________ him.
16. Would they come if we (to invite) __________them?
17. The boss (be) __________ very disappointed if you aren’t at the meeting tomorrow.
18. The teacher said, “I’ll begin the lesson as soon as Jack _____________ (stop) talking.”
19. The old gentleman doesn’t go out in winter. He _____________ (go) out if the
weather gets warmer.
20. She’s flying to Cairo tomorrow. She’ll send her family a telegram providing she
_____________ (arrive) with a delay.
21. If the plane had left on time, they _____________ (be) in Minsk now.
22. If they hadn’t walked 40 km, they _____________ (not / be) exhausted now.
23. What would have become of us, if I _______ (come) to you then!'
24. He would have been scrupulous — if he (can) ________ !
25. What is the answer if you (add) _______ 17 to 75?
Exercise 1.
1 opens, 2 will close, 3 runs, 4 pays, 5 would be, 6 are, 7 makes, 8 happens, 9 would find,
10 wouldn't trust

Exercise 2. 1 had been, 2 asked, 3 had mentioned, 4 find, 5 will invite, 6 invited, 7 will
be, 8 stops, 9 will go, 10 arrives, 11 would be, 12 wouldn’t be, 13 hadn’t come, 14 could, 15
add