Change from Indirect into Direct Speech

1. Peter said he had enjoyed himself very much. 2. She said that she was almost sure. 3. He asked me how long it would take me to go home. 4. She asked me if I had listened to the 9 o'clock news 5. He asked me if I was going to stay in. 6. She asked him if he would go home by bus. 7. My friend asked me where I had bought my car from. 8. Helen told Peter to be careful. 9. He told the children to stop that noise. 10. She told him not to wait for her outside the cinema. 11. He asked me if I knew the manager. 12. She asked me if I liked her new house. 13. She asked the driver to give her a lift. 14. Helen said that she would give up trying. 15. George said he would do his best. 16. She asked him if he had worked before. 17. They asked me if I could type. 18. We asked the neighbours to turn the music down. 19. He said he would answer the phone for me. 20. She said she had printed that report 3 times. 21. The manager said he would give us a rise. 22. They said they would give up smoking. 23. He told the employees to arrive earlier. 24. She told me to write more clearly. 25. They said they had already visited the exhibition. 26. He said he liked our products very much. 27. He told me to write the memo immediately. 28. He said he would fill in an application form. 29. Helen told me to read all ^he reports. 30. He asked me if I could write a business letter.

Test

1. The teacher asks: "What is the date today?"

a. The teacher wonders what date is today. b. The teacher wonders what is the date today.

c. The teacher wonders if the date is today. d. The teacher wonders what today is the date.

e. The teacher wonders what date.

2. She said she had worked at the bank.

a. She said: "I work at the bank". b. She said: "She works at the bank".

c. She said: "Do I work at the bank?" d. She said: "Have I worked at the bank?"

e. She said: "I worked at the bank".

3. The teacher asked: "Did you do your homework yesterday, Alex?"

a. The teacher asked Alex if he did his homework yesterday.

b. The teacher asked Alex if he had done his homework the day before.

c. The teacher asked Alex did he do his homework the day before.

d. The teacher asked Jane if he had done his homework yesterday.

e. The teacher asked Alex if he did do his homework yesterday.

4. "Don't close the window", said Max to Alice.

a. Max asked Alice not to close the window. b. Alice asks Max to close the window.

c. Max asked Alice to close not the window. d. Max asks Alice to close not the window.

e. Max asks Alice not to close the window.

5. Teacher says to me: "Don't sleep".

a. Teacher told me don't sleep. b. Teacher says to me if I don't sleep.

c. Teacher tells me not to sleep. d. Teacher tells me to not sleep.

e. Teacher says to me don't sleep.

6. He said he would phone later.

a. Он сказал, что уже звонил. b. Он сказал, что он звонит еще раз.

c. Он сказал, что перезвонил домой. d. Он сказал, что позвонит позже.

e. Он сказал, что он опять перезвонил.

7. "How long does it take you to read this book?" – Ann asked Max.

a. Ann asked Max how long does it take him to read this book.

b. Ann asked Max how long it does take him to read this book.

c. Ann asked Max how long took it him to read this book.

d. Ann asked Max it took him how long to read that book.

e. Ann asked Max how long it took him to read that book.

8. Simon said: "They are brothers".

a. Simon said they had been brothers. b. Simon said they had brothers.

c. Simon said they were brothers. d. Simon said they have been brothers.

e. Simon said they brothers.

9. Paul said: "I'm feeling well".

a. Paul said he were feeling bad. b. Paul said he had been feeling well.

c. Paul said he has been feeling well. d. Paul said he feels ill.

e. Paul said he was feeling well.

10. "Are all the carpets made by hand?" – The tourist wanted to know….

a. whether all the carpets were made by hand. b. if all the carpets had been made by hand.

c. that all the carpets are made by hand. d. all the carpets were made by hand.

e. whether all the carpets have been made by hand.