§ 4 Запам’ятайте, що при перетворенні речень з прямої мови на непряму, відбувається зміна наступних обставин часу:

Обставини, що вживаються в прямій мові	Обставини, що вживаються в непрямій мові
They said, ‘We have eaten a lot of sweets today.’	They said that they had eaten a lot of sweets that day.
My sister said, ‘I wrote a dictation yesterday.’	My sister said that she had written a dictation the day before.
The doctor said, ‘I will come again tomorrow.’	The doctor said that he would come again the next day.
He said, ‘I entered the faculty three months ago.’	He said that he had entered the faculty three months before.
He said, ‘I have translated two articles this week.’	He said that he had translated two articles that week.
She said, ‘You can take these books.’	She said that I could take those books.
I said: `You I can’t see Mike here`.	I said that she couldn’t see Mike there.
He said, ‘I left school last year.’	He said he had left school the year before
She said: `I bought a car last month`.	She said that she had bought a car the month before.
My friend said, ‘I went to the cinema last week.’	My friend said that he had gone to the cinema the week before.
She said, ‘I will go on holiday next Saturday.’	She said that she would go on holiday the following Saturday.

1 Report these statements

1. Mary said, ‘My brother lives in London.’ 2. She said to me, ‘This book is very interesting.’ 3. Mike said, ‘I usually spend my holidays in the south.’ 4. ‘I’m going to the theatre tonight,’ he said to me. 5. He said, ‘The children are doing their homework at the moment.’ 6. The teacher said to me, ‘You haven’t done your work well.’ 7. Mike said, ‘I’ve bought these books today.’ 8. Nellie said, ‘I read `Jane Eyre` last year. 9. Peter said, ‘We’ll discuss this subject tomorrow.’ 10. She said, ‘I’ll spend my holidays in the Crimea next year.’ 11. ‘I can’t explain this rule to you’, said my classmate to me. 12. He said, ‘I went to London last year.’ 13. She said, ‘He arrived yesterday.’

2 Report these statements

1. Jack said, ‘My room is on the second floor.’ 2. ‘It is a beautiful palace,’ my friend said to me. 3. ‘I’m not very hungry,’ said Ann to us. 4. ‘The children are reading,’ said Kate. 5. I said to them, ‘I can give you this book.’ 6. ‘I can see you tomorrow, Mary’, he said. 7. ‘I can't come,’ she said to me. 8. He said to her, ‘I’ll do it today.’ 9. ‘I’ll help you to repair your car tomorrow,’ he said to me. 10. ‘I have never been to Spain,’ he said. 12. ‘Mike’s had a lot of problems recently,’ she said to me.’ 13. ‘I didn't understand the meaning of this word,’ he said. 14. ‘I invited a lot of people to my birthday party,’ he said. 15. ‘I was out last evening,’ he said to her.