4. А. Преобразуйте следующую цитату в косвенную речь:

Robert Schofiend, chief executive of Premier, said, “Wheat prices have seen an unprecedented level of increase over the last few weeks. We shall implement price rises for our bread and flour products very soon”.

b. Переведите на английский язык:

1. Он подчеркнул, что цены на пшеницу достигли небывало высокого уровня.

2. Затем он заметил, что они применят повышение цен на свой товар.

Тесты "Косвенная речь, согласование времен"

Вариант 1.

Выберете верный вариант ответа:

1.  The pupil explained to the teacher that he couldn't come to school that day because he ..... .
a.	was ill
b.	had been ill
c.	is ill
d.	has been ill
2.  I wondered how many people ..... to the parents' meeting the day before.
a.	would come
b.	came
c.	had come
3.  Kelly told me that while she had been eating her sandwiches at the station bar two strangers ..... .
a.	had come in
b.	came in
c.	would come in
4.  She asked me about my schedule for the next week and I answered that I ..... it yet.
a.	hadn't known
b.	didn't know
c.	wouldn't know
5.  Cindy was not sure if the delegation ..... or not, and she didn't know whom to ask about it.
a.	arrived
b.	was arriving
c.	had arrived
6.  Julia said that she ..... hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.
a.	had been working
b.	was working
c.	worked
7.  David told his friend that ..... his bicycle whenever he liked.
a.	might he use
b.	he might use
c.	he had used
8.  Seeing that I was nervous, Sue advised me ..... for the answer till the following day.
a.	must wait
b.	to wait
c.	would wait
9.  The shop assistant showed me a book and said that the book ..... the museums of our town.
a.	described
b.	was describing
c.	had described
10.  The teacher said the pupils ..... so much noise during the breaks.
a.	mustn't make
b.	don't have to make
c.	didn't make
11.  Sharon said she ..... her key in her pocket, but she couldn't find it there.
a.	had been left
b.	left
c.	had left
12.  Why did you say that Paul ..... a careful driver?
a.	isn't
b.	wasn't
c.	hadn't been
13.  Mary said she was worried that her son ..... very well that year.
a.	isn't studying
b.	wasn't studying
c.	hadn't been studying
14.  She explained that she ..... me her book; she should take it back to the library the next day.
a.	can't give
b.	couldn't give
c.	is not able to give
15.  The librarian didn’t think the students ..... their books to the library by the following week yet.
a.	would take
b.	would have taken
c .	Took

Конец формы

Вариант 2.

Выберете верный вариант ответа:

Выберете верный вариант ответа Начало формы

1.  Wanda complained to me that the children ..... very naughty that evening.
a.	were
b.	had been
c.	was
2.  Hillary told me she ..... in New-York all that year, and she had no wish to leave the city.
a.	lived
b.	had lived
c.	was living
3.  Mr. Clemence said that because of the fire part of the building had gone completely, and the rest of it ..... .
a.	was falling down
b.	had been falling down
c.	fell down
4.  Jerry said that by the end of the year he ..... in his new house for four years.
a.	would have been living
b.	would be living
c.	would live
5.  Sheila said that she ..... the office earlier that day to get to the station in time.
a.	had to leave
b.	would have to leave
c.	had had to leave
6.  Mary said she was worried that her son ..... very well that year.
a.	isn't studying
b.	wasn't studying
c.	hadn't been studying
7.  Why did you say that Paul ..... a careful driver?
a.	isn't
b.	wasn't
c.	hadn't been
8.  Ann begged me not to tell her father what ..... earlier that day.
a.	happen
b.	had happened
c.	would happen
9.  Alice explained to us that the flower shop ..... down the road.
a.	was situated
b.	is situated
c.	had been situated
10.  I told Sarah that Anne worked in a shoe shop, and she ..... that she didn't get enough money for her job.
a.	was always complaining
b.	always was complaining
c.	had always been complaining
11.  She asked me about my schedule for the next week and I answered that I ..... it yet.
a.	hadn't known
b.	didn't know
c.	wouldn't know
12.  The personel manager was interested ..... to quit my present job.
a.	why had I decided
b.	why I had decided
c.	why I decided
13.  The policeman warned us that ..... the street against the red light.
a.	we mustn't cross
b.	mustn't we cross
c.	we don't have to cross
14.  The librarian didn’t think the students ..... their books to the library by the following week yet.
a.	would take
b.	would have taken
c.	took
15.  Alice told me ..... that coat because it wasn't long enough.
a.	bought
b.	to buy
c.	not to buy

Условные предложения

Conditionals

Условные предложения используются для передачи вероятных, маловероятных или нереальных ситуаций и их последствий. Данные предложения состоят из двух частей: придаточного и главного предложения. Придаточное предложение может стоять как перед главным, так и после него. В английском языке различают 5 видов условных предложений: