Упражнение 1. Восстановите прямую речь в следующих предложениях.

E.g.: Tom said he would go to see the doctor the next day. – Tom said: “I shall go

and see the doctor tomorrow”

1. He told me he had fallen ill.

2. They told me that Tom had not come to school the day before. 3. She told me she had caught cold.

4. The old man told the doctor that he had pain in his right side.


5. He said he would not come to school until Monday.

Упражнение 2.Передайте следующие специальные вопросы в косвенной речи. E.g.: Mother said to me: “Who has brought this parcel?” – Mother asked me who

had brought that parcel.

1. He said to her: “Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?” 2. Ann said to Mike: “When did you leave London?”

3. Boris said to them: “How can I get to the railway station?”

4. Mary asked Tom: “What time will you come here tomorrow?”

5. She asked me: “Why didn’t you come here yesterday?”

Упражнение 3. Передайте следующие специальные вопросы в косвенной речи, начиная каждое предложение со слов, данных в скобках.

E.g.: Where did I put the book? (I forgot ...) – I forgot where I had put the book.

1. Who has given you this nice kitten? (She wanted to know ...)

2. Where can I buy an English-Russian dictionary? (He asked me ...)

3. How long will it take your brother to get to Madrid? (He wondered ...) 4. Where has he gone? (Did you know ...)

5. Where did she buy this hat? (He wanted to know ...)