Write the correct form of the modal verb (Поставь модальный глагол в нужную форму в косвенной речи).
1. ‘She can lend you the book.’ — I said that she
lend him the book.
2. ‘You mustn’t be late.’ — He said that I
be late.
3. ‘I couldn’t tell him the truth.’ — Mike said that he
tell him the truth
1. ‘She can lend you the book.’ — I said that she
lend him the book.
2. ‘You mustn’t be late.’ — He said that I
be late.
3. ‘I couldn’t tell him the truth.’ — Mike said that he
tell him the truth
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1. ‘She can lend you the book.’ — I said that she could lend him the book.
2. ‘You mustn’t be late.’ — He said that I mustn’t be late. (Если в прямой речи используется форма mustn’t, то в косвенной речи она не меняется.)
3. ‘I couldn’t tell him the truth.’ — Mike said that he couldn't tell him the truth. (Глаголы might, should, ought to, would, could, had better в косвенной речи не изменяются.)