Сборник грамматических упражнений по английскому языку "Прямая и косвенная речь"

Card 1.

Переведите на английский язык обращая внимание на правила перевода из прямой речи в косвенную.

1. Она говорит Кате.      6. Доктор спросил меня.

2. Он спрашивает его.   7. Он сказал отцу.

3. Майк говорит ему.      8. Она попросила друга.

4. Мама велит сыну.       9. Ник сказал мне.

5. Она просит Нину.       10. Я велела брату. 

Card 2.

Change into reported speech. (Переведите в косвенную речь).

Example: ’Come back again next month. ’ (They, we)

They ask us to come back next month.

1) ‘Buy a kilo of sugar. ’ (a mother, a son)

2) ‘Don’t be late. ’ (a mother, she)

3) ‘Open your suitcase. ’ (a customs officer, I)

4) ‘Please don’t cry. ’ (he, she)

5) ‘Watch your mouth. ’ (father, she)

Card 3.

Передайте следующие просьбы и команды в косвенную речь.

Example: “Stop talking!” (the teacher, we) - The teacher tells us to stop talking.

“Call me back, please. ” (a friend, she) - A friend asks her to call her back.

1) “Open your books at page 52. ”(Miss Dix, class)

2) “Show me your ticket, please. ” (ticket – collector, I)

3) “Brush your teeth regularly. ” (the doctor, the patient)

4) “Don’t play football here. ” (an old woman, they)

5) “Don’t be late. ” (a mother, she)

6) “Please, don’t cry!” (he, she) 

Card 4.

Translate into English.

1) Мама просит дочь помочь ей накрыть на стол.

2) Учитель велит ученикам не открывать книги.

3) Я прошу друга не беспокоиться.

4) Он просит их не продавать дом.

5) Он велит ей не хранить все деньги в одном месте.

6) Полицейские просят детей не разговаривать с незнакомцами.

Card 5 (variant 1)

Change into reported speech. Translate into Russian.

1. He says to Jane, ‘Give me your hand, please. ’

2. They tell Lena, ‘Please, don’t come home late. ’

3. He says, ‘Don’t tell a lie, Jack. ’

4. Mother tells her son, ‘Don’t forget the keys. ’

5. He said to me: ’Sit down. ’

6. She said to me: ‘Please, do not cry. ”

7. Father said to his son, ‘Go for a walk!’

8. The teacher says to children: ‘Don’t open your books. ’

Card 6 (variant 2)

Change into reported speech. Translate into Russian.

1. John said to me: ‘Wait five minutes for me. ’

2. The teacher said to us: ‘Don’t write your lessons in pencil. ’

3. I say to him: ’Be more careful. ’

4. My mother says to me: ‘Please, don’t be late. ’

5. He said to me: ‘Try to come in time. ’

6. He said to me: ‘Don’t forget what I told you. ’

7. Father says, ‘Do your homework. ’

8. He says, ‘Sit down for a few minutes. ’

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Грамматические упражнения. Прямая и косвенная речь.

Card 1

Переведите на английский язык обращая внимание на правила перевода из прямой речи в косвенную.

1. Она говорит Кате. 6. Доктор спросил меня.

2. Он спрашивает его. 7. Он сказал отцу.

3. Майк говорит ему. 8. Она попросила друга.

4. Мама велит сыну. 9. Ник сказал мне.

5. Она просит Нину. 10. Я велела брату.

Card 2

Change into reported speech. (Переведите в косвенную речь).

Example: ’Come back again next month.’ (They, we)

They ask us to come back next month.

1. ‘Buy a kilo of sugar.’ ( a mother, a son)

2. ‘Don’t be late.’ (a mother , she)

3. ‘Open your suitcase.’ ( a customs officer, I)

4. ‘Please don’t cry.’ (he, she)

5. ‘Watch your mouth.’ (father, she)

Card 3

Передайте следующие просьбы и команды в косвенную речь.

Example: “Stop talking!” ( the teacher, we)- The teacher tells us to stop talking.

“Call me back, please.” ( a friend, she)- A friend asks her to call her back.

1. “Open your books at page 52.”( Miss Dix, class)

2. “Show me your ticket, please.” (ticket – collector, I)

3. “Brush your teeth regularly.” ( the doctor, the patient)

4. “Don’t play football here.” (an old woman, they)

5. “Don’t be late.” (a mother, she)

6. “Please, don’t cry!” (he, she)

Card 4

Translate into English.

1. Мама просит дочь помочь ей накрыть на стол.

2. Учитель велит ученикам не открывать книги.

3. Я прошу друга не беспокоиться.

4. Он просит их не продавать дом.

5. Он велит ей не хранить все деньги в одном месте.

6. Полицейские просят детей не разговаривать с незнакомцами.

Card 5 (variant 1)

Change into reported speech. Translate into Russian.

1. He says to Jane, ‘Give me your hand, please.’

2. They tell Lena, ‘Please, don’t come home late.’

3. He says, ‘Don’t tell a lie, Jack.’

4. Mother tells her son, ‘Don’t forget the keys.’

5. He said to me: ’Sit down.’

6. She said to me: ‘Please, do not cry.”

7. Father said to his son, ‘Go for a walk!’

8. The teacher says to children: ‘Don’t open your books.’

Card 6 (variant 2)

Change into reported speech. Translate into Russian.

1. John said to me: ‘Wait five minutes for me.’

2. The teacher said to us: ‘Don’t write your lessons in pencil.’

3. I say to him: ’Be more careful.’

4. My mother says to me: ‘Please, don’t be late.’

5. He said to me: ‘Try to come in time.’

6. He said to me: ‘Don’t forget what I told you.’

7. Father says, ‘Do your homework.’

8. He says, ‘Sit down for a few minutes.’

Card 7

Put these sentences into reported speech and translate them into Russian.

1. “I really will phone this evening,” he says to her. 2. “The Sun is bigger than the Earth,” Mary says to the children. 3.”My friend lives in Moscow,” says Alec. 4. “You have not done your work well,” says the teacher to me. 5. “I can’t explain this rule to you,” says my classmate to me. 6. Masha says: “I usually spend my holiday in the south.” 7. She says to us: “They arrived in St. Petersburg yesterday.” 8. He says: “They are leaving next Monday.” 9. Mike says: “I spoke to Mr. Brown this morning.” 10. Tom says: “I have already had breakfast, so I am not hungry.”

Card 8

Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на употребление времен в русском и английском языках.

1. I knew that you were ill. 2. I knew that you had been ill. 3. We found that she left home at eight o’clock every morning. 4. We found that she had left home at eight o’clock that morning. 5. We didn’t know where our friends went every evening. 6. We didn’t know where our friends had gone. 7. She said that her best friend was a doctor. 8. She said that her best friend had been a doctor. 9. I didn’t know that you worked at the Hermitage. 10. I didn’t know that you had worked at the Hermitage.

Card 9

Перепишите следующие предложения в прошедшем времени. Обратите внимание на зависимость времени придаточного дополнительного предложения от времени главного.

1. My uncle says he has just come back from the Caucasus. 2. He says that he has spent a fortnight in the Caucasus. 3 He says it did him a lot of good. 4. He says he feels better now. 5. He says that they did a lot of sightseeing. 6. He says he will come to see us next Sunday. 7. He says he will bring and show us the photographs he took during his stay in the Caucasus.

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the Caucasus -

Card 10

Перепишите следующие предложения в прошедшем времени. Обратите внимание на зависимость времени придаточного дополнительного предложения от времени главного.

1. Nick says he is going to the hotel to see his friend, who has just arrived in St. Petersburg from the United States of America. 2. He says they have not been here for a long time. 3. He says they were friends at school. 4. He says he will take them to the theatre on Sunday. 5. They say they will write me a letter when they return home.

6. Ann says she has just met Mike in the street. 7. She says Mike told her a lot of interesting things about his travel in the south.

Card 11

Put the following sentences into reported speech. General questions (общие вопросы). Translate them into Russian. Mind the sequence of tenses.

1. I said to Boris: “Does your friend live in London?” 2. I said to the man: “Are you living in a hotel?” 3. She said to them: “Have you sent them a telegram?” 4. Oleg said to me: “Will you come here tomorrow?” 5. He said to her: “Do you know where I have put my hat?” 6. They said to them: “Will you be at home tomorrow?” 7. “Do you like chocolates?” said my little sister to me. 8. “Did you see your granny yesterday, Lena?” asked Mr. Brown. 9. He said to me: “Do you often go to see your friends?” 10. I said to her: “Can you give me their address?” 11. He said to us: “Did you go to the museum this morning? 12. I said to Mike: “Have you packed your suitcase yet? 13. I asked my sister: “Will Nick call for you on the way to school? 14. She said to the young man: “Can you call a taxi for me?” 15. I asked Tom: “Have you had breakfast?”

Card 12

Put the following sentences into reported speech. Special questions. Translate them into Russian.

1. “Why did our team lose the game?” said Vera. 2. “Where have you put my book, Mary?” said Fred. 3. “Whom are you waiting for, boys?” asked the man. 4. I said to Nick: “Where are you going?” 5. I asked Mike: “What will you do after dinner?” 6. He said to her: “Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?” 7. Ada said to me: “Where did you see such trees?” 8. She asked me: “Why didn’t you come here yesterday?” 9. Mother said to us: “What are you doing here?” 10. Tom said: “Ann, where are your friends? 11. “Why don’t you play with your friends, Kate?” said her mother. 12. “Why are you shouting, man?” said Prince John to Locksley. 13. “When does your mother go shopping?” asked the neighbour. 14. ”How can I get to the circus?’ said the girl.

Card 13

Change the following questions into the reported speech beginning with the words given in brackets.

Example: Where is he going? (He didn’t tell anybody….)-

He didn’t tell anybody where he was going.

1. Where has he gone? (Did you know…)

2. When is he leaving school? (I wanted to know…)

3. Where does he live? (Nobody knew…)

4. How much did she pay for it? (I had no idea…)

5. Have you found the book? (She asked me…)

6. How long will it take your brother to get to Madrid? ( He wondered…)

Card 14

Make reported questions.

1. Where is the bank? - Could you tell me…?

2. Where does Ann live? – Have you any idea…?

3. Why didn’t Tom come to the party? – Do you know …?

4. When will your friends arrive? – Have you any idea…?

5. Did he bring his sister to the party? – Do you know …?

6. Will she arrive in two days? – He wondered …?

Card 15

Use the reported speech.

Example: Ann, ’Do you know where Kate is living?’

Ann asked me if I know where Kate was living.

1. Jack, ‘Will you be at home at six, Mary?’

2. Teacher, ‘Do you have any questions, Helen?’

3. Mother, ‘Are you going to be a conductor, Nick?’

4. Mr. Brown, ‘Have you filled in the application form?’

5. My friend, ‘Have you ever been to Italy?’

6. Caroline, ‘Why do you think it is the worst paid job?’

7. His friend, ‘How long have you been to London, Mike?’

Card 16

Put the sentences into direct speech. Mind the sequence of tenses.

1. He asked me where I lived.

2. He asked her whether she lived in New York.

3. She said her maiden name had been Jones.

4. He told me not to wait for him.

5. Mike said he would be back soon.

6. John asked me if I was afraid of thunderstorm.

7. He asked her if she had ever walked in rainy weather.

8. Kate asked her friend what she liked to do on her day off.

9. Mary wondered if Jane would be busy the next day.

Card 17

Put the sentences into direct speech. Mind the sequence of tenses.

1. I asked him if the doctor had given him some medicine.

2. I asked the man how long he had been in St. Petersburg.

3. I asked the girl what sort of work her father did.

4. I asked my friend if he had a headache.

5. I wondered if he had taken his temperature.

6. George said that it was very difficult to play the role.

7. He asked me if I had taken part in the football match.

8. My sister told me that she had found the book I was looking for.

9. He asked her classmates to wait for him.

Card 18

Translate into English. Mind the sequence of tenses.

1. Он спросил меня, что он может сделать. 2. Они утверждали, что никого не было дома. 3. Она спросила, где я оставил ключ. 4. Она сказала, что купит подарок, если будет время. 5. Он попросил меня отойти в сторону. 6. Мне сказали, что ты мне звонил. 7. Мы надеялись, что мы поедем в Лондон. 8. Она сказала, что ее подруга пригласила ее в театр. 9. Мой дедушка сказал, что в молодости любил кататься на коньках. 10. Все были уверены, что Борис хорошо сдаст экзамены. 11.Он говорил, что Лев Толстой его любимый писатель. 12. Я знал, что вы живете в Москве, но не знал вашего адреса.

Card 19

Translate into English. Mind the sequence of tenses.

1.Все знали, что она поедет в Рим. 2. Простите, мы не думали, что вы ждете нас. 3. Я не знал, что вы тоже любите футбол. 4. Я был уверен, что он будет выдающимся артистом. 5. Мы надеялись, сто она скоро приедет. 6.Он спросил меня, что я буду делать вечером. 7. Лена сказала, что она дарит нам эту картину. 8. Я знала, что она работает в одной фирме, что у нее есть муж и двое детей, что семья у нее очень счастливая и дружная. 9. Он сказал, что любит этот фильм. 10. Мы решили на прошлой неделе, что будущим летом мы все поедем в Крым. 11. Секретарь сказал, что не знает, когда закончится конференция. 12. Она знала, что мы никогда не видели ее картины. 13. Она сказала, что они обедают. 14. Он ответил, что уже заплатил деньги. 15. Она спросила, позвонил ли он отцу.

Card 20

Choose the reported word and turn the following into reported speech.

warned offered

asked advised

ordered begged

promised suggested

1. ‘I really will phone this evening’, he said to her.

2. ‘Please, let me come with you’, she said to her sister.

3. ‘Do you know where I have put my hat?’ he said to her.

4. ‘Let’s have steak for dinner’, said Jane.

5. ‘Go to your room now and do your homework’, the mother said to her son.

6. ‘Don’t go near the fire’, she said to Ben.

7. ‘You will be paid twice a month’, her boss said.

8. ‘Would you like me to drive you to town?’ she said to me.

Card 21

Answer the following questions using reported speech.

1. ‘My favourite books are ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ answered Vera. And now I am reading a novel by Walter Scott.’

What did Vera answer Nina?

2. ‘Last year we leant some poems by Byron and Shelley, they are so beautiful,’ said Nina.

What did Nina say?

3. ‘I know many poems by these great poets. I have read some books about Byron and Shelley, too,’ said Vera.

What did Vera tell Nina?

4. ‘This year we shall read a play by Shakespeare in English,’ said Nina.

What did Nina say?

Card 22

Reported statements.

Sally went to see a landlady called Mrs Mawby about a flat. Now she is telling her friend, Paul, about it.

Example ‘The rent is 50 a week’. The landlady said the rent was 50 a week.

a. ‘It’s a quiet flat, and the neighbours are nice.’ Mrs Marby said__________.

c. ‘I need 100 deposit.’ Then she said _______________________________.

b. ‘The rent includes gas and electricity.’ She told me that_______________.

d. ‘ I decorated the living room recently.’ She told me __________________.

e. ‘ Other people have been to see the flat.” She said ___________________.

f. ‘You will have to make up your mind soon.’ She told me ______________.

g. ‘The previous occupants looked after it very well.’ She said that________.

h. ‘I’ve replaced all the carpets.’ She told me that _____________________.

i. ‘You can move in immediately.’ She told me________________________.

J.’ I’ll give you a ring soon,’ said Sally. I told Mrs Mawby that___________.

Reporting questions with question words.

Mrs Mawby and Sally both asked a lot of questions. Sally also told Paul about them. Report the questions.

Example: ‘Where do you live?’ Mrs Mawby asked.

She asked me where I lived.

1. ‘How many bedrooms are there?’ Sally asked.

I asked her____________________________.

b. ‘When do you want to move in?’ Mrs Mawby asked.

She asked me__________________________.

1. ‘What sort of heating is there?’ Sally asked.

I asked her____________________________.

1. ‘How often do you want the rent?’ Sally asked.

I asked her____________________________.

1. ‘How far is it to the shops? Sally asked.

I asked her____________________________.

1. ‘What do you think of the flat? Mrs Mawby asked.

She asked me__________________________.

Reporting yes/no questions. You need to use if.

Example: ‘Are you a student?’

She asked me if I was a student.

a. ‘Do you smoke?’

She asked me___________________________.

b. ‘Can I move the furniture around?’

I asked her_____________________________.

c. ‘Is there a phone?’

I asked her_____________________________.

d. ‘Is there a fridge in the kitchen?’

I asked he______________________________.

e. ‘Do you have a car?

She asked me ___________________________.

f. ‘Does the flat have central heating?

I asked her _____________________________.

____________________

Landlady-владелица дома или квартиры, сдаваемых внаем

rent- 1)арендная плата; квартирная плата; 2) амер. наем, прокат

to make up smb’s mind-решить

occupants-1)житель, жилец; 2)временный владелец, арендатор

Card 23

Read the dialogue. Put it into reported speech. Retell the dialogue.

Susan: Good morning, doctor.

Doctor: Good morning, Susan. What’s the matter with you?

Susan: I feel bad. I have a headache, and I am afraid I am running a temperature.

Doctor: Open your mouth and show me your throat. You have a bad cold, Susan. You must stay in bed for two days until your temperature is normal and you stop coughing.

Susan: How I hate being ill and staying in bed!

Doctor: But if you are not careful, you may fall ill with the flu or pneumonia. I’ll prescribe some medicine.

Susan: Thank you, doctor. Good-bye.

throat - горло

cough - кашлять

the flu - грипп

pneumonia - пневмония

prescribe - прописывать

Card 24

Read the joke. Put it into reported speech. Retell the joke. Answer the questions.

A young man who wants to study English goes to an English teacher and asks him whether English is very difficult.

‘No? It’s not difficult,’ answers the teacher. ’Only the first eight lessons are difficult.’

‘Then,’ says the young man, ‘I want to begin with the lesson nine.’

What is your own opinion of English as a school subject?

When do you think it is best of all to begin learning English.

Card 25

Read the joke. Put it into reported speech. Retell the joke. Answer the questions.

Friend: ‘Tommy, your mother is a teacher and you cannot write a word’

Tommy: Your father is a dentist, and your little brother has no teeth.

How old are Tom and his friend?

Why does the brother of Tommy’s friend have no teeth?

Card 26

Read the joke. Put it into reported speech. Retell the joke.

Teacher: What do we get from sheep?

Boy: Wool.

Teacher: And what do we make from wool?

Boy: I don’t know.

Teacher: Well, what is your coat made of?

Boy: My coat was made from father’s old coat.

Card 27

Read the joke. Put it into reported speech. Retell the joke.

Why Not Mention It?

Little Zelda came home from a birthday party. Her mother asked her, ‘Did you thank Mrs Reed for the nice time you had at the party?’ ‘No, I didn’t,’ answered Zelda. ‘Why not?’ asked Mother. ‘Well,’ said Zelda, ‘another girl in front of me thanked Mrs Reed, and Mrs Reed said, ‘Don’t mention it!’

_______________________

Don’t mention it – не стоит благодарности

Card 28 (variant 1)

Choose the correct variant in reported speech for each sentence.

1. ‘I’m waiting for my parents,’ Nick said.

a) Nick said that he is waiting for my parents.

b) Nick said that he was waiting for his parents.

c) Nick said that he was waiting for my parents.

d) Nick told that he was waiting for his parents.

2. ‘You should be careful,’ my friends said to me.

a) My friends said to me that I should be careful.

b) My friends said to me that I should have been careful.

c) My friends told me that I should have been careful.

d) My friends told me that I should be careful.

3. ‘I will come tomorrow and finish the work’, the plumber said to grandma.

a) The plumber said to grandma that he will come tomorrow and finish the work.

b) The plumber promised grandma that he will come the next day and finish the work.

c) The plumber promised grandma that he would come next day and finish the work.

d) The plumber promised grandma that he would come the next day and finish the work.

4. ‘Don’t make so much noise, will you?’ the neighbour said to Pete.

a) The neighbour asked Pete to not make so much noise.

b) The neighbour asked Pete not to make so much noise.

c) The neighbour asked to Pete not to make so much noise.

a) The neighbour said to Pete not to make so much noise.

5.’Do you know where Kate is living?’ Anne asked me.

a) Anne asked me if I know where was Kate living.

b) Anne asked me if I know where Kate was living.

c) Anne asked me if I knew where is Kate living.

d) Anne asked me if I knew where Kate was living.

6. ‘Why didn’t you say that to me?’ she asked her friend.

a) She asked her friend why didn’t say that to me.

b) She asked her friend why he didn’t say that to me.

c) She asked her friend why he hadn’t said that to her.

d) She asked her friend why hadn’t he said that to her.

7. ‘I promise I’ll write as soon as I arrive, Jane,’ said Nick.

a) Nick promised Jane that he will write to her as soon as he arrives.

b) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he arrived.

c) Nick promised Jane that he would write to her as soon as he will arrive.

d) Nick promised Jane that he wrote to her as soon as he arrived.

8. ‘The Sun isn’t a planet, it is a big star,’ the teacher explained.

a) The teacher explained to us that the Sun was a big star.

b) The teacher explained us that the Sun was a big star.

c) The teacher explained us that the Sun is a big star.

d) The teacher explained to us that the Sun is a big star.

Card 29 (variant 2)

Choose the correct variant in reported speech for each sentence.

1. Mary asked: ‘Where does Tom live?’

1. Mary asked where Tom lived.

2. Mary asked where did Tom lived.

c) Mary asked where Tom lives.

d) Mary asked where did Tom live.

2. She asked: ‘Did you see that movie?’

1. She asked me if I did see that movie.

b) She asked me if I have seen that movie.

c) She asked me if I had seen that movie.

d) She asked me if had I seen that movie.

3. John said: ‘I have to work tonight.’

1. John said that he have to work that evening.

2. John said that he had to work tonight.

3. John said that he had to work this evening.

4. John said that he had to work that evening.

4. She said: ‘I am going away tomorrow.’

1. She said that I was going away the next day.

2. She said that she was going away next day.

3. She said that she was going away tomorrow.

4. She said that she was going away the next day.

5. He asked me: ‘What does the word mean?’

1. He asked me what the word meant.

2. He asked me what did the word mean.

3. He asked me what the word did mean.

4. He asked me what the word means.

6. She said to him: ‘Do you like my new hat?’

1. She said to me whether I liked her new hat.

2. She asked me whether I liked her new hat.

3. She asked me whether I liked my new hat.

4. She asked me whether I like her new hat.

7. She said: ‘I’ll post this letter for you.’

1. She suggested that she will post that letter for me.

2. She suggested that she would post that letter for me.

3. She suggested that she would post this letter for me.

4. She suggested that I will post that letter for me.

8. He said to me angrily: ‘Don’t make the same mistake again.’

1. He told me did not to make the same mistake again.

2. He said to me not to make the same mistake again.

3. He told me don’t to make the same mistake again.

4. He told me not to make the same mistake again.

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