Task
I.Turn the following into the reported speech.
1. He said to me, “Why haven’t you done your homework today?”
He asked me why I hadn’t done my homework that day.
2. The mother asked her son, “Are you sorry for what you did this morning?”
The mother asked her son If he was sorry for what he had done that morning.
3. Henry says to Tom, “Yesterday I managed to solve that problem in half an hour.”
Henry tells Tom that yesterday he managed to solve that problem in half an hour.
4. The teacher said, “Start doing the test. You are to hand in your works within an hour.”
The teacher told us to start doing the test and that we were to hand in our works within an hour.
5. She said, “We usually have supper at 7 pm. Don’t be late, please.”
She asked me not to be late, because they usually had supper at 7pm.
6. He said, “Do you like coffee with milk?”
He asked me if i like coffee with milk.
7. The landlady said to Andrew, “We built this house 25 years ago.”
The landlady told Andrew that they had built that house 25 years before.
8. He said to me, “Are you listening to what the instructor is saying now?”
He asked me whether I was listening to what the instructor was saying then.
9. He said, “Where were you last night, Mr. Brown?”
He asked Mr. Brown where he had been the previous night.
10. She said, “No, I can’t.”
She answered in the negative.
11. The car mechanic said, “I can’t help you at present.”
The car mechanic said that he couldn’t help me at that moment.
12. The guide said to the tourist, “You are lucky. We we are having nice weather this week.”
The guide told the tourist that they were lucky, because they were having nice weather that week.
13. He said, “I shan’t have to wake up early tomorrow.”
He said that he wouldn’t have to wake up early the next day.
14. She said, “You may call me any time you want.”
She said that I might call her any time I wanted.
15. Mother said, “Please, watch the milk and don’t let it boil over.”
Mother asked me to watch the milk and not let it boil over.
16. My uncle said to me, “I made lots of mistakes in my childhood.”
My uncle told me that he made a lot of mistakes in his childhood.
17. He said, “You should pay attention to your spelling.”
He advised me to pay attention to my spelling.
18. She said, “I will manage to finish this work in a week.”
She said that she would manage to finish that work in a week.
19. The doctor examined me and said, “You will have to give up smoking.”
The doctor examined me and said that I would have to give up smoking.
20. He said to me, “What makes you think that the director is going to dismiss you from work.”
He asked what made me think that the director was going to dismiss me from work.
21. Father said, “Jane doesn’t feel well today. Help her to wash up, please.”
Father said that Jane didn’t feel well that day and asked me to help her wash up.
22. Father said, “Shut up. Do not say it again.”
Father told me to shut up and not to say it again.
23. My aunt said to me, “I got a strange email two days ago.”
My aunt told me that she had got a strange email two days ago.
24. The teacher said, “Did you really climb to the top of Mount Azhdahak?”
The teacher wanted to make sure whether I had really climbed to the top of Mount Azhdahak.
25. I said to Mother, “I don’t need this warm jacket today. The weather is fine.”
I told Mother that I didn’t need that warm jacket that day, because the weather was fine.
26. The doctor said to the patient, “Have you had breakfast today?”
The doctor asked the patient if he had had breakfast that day.
27. The history teacher said, “Nearly 20 mln Soviet people died during the Great Patriotic War.”
The history teacher said that nearly 20 million soviet people died during the Great Patriotic War.
28. He said, “I had dinner at a restaurant with my friend Henry.”
He said that he had had dinner at a restaurant with his friend Henry.
29. My grandpa said, “I will help you if you tell me the truth.”
My grandpa told that he would help me, if I told him the truth.
30. A tourist said to the guide, “Which is the most significant place of interest in your city?”
A tourist asked the guide which place of interest was the most significant in their city.
31. He asked Mary, “Are you enjoying yourself here?”
He asked Mary if she was enjoying herself there.
32. The suspect said to the dedective, “I was playing cards in the casino at that time. The staff can confirm it.”
The suspect told the detective that he had been playing cards in the casino then and added that the staff could confirm it.
33. She asked if I could help her to wash up. Այս մեկը պետք է անուղղակի խոսքով նախադասությունը դարձնել ուղղակի խոսքով նախադասություն:
She said, “Can you help me to wash up?”
Մարիամ Շախվերդյան 