Charles said that he hadn t seen the office manager
Charles said that he hadn t seen the office manager
Косвенная (непрямая) речь 1 (He said that. )
Изучите следующую ситуацию:
Вы хотите сообщить кому-нибудь о том, что сказал Пол. Есть два способа это сделать:
| прямая |  |
| косвенная |
That можно и не использовать, т.е. вы можете сказать:
Как правило, форма настоящего времени в прямой речи изменяется на форму прошедшего времени в косвенной речи:
want/like/know/go etc. → wanted/liked/knew/went etc.
Сравните прямую и косвенную речь:
Вы встретили Дженни. Вот кое-что из того, что она сказала в прямой речи:
Позже вы сообщаете кому-то о том, что сказала Дженни, используя косвенную речь:
‘My parents are very well.’
Jenny said that her parents were very well.
‘I’m going to learn to drive.’
She said that she was going to learn to drive.
‘I want to buy a car.’
She said that she wanted to buy a car.
‘John has a new job.’
She said that John had a new job.
‘I can’t come to the party on Friday.’
She said that she couldn’t come to the party on Friday.
‘I don’t have much free time.’
She said she didn’t have much free time.
I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you when I get back.’
She said that she was going away for a few days and would phone me when she got back.
The past simple (did/saw/knew и т.д.) обычно может оставаться таким же и в косвенной речи, или вы можете изменить его на the past perfect (had done / had seen / had known и т.д.):
Paul said: ‘I woke up feeling ill, so I didn’t go to work.’
Paul said (that) he woke up feeling ill, so he didn’t go to work. или
Paul said (that) he had woken up feeling ill, so he hadn’t gone to work.
Упражнения
1. Вчера вы встретили своего друга, Стива. Вы давно его не видели. Вот кое-что из того, что Стива вам сказал:
1. I’m living in London.
2. My father isn’t very well.
3. Rachel and Mark are getting married next month.
4. My sister has had a baby.
5. I don’t know what Frank is doing.
6. I saw Helen at a party in June and she seemed fine.
7. I haven’t seen Diane recently.
8. I’m not enjoying my job very much.
9. You can come and stay at my place if you’re ever in London.
10. My car was stolen a few days ago.
11. I want to go on holiday, but I can’t afford it.
12. I’ll tell Chris I saw you.
Позже этим днем вы сообщаете другому другу то, что вам сказал Стив. Используйте косвенную речь.
2. Сейчас вам говорят одно, в то же время еще недавно вам говорили об этом совсем противоположные вещи. Закончите ответы.
Помогите с косвенной речью.
Turn the following sentences into reported speech. Make all necessary changes (Перепиши предложения в косвенной речи, производя все необходимые изменения).
1. ‘I haven’t seen my friends for a long time,’ Jill said. —
Jill said that
.
2. Mother said to me, ‘We’ll meet you at the station at 5 o’clock.’ —
Mother said that
.
3. ‘We are decorating our X-mas tree,’ she said. —
She said that
.
4. Robert said, ‘This film is so funny.’ —
Robert said that
.
5. ‘I may be a little late this evening,’ she said. —
She said that
.
6. ‘I have bought a new car,’ Mary said. —
Mary said that
.
7. ‘You may come with me,’ Liza said to me. —
Liza said that
.
8. ‘You should call her as soon as possible,’ the boss said to me. —
The boss said to me that
.
9. ‘How can I get to the post office?’ the stranger said to me. —
The stranger asked me
.
1. ‘I haven’t seen my friends for a long time,’ Jill said. —
Jill said that she hadn’t seen her friends for a long time.
.
2. Mother said to me, ‘We’ll meet you at the station at 5 o’clock.’ —
Mother told me that they would meet me at the station at 5 o’clock.
.
3. ‘We are decorating our X-mas tree,’ she said. —
She said that they were decorating their X-mas tree.
.
4. Robert said, ‘This film is so funny.’ —
Robert said that film was so funny.
.
5. ‘I may be a little late this evening,’ she said. —
She said that she might be a little late that evening.
.
6. ‘I have bought a new car,’ Mary said. —
Mary said that she had bought a new car.
.
7. ‘You may come with me,’ Liza said to me. —
Liza told me that I might come with her.
.
8. ‘You should call her as soon as possible,’ the boss said to me. —
The boss told me that I should call her as soon as possible.
.
9. ‘How can I get to the post office?’ the stranger said to me. —
The stranger asked me how he could get to the post office.
Reported speech.Exercises 5
Exercise 1. Choose the correct verb form using the sequence of tenses.
1. The doctor said to me that I (shall/should) rest for a week.
2. She says she (will come/would come) on time.
3. He said that he (is going/was going) to learn Spanish.
4. I say the weather (will be/would be) fine sooner or later.
5. He said that they (were/had been) friends at school.
6. I asked my sister what she (has/had) bought as a birthday present.
7. My cousin said he (can/could) ski very well.
8. Mother says to her son to (go/went) to the dentist.
9. He said that he (is/was) staying at Rites’ Hotel then.
10. I always say he (is/was) a very clever man.
11. She asked if her knowledge of French (is/was) good.
12. Kate said that she (has/had) many pets at home.
13. Jack said that he (wants/wanted) to And a new job.
14. He says to everyone he (has/had) just heard this news.
15. He said that he (lived/had lived) in Moscow many years before.
16. The teacher asked who (is /was) present that day.
17. The police warn the people that they (must/had to) be careful on the roads.
18. She said that it (is/was) a secret between us.
19. My friend says he (has/had) just returned from London.
20. Bob said he (will/would) leave soon.
Exercise 2. Put the following sentences into Reported speech.
А. Повествовательное предложение.
Подл. + said / told + that + подл.+ сказуемое в нужном прошедшем времени.
1. ‘ I’m going to the seaside soon,’ she said.
2. ‘ The film will be interesting,’ I hoped.
3. ‘ I have just bought the tickets to the cinema,’ she told us.
4. ‘ Breakfast is served from 7 till 9,’ said the waiter.
5. ‘ Everything must be ready in time, ’ he ordered.
6. ‘ I’m sorry that I lost your ticket’, he said.
7. ‘ It wasn’t me who took your glasses’, he said.
8. ‘ I’m sorry for making you angry yesterday’, he said
9. ‘ The weather is so cold but I haven’t got a jacket’, she said
10. A gardener is cutting the grass at the moment’, she warned
11. ‘ I can’t see you this evening because I’ve got a lot to do,’ Ann told me.
12. ‘ I ’m going to bed early tonight’, Caroline said
13. ‘ We don’t want to watch a film tonight’, the children said.
14. ‘ I won’t visit my friends this evening’, Sam told us.
15. ‘ I received a parcel this morning, but I haven’t opened it yet’, Tom said
16. ‘ We may visit our grandparents tonight’, mother said.
17. ‘ I need you to help me with the shopping’, mother said to me.
18. ‘ It was a good time for my family’, grandfather said.
19. ‘ I haven’t spoken to Mary since last year,’ she said.
20. ‘ I’d like to buy this coat’, he said.
B. Вопросительное предложение.
Подл. + asked + if (whether)/ в onpoc. слово + подл. + сказуемое в нужном прошедшем времени.
1. ‘ Does this bus stop at the next station?’ asked Helen.
2. ‘ Have you reserved a seat?’ I asked him.
3. ‘ Are you working now?’ he asked her.
4. ‘ Did you sleep well last night?’ I asked my mother.
5. ‘ Can you play the piano?’ the teacher asked.
6. ‘ Will you come again? she asked
7. ‘ Will you take the children to school today?’ he asked me.
8. ‘ Have you ever been to the British Museum?’ Mary asked him.
9. ‘ Does Mike like playing football?’ John wanted to know.
10. ‘ Were you waiting for us for a long time?’ she worried.
11. ‘ Why are you late?’ I asked her.
12. ‘ Where were you yesterday?’ his father asked.
13. ‘ Who has broken the window?’ the teacher shouted.
14. ‘ Where will we meet next time?’ I wanted to know.
15. ‘ What can I do for you?’ she asked.
16. ‘ Why are you smiling?’ he asked
17. ‘ When are you going to decorate the New Year tree?’ mother asked her son.
18. ‘ Where is the tourist information office?’ we asked.
19. ‘ Who called you today?’ he asked.
20. ‘ Where did you study?’ he wondered.
C. Повелительное предложение.
Подл. + asked/ ordered/ told + (not) to +’инфинитив.
1. ‘ Don’t touch anything!’ she ordered.
2. ‘ Lend me some money.’ she asked.
3. ‘ Look at this paper,’ he said.
4. ‘ Think well before you answer,’ he advised.
5. ‘ Don’t go alone in the evening,’ she warned.
6. ‘ Don’t lie to me!’ my mother said.
7. ‘ Come with me’, he suggested.
8. ‘ Don’t play with matches,’ his mother ordered.
9. ‘ Feed the dogs, please,’ he asked me.
10. ‘ Sweep the kitchen floor,’ she asked.
Exercise 3. Choose the right answer.
1. He wanted to know if I had been to the party
b. had already seen
c. has already seen
a. had never been
b. have never been
c. would be able
15. He said that. weeks had been the longest ones in his life.
20. Julia said that she had to leave.
b. at the moment
21. Ted asked if I. the drink.
22. The policeman asked what.
23. He said that he hadn’t had anything to eat.
c. at the morning
25. Kate said that she would see me.
a. the following day
c. in the next day
Exercise 1. 1. should 2. will come 3. was going 4. will be 5. had been 6. had 7. could 8. go 9. was 10. is 11. was 12. had 13. wanted 14. has 15. had lived 16. was 17. must 18. was 19. has 20. would
I. She said (that) she was going to the seaside soon.
2. I hoped (that) the film would be interesting.
3. She told us (that) she had just bought the tickets to the cinema.
4. The waiter said (that) breakfast was served from 7 till 9.
5. He ordered (that) everything had to be ready in time.
6. He said (that) he was sorry that he had lost my ticket.
7. He said (that) it hadn’t been him who had taken my glasses.
8. He said (that) he was sorry for making me angry the day before.
9. He said (that) the weather was so cold but she hadn’t got a jacket.
10. She warned (that) the gardener was cutting the grass at the moment.
11. Ann told me that she couldn’t see me that evening because she had got a lot to do.
12. Caroline said that she was going to bed early that night.
13 . The children said that they didn’t want to watch a film that night.
14. Sam told us that he wouldn’t visit his friend that evening.
15. Tom said that he received a parcel that morning but he hadn’t opened it yet.
16. Mother said that they might visit their grandparents that night.
17. Mother said to me that she needed me to help her with the shopping.
18. Grandfather said that it had been a good time for his family.
19. She said that she hadn’t spoken to Mary since the year before.
20. He said that he would like to buy that coat.
B. 1. Helen asked if that bus stopped at the next station.
2. I asked him if he had reserved a seat.
3. He asked her if she was working at that moment.
4. I asked my mother if she had slept well the night before.
5. The teacher asked if I could play the piano.
6. She asked if I would come again.
7. He asked if I would take the children to school that day.
8. Mary asked him if he had ever been to the British Museum.
9. John wanted to know if Mike liked playing football.
10. She worried if I/we had been waiting for them for a long time.
11. I asked her why she was late.
12. His father asked where he had been the day before.
13. The teacher shouted who had broken the window.
14. I wanted to know where we would meet next time.
15. She asked what she could do for me.
16. He asked why I was smiling.
17. Mother asked her child when he was going to decorate the New Year tree.
18. We asked where the tourist information office was.
19. He asked who had called me that day.
20. He wondered where I had studied.
C. 1. She ordered not to touch anything.
2. She asked to lend her some money.
3. He told to look at that paper.
4. He advised to think well before I answered/ before answering.
5. She warned not to go alone in the evening.
6. My mother told not to lie to her.
7. He suggested to come with him.
8. His mother ordered not to play with matches.
9. He asked me to feed the dogs.
10. She asked to sweep the kitchen floor.
Exercise 3. 1. b 2. b 3. с 4. a 5. b 6. с 7. с 8. b 9. a 10. b 11. a 12. b 13. a 14. с 15. b 16. b 17. a 18. с 19. b 20. b 21. a 22. с 23. b 24. a 25. a
Reported speech.Exercises 5
Exercise 1. Choose the correct verb form using the sequence of tenses.
1. The doctor said to me that I (shall/should) rest for a week.
2. She says she (will come/would come) on time.
3. He said that he (is going/was going) to learn Spanish.
4. I say the weather (will be/would be) fine sooner or later.
5. He said that they (were/had been) friends at school.
6. I asked my sister what she (has/had) bought as a birthday present.
7. My cousin said he (can/could) ski very well.
8. Mother says to her son to (go/went) to the dentist.
9. He said that he (is/was) staying at Rites’ Hotel then.
10. I always say he (is/was) a very clever man.
11. She asked if her knowledge of French (is/was) good.
12. Kate said that she (has/had) many pets at home.
13. Jack said that he (wants/wanted) to And a new job.
14. He says to everyone he (has/had) just heard this news.
15. He said that he (lived/had lived) in Moscow many years before.
16. The teacher asked who (is /was) present that day.
17. The police warn the people that they (must/had to) be careful on the roads.
18. She said that it (is/was) a secret between us.
19. My friend says he (has/had) just returned from London.
20. Bob said he (will/would) leave soon.
Exercise 2. Put the following sentences into Reported speech.
А. Повествовательное предложение.
Подл. + said / told + that + подл.+ сказуемое в нужном прошедшем времени.
1. ‘ I’m going to the seaside soon,’ she said.
2. ‘ The film will be interesting,’ I hoped.
3. ‘ I have just bought the tickets to the cinema,’ she told us.
4. ‘ Breakfast is served from 7 till 9,’ said the waiter.
5. ‘ Everything must be ready in time, ’ he ordered.
6. ‘ I’m sorry that I lost your ticket’, he said.
7. ‘ It wasn’t me who took your glasses’, he said.
8. ‘ I’m sorry for making you angry yesterday’, he said
9. ‘ The weather is so cold but I haven’t got a jacket’, she said
10. A gardener is cutting the grass at the moment’, she warned
11. ‘ I can’t see you this evening because I’ve got a lot to do,’ Ann told me.
12. ‘ I ’m going to bed early tonight’, Caroline said
13. ‘ We don’t want to watch a film tonight’, the children said.
14. ‘ I won’t visit my friends this evening’, Sam told us.
15. ‘ I received a parcel this morning, but I haven’t opened it yet’, Tom said
16. ‘ We may visit our grandparents tonight’, mother said.
17. ‘ I need you to help me with the shopping’, mother said to me.
18. ‘ It was a good time for my family’, grandfather said.
19. ‘ I haven’t spoken to Mary since last year,’ she said.
20. ‘ I’d like to buy this coat’, he said.
B. Вопросительное предложение.
Подл. + asked + if (whether)/ в onpoc. слово + подл. + сказуемое в нужном прошедшем времени.
1. ‘ Does this bus stop at the next station?’ asked Helen.
2. ‘ Have you reserved a seat?’ I asked him.
3. ‘ Are you working now?’ he asked her.
4. ‘ Did you sleep well last night?’ I asked my mother.
5. ‘ Can you play the piano?’ the teacher asked.
6. ‘ Will you come again? she asked
7. ‘ Will you take the children to school today?’ he asked me.
8. ‘ Have you ever been to the British Museum?’ Mary asked him.
9. ‘ Does Mike like playing football?’ John wanted to know.
10. ‘ Were you waiting for us for a long time?’ she worried.
11. ‘ Why are you late?’ I asked her.
12. ‘ Where were you yesterday?’ his father asked.
13. ‘ Who has broken the window?’ the teacher shouted.
14. ‘ Where will we meet next time?’ I wanted to know.
15. ‘ What can I do for you?’ she asked.
16. ‘ Why are you smiling?’ he asked
17. ‘ When are you going to decorate the New Year tree?’ mother asked her son.
18. ‘ Where is the tourist information office?’ we asked.
19. ‘ Who called you today?’ he asked.
20. ‘ Where did you study?’ he wondered.
C. Повелительное предложение.
Подл. + asked/ ordered/ told + (not) to +’инфинитив.
1. ‘ Don’t touch anything!’ she ordered.
2. ‘ Lend me some money.’ she asked.
3. ‘ Look at this paper,’ he said.
4. ‘ Think well before you answer,’ he advised.
5. ‘ Don’t go alone in the evening,’ she warned.
6. ‘ Don’t lie to me!’ my mother said.
7. ‘ Come with me’, he suggested.
8. ‘ Don’t play with matches,’ his mother ordered.
9. ‘ Feed the dogs, please,’ he asked me.
10. ‘ Sweep the kitchen floor,’ she asked.
Exercise 3. Choose the right answer.
1. He wanted to know if I had been to the party
b. had already seen
c. has already seen
a. had never been
b. have never been
c. would be able
15. He said that. weeks had been the longest ones in his life.
20. Julia said that she had to leave.
b. at the moment
21. Ted asked if I. the drink.
22. The policeman asked what.
23. He said that he hadn’t had anything to eat.
c. at the morning
25. Kate said that she would see me.
a. the following day
c. in the next day
Exercise 1. 1. should 2. will come 3. was going 4. will be 5. had been 6. had 7. could 8. go 9. was 10. is 11. was 12. had 13. wanted 14. has 15. had lived 16. was 17. must 18. was 19. has 20. would
I. She said (that) she was going to the seaside soon.
2. I hoped (that) the film would be interesting.
3. She told us (that) she had just bought the tickets to the cinema.
4. The waiter said (that) breakfast was served from 7 till 9.
5. He ordered (that) everything had to be ready in time.
6. He said (that) he was sorry that he had lost my ticket.
7. He said (that) it hadn’t been him who had taken my glasses.
8. He said (that) he was sorry for making me angry the day before.
9. He said (that) the weather was so cold but she hadn’t got a jacket.
10. She warned (that) the gardener was cutting the grass at the moment.
11. Ann told me that she couldn’t see me that evening because she had got a lot to do.
12. Caroline said that she was going to bed early that night.
13 . The children said that they didn’t want to watch a film that night.
14. Sam told us that he wouldn’t visit his friend that evening.
15. Tom said that he received a parcel that morning but he hadn’t opened it yet.
16. Mother said that they might visit their grandparents that night.
17. Mother said to me that she needed me to help her with the shopping.
18. Grandfather said that it had been a good time for his family.
19. She said that she hadn’t spoken to Mary since the year before.
20. He said that he would like to buy that coat.
B. 1. Helen asked if that bus stopped at the next station.
2. I asked him if he had reserved a seat.
3. He asked her if she was working at that moment.
4. I asked my mother if she had slept well the night before.
5. The teacher asked if I could play the piano.
6. She asked if I would come again.
7. He asked if I would take the children to school that day.
8. Mary asked him if he had ever been to the British Museum.
9. John wanted to know if Mike liked playing football.
10. She worried if I/we had been waiting for them for a long time.
11. I asked her why she was late.
12. His father asked where he had been the day before.
13. The teacher shouted who had broken the window.
14. I wanted to know where we would meet next time.
15. She asked what she could do for me.
16. He asked why I was smiling.
17. Mother asked her child when he was going to decorate the New Year tree.
18. We asked where the tourist information office was.
19. He asked who had called me that day.
20. He wondered where I had studied.
C. 1. She ordered not to touch anything.
2. She asked to lend her some money.
3. He told to look at that paper.
4. He advised to think well before I answered/ before answering.
5. She warned not to go alone in the evening.
6. My mother told not to lie to her.
7. He suggested to come with him.
8. His mother ordered not to play with matches.
9. He asked me to feed the dogs.
10. She asked to sweep the kitchen floor.
Exercise 3. 1. b 2. b 3. с 4. a 5. b 6. с 7. с 8. b 9. a 10. b 11. a 12. b 13. a 14. с 15. b 16. b 17. a 18. с 19. b 20. b 21. a 22. с 23. b 24. a 25. a
Косвенная речь II с упражнением
Таблица перевода обстоятельств. Слева слово в прямой речи, справа — его эквивалент при переводе прямой речи в косвенную.
Today — that day
The day before yesterday ( позавчера ) — two days before
Tomorrow — the next day
The day after tomorrow ( послезавтра ) — in two day’s time
Next week (year, month) — the following week (year, month)
Next Monday — the following Monday
Last week (year, month) — the previous week (year, month)
A year ago — the year before/the previous year
This June — the following June
This, these — that, those
Еще небольшая табличка: что во что превращается при переводе прямой речи в косвенную:
Will превращается в would
А теперь еще упражнение:
Такая ситуация: Вчера ты встретил своего приятеля Чарли. Чарли рассказал тебе много интересного. Вот что он тебе сказал (в прямой речи):
1. I’m thinking of going to Canada.
2. My farther is in hospital.
3. Nora and Jim are getting married next month.
4. I haven’t seen Bill for a while.
5. I’ve been playing tennis a lot recently.
6. Margaret has had a baby.
7. I don’t know what Fred is doing.
8. I hardly ever go out these days.
9. I work 14 hours a day.
10. I’ll tell Jim I saw you.
11. You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London
12. Tom had an accident last week but he wasn’t injured.
13. I saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine.
На следующий день ты встречаешь другого приятеля и передаешь ему то, что Чарли рассказал тебе. Используй косвенную речь:
1. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to Canada.
4. и так далее, до 13.
1. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to Canada.
2. Charlie said that his father was in hospital.
3. Charlie said that Nora and Jim were getting married next month.
4. Charlie said that he hadn’t seen Bill for a while.
5. Charlie said that he had been playing tennis a lot recently.
6. Charlie said that Margaret had had a baby.
7. Charlie said that he didn’t know what Fred was doing.
8. Charlie said that he hardly ever went go out these days.
9. Charlie said that he worked 14 hours a day.
10. Charlie said that he would tell Jim he saw (had seen) me.
11. Charlie said that I could come and stay with him if I was ever in London.
12. Charlie said that Tom had had an accident last week but he hadn’t been injured.
13. Charlie said that he had seen Jack at a party a few months ago and he had seemed fine.