Indirect speech: He agreed that he had been wrong. – Вiн погодився, що був неправий.
claim – заявляти
Direct speech: “I saw the UFO.” – «Я бачив НЛО.»
Indirect speech: He claimed that he had seen the UFO. – Вiн заявив, що бачив НЛО.
complain – скаржитися
Direct speech: “You never share any secrets with me!” – «Ти нiколи не дiлишся зi мною секретами.»
Indirect speech: She complained that I never shared any secrets with her. – Вона скаржилася, що я нiколи не дiлився з нею секретами.
admit – визнавати
Direct speech: “I was really unfriendly to him.” – «Я дiйсно була з ним ворожа.»
Indirect speech: She admitted that she had been unfriendly to him. – Вона визнала, що була з ним ворожа.
deny – заперечувати
Direct speech: “I didn’t break your favorite cup!” – «Я не розбивав твоеi улюбленоi чашки!»
Indirect speech: He denied that he had broken the cup. – Вiн заперечував, що розбив чашку.
exclaim – вигукнути
Direct speech: “I am so happy!” – «Я така щаслива!»
Indirect speech: She exclaimed that he was very happy. – Вона вигукнула, що була щаслива.
explain – пояснити
Direct speech: “You see, there’s no point in going there right now.” – «Бачиш, немае причини йти туди прямо зараз.»
Indirect speech: He explained that there was no point in going there at that moment. – Вiн пояснив, що не було причини йти туди в той момент.
recommend – радити
Direct speech: “You’d better stay at home.” – «Тобi було б краще залишатися вдома.»
Indirect speech: She recommended that we stayed at home. – Вона радила, щоб ми залишилися вдома.
prove – доводити
Direct speech: “See, the system works.” – «Дивись, система працюе.»
Indirect speech: He proved that the system worked. – Вiн довiв, що система працювала.
state – стверджувати
Direct speech: “I have never seen the young man before.” – «Я нiколи не бачив цього юнака ранiше.»
Indirect speech: The witness stated that she had never seen the young man before. – Свiдок стверджував, що нiколи ранiше не бачив того юнака.
promise – обiцяти
Direct speech: “I will be back no later than eight o’clock.” – «Я вернуся не пiзнiше 8 годин.»
Indirect speech: Dad promised that he would be back no later than eight o’clock. – Тато пообiцяв повернутися не пiзнiше 8 годин.
suggest – пропонувати
Direct speech: “Shall we spend the evening together?” – «Ми проведемо разом вечiр?»
Indirect speech: He suggested that they spent the evening together. – Вiн запропонував провести вечiр разом.
assert – стверджувати
Direct speech: “Nuclear power is a safe and non-polluting kind of energy.” – «Ядерна енергiя безпечна i не призводить до забруднень.»
Indirect speech: The scientists asserted that nuclear power is a safe and non-polluting kind of energy. – Вченi стверджували, що ядерна енергiя безпечна i не призводить до забруднень.
contend – заявляти
Direct speech: “The Earth may be much younger than previously thought.” – «Земля може бути набагато молодшою, нiж думали ранiше.»
Indirect speech: Some astronomers contend that the Earth may be much younger than previously thought. – Деякi астрономи заявили, що Земля може бути набагато молодшою, нiж думали ранiше.
Вправи
Запам'ятайте:
this ? that
here ? there
today ? that day
tomorrow ? the next day
Вправа 1
Передайте наступнi наказовi речення у непрямiй мовi.
1. “Explain to me how to solve this problem,” my friend said to me. 2. The teacher said to me, “Hand this note to your parents, please.” 3. The doctor said to Nick, “Open your mouth and show me your tongue.” 4. Oleg said to his sister, “Put the letter in an envelope and give it to Kate.” 5. “Don’t be afraid of my dog,” said the man to Kate. 6. “Please help me with this work, Henry,” said Robert. 7. “Take this book and read it,” said the librarian to the boy. 8. “Please bring me some fish soup,” he said to the waitress. 9. The doctor said to Pete, “Don’t go for a walk today.” 10. “Don’t worry over such a small thing,” she said to me. 11. “Don’t eat too much ice cream,” Nick’s mother said to him. 12. “Please don’t mention it to anybody,” Mary said to her friend. 13. “Go home,” the teacher said to us. 14. “Promise to come and see me,” said Jane to Alice.
Вправа 2
