Exercise 1. Report the following sentences, using the model. Model: Не said, "I have read this book".

He
said that he had read that book.
1. The pupils said, "We study English". 2. The girl said, "I learned French at school". 3. The man said, "I
am an engineer". 4. She said, "I'll be at home at seven o'clock". 5. Mary said, "I was here with my
parents". 6. The boy said, "I have done my homework". 7. His father said, "I do not speak Spanish". 8. The
doctor said, "I’ll come again in the morning". 9. He said, "I did not see Helen here". 10. They said, "We
had lunch at school". 11. She said, "I have three children. 12. Ann said, "I did not buy anything at this
shop". 13. The boy said, "I am not hungry at all". 14. The teacher said, "Nick doesn't know this rule at
all". 15. She said, "I didn't recognize him". 16. The boy said, "My name is Paul". 17. The girl said, "I'm
doing my home work". 18. He said, "I was here in 1995". 19. She said, "I saw him at five o'clock". 20.
The teacher said, "London is the capital of Great Britain". 21. He said, "We
finished our work". 22. She said, "Не is going to Boston tomorrow". 23. I said, "I was ill yesterday". 24.
She said, "I met them last year". 25. He said, "This exercise is very easy".

Exercise 2. Open the brackets. Choose the necessary tense of the verbs.
a) 1. Не said he (is staying, was staying) at the "Ritz" Hotel. 2. They realized that they (lost, had lost)
their way in the dark. 3. He asked me where I (study, studied). 4. I thought that I (shall finish, should
finish) my work at that time. 5 He says he (works, worked) at school two years ago. 6. Victor said he (is,
was) very busy. 8. My friend asked me who (is playing, was playing) the piano in the sit-ting-room. 9. He
said he (will come, would come) to the station to see me off. 10. I was sure he (posted, had posted) the
letter. 11. I think the weather (will be, would be) fine next week. I hope it (will not change, would not
change) for the worse. 12. I knew that he (is, was) a very clever man. 13. I want to know what he (has
bought, had bought) for her birthday. 14. I asked my sister to tell me what she (has seen, had seen) at the
museum.
b) 1. Не said he (to leave) tomorrow morning. 2. She says she already (to find) the book. 3. He stopped
and listened: the clock (to strike) five. 4. She said she (can) not tell me the right time, her watch (to be)
wrong. 5. I asked my neighbour if he ever (to travel) by air before. 6. The policeman asked George where
he (to run) so early. 7. The delegates were told that the guide just (to go) out and (to be) back in ten
minutes. 8. I knew they (to wait) for me at the metro station and I decided to hurry. 9. I didn't know that
you already (to wind) up the clock. 10. I was afraid that
the little girl (not to be) able to unlock the front door and (to go) upstairs to help her. 11. He says that he (to
know) the laws of the country. 12. Sandy understood why Lanny (not to come) the previous evening. 13.
She asked me whether I (to remember) the legend about a faithful lion. 14. He understood that the soldiers
(to arrest) him. 15. He could not understand why people (not to want) to take water from that well. 16. I
suppose they (to send) a dog after the burglar immediately.

Exercise 3. Translate the sentences, using the Sequence of Tenses.

1. Ми вчора дізналися, що вона хвора. 2. Він думав, що вона не прийде в школу. 3. Я знав, що моя
сестра вивчає французьку мову, і думав, що вона поїде в Париж. 4. Мені сказали, що ти мені
дзвонив. 5. Я думав, що ти в Москві. 6. Я не знав, що ти вже повернувся в Санкт-Петербург. 7. Я
боявся, що заблуджуся в лісі. 8. Вона знала, що ми ніколи не бачили її картини. 9. Вчений був
упевнений, що знайде рішення проблеми. 10. Я знав, що ти приїхав в Санкт-Петербург, і вважав,
що ти відвідав мене. 11. Ми не думали, що він так розсердиться. 12. Ми сподівалися, що поїдемо в
Лондон. 13. Учитель сказав, що наші друзі прислали лист з Лондона. 14. Вона сказала, що її
подруга запросила її в театр. 15. Ми боялися, що не купимо квитка в театр. 16. Ми побачили, що
діти грають в піску. 17. Вона сказала, що більше не буде купатися, тому що вода холодна. 18. Мій
дідусь сказав, що в молодості він любив кататися на ковзанах. 19. Моя двоюрідна сестра сказала,
що любітоперу і буде рада піти з нами в театр, хоча вже двічі слухала "Травіату."