6) "When will the lunch be ready?" Tind to her mum Tina asked her mum when 7) "How did you try to cope with this problem?" The psychologist to Sylvie 8) Mum: "Where are my new slippers, children?" 9) "Where did you find this great book?" The teacher to Jack 10) "Where are you from?" Mike to Sam 11) "How many apples have you eaten today?" Mum to Paul 12) Peggy: "When did you lose my telephone number, Doug?" 13) "What can I do for you?" The greengrocer to Mrs Hill 14) Mrs Drill: "Whose composition isn't on my desk, Sam?" 15) "How could you drive here in this storm?" Linda to the writer 16) "What is this scar on your face?" The teacher to Tack 17) "Who will you take to the hospital tomorrow?" Mike to Sam 18) "How often do you clean your teeth a day?" Mum to Paul 19) Grandma: "Why are you so sad, Peter?" 20) Mrs Farrell: "How could you help with the preparation of the party, Mr Kyle?"

**Цель:** Понять 1) Tina asked her mum when the lunch will be ready. 2) The psychologist asked Sylvie how she tried to cope with the problem. 3) Mum asked her children where her new slippers were. 4) The teacher asked Jack where he found the great book. 5) Mike asked Sam where he was from. 6) Mum asked Paul how many apples he had eaten that day. 7) Peggy asked Doug when he lost her telephone number. 8) The greengrocer asked Mrs. Hill what he could do for her. 9) Mrs. Drill asked Sam whose composition wasn't on her desk. 10) Linda asked the writer how he could drive there in the storm. 11) The teacher asked Tack what the scar on his face was. 12) Mike asked Sam who he would take to the hospital the next day. 13) Mum asked Paul how often he cleaned his teeth in a day. 14) Grandma asked Peter why he was so sad. 15) Mrs. Farrell asked Mr. Kyle how he could help with the preparation of the party. These are examples of reported speech where the reporting verb is inquired or asked. Reported speech is used to narrate or report what someone else has said in a different tense. The tense changes from direct speech to reported speech typically involve backshifting. In reported speech, the verbs change according to the rules of the tense backshifting.