Задача Задача №3660074
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Short answer
1. True / False:
- T
- T
- F
- F
- T
2. Indirect speech (assuming Nick was speaking to me):
- Nick said that he had lived in Berlin many years earlier.
- Nick said that his mother was at home.
- Nick said that he knew what Tom was doing.
- Nick said that I couldn’t stay at his place.
- Nick said that they weren’t enjoying the study very much.
- Nick said that I had sent him a fantastic card.
- Nick said that the children had been glad to get a cat.
- Nick said that the new play would be staged.
- Nick said that they went to bed late on Saturday.
- Nick said that I had bought the new game.
Key points
Exercise 1:
- Lopez is described as loving fur and wearing expensive fur coats → 1–2: T.
- McCartney wanted to deliver a DVD, not interview Lopez → 3: F.
- The guards refused her entry to the restroom → 4: F.
- She promised to continue her campaign against Lopez → 5: T.
Exercise 2: In reported speech after said, the tense usually moves one step back:
- is → was
- know → knew
- is doing → was doing
- can → could
- are enjoying → were enjoying
- have sent → had sent
- were → had been
- will → would
Pronouns also change: I → he, my → his, we → they, you → I, me → him.
