Ex.1. Change into indirect speech.

LESSON 6

Section 1.Grammar

Past Perfect.

Reported Speech.

Past Perfect

Ex.1.Put the verbs in brackets in Past Perfect.

Example: Nadia said she was very sorry for what she had done (to do).

1. When Sam____________ (to pay) the bill, we left the restaurant and went home.

2. It wasn’t surprising that she was tired: she _____________ (not / to sleep) for two days.

3. The children were very excited because they ____________ (not / to see) a tiger before.

4. The road was blocked because a lorry ____________ (to break down).

5. During the afternoon David lost all the money he ____________ (to win) in the morning.

6. My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she ____________ (not / to fly) before.

7. When the police arrived to arrest him, Thompson _____________ (to leave).

Ex.2. Complete the sentences using Past Perfect.

1. Tom _________ (to return) from the cinema by 5 o’clock.

2. I ___________ (to finish) my homework by 7 o’clock.

3. He thought he ___________ (to lose) the money.

4. Ann told me that she ___________ (to see) an interesting film.

5. When I came home mother already ____________ (to cook) dinner.

6. When the teacher entered the classroom, the pupils already __________ (to open) their books.

7. Kate gave me the book which she ____________ (to buy) the day before.

8. Nick showed the picture to the teacher which he _____________ (to draw).

9. When I woke up yesterday, father already ______________ (to go) to work.

10. Yesterday I found the book which I ____________ (to lose) in summer.

Ex.3. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form Past Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Was Tom at the party when you arrived? – No, he __________ (to go) home.

2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I _____________ (to go) straight to bed.

3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ____________ (to go) to bed.

4. Sorry I’m late. The car __________ (to break) down on my way here.

5. We were driving along the road when we ____________ (to see) a car which ____________

(to break) down, so we ___________ (to stop) to see if we could help.

6. I ____________ (always / wonder) who _________ (to live) in that old house.

7. She __________ (to tell) me that she __________ (never / to visit) the US before.

8. When all the passengers __________ (to get off) the train, it slowly _________ (to move)

away from the station.

9. Romeo was disappointed. He ___________ (to imagine) that Juliet would be much

more beautiful than she was.

10. I _________ (to intend) to go away for the weekend, but I ___________ (to realize)

I had too much work to do.

Ex.4. Complete the sentences using Past Simple and Past Perfect.

Example: She got a taxi home because she had missed the last train. (to ge, to miss)

1. My grandmother ___________nervous of flying because she __________on a plane before.

(to be / not to be)

2. I _________ the book back to Jonathan when I ____________it. (to give / to read)

3. When I _________ at the party, Ann ____________, so I didn’t see her.

(to arrive / already / to leave)

4. When we _________ supper, I________ Sally to clear away the plates. (to eat / to help)

5. Jason _________ to go to the cinema with Peter because he ____________the film.

(not to want / already to see)

Indirect Speech

Ex.1. Change into indirect speech.

Example:Judy said, “My parents are very well”.

Judy said (that) her parents were very well.

1. He said, “I have just received a letter from my uncle.”

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2. “I am going to the theatre tonight,” he said to me.

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3. Mike said, “I spoke to Mr. Brown this morning”.

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4. He said to her, “I’ll do it today if I have time”.

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5. I said to them, “I can give you my uncle’s address”.

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6. Oleg said, “My room is on the second floor”.

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7. He said, “I am sure she will ring me up when she is back in St. Petersburg”.

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8. Mike said, “I saw them at my parents’ house last year”.

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9. He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today”.

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10. “I don’t go to this shop very often,” she said.

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