Question

Turn the following sentences into reported speeck:
1. Tina said, 'You should exercise regularly'.
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2. They said, 'We had booked the room before we left'.
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3. Tom said, 'This meal is delicious'.
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4. I've written you a letter,' she said to her friend'.
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5. 'We've decided to spend our holindays in Jordan,' they told us.
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6. Jill said, 'J'll go to the bank tomorrow.'
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7. She saidto him, 'We've been invited to a wedding.'
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8. She told me, 'You must leave early tomorrow.'
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9. They've gone out for the evening,' Jessie said to me.
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10. They said, 'We may visit Joe tonight.'
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11. She said, 'I can meet you on Tuesday.'
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12. Keith said, 'There is a letter for you on the table.'
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13. We won't be visiting Tom this evening,' Sam told us.
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14. Erick said, 'They had been talking on the phone for an hour before I interrupted them.'
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15. 'I haven't spoken to Mary since last week,' Gloria said.
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16. 'They deliverend the letters this morning,' she said.
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17. He said, 'I'd like to buy this jumper.'
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18. 'They aren't going on holiday this year,' he said.
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19. Jane said, 'I haven't finished my homewrk yet.'
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20. I'm going to bed early tonight,' Caroline said.
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21. My mother is coming to visit us,' I said.
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22. 'We won't want to watch a film tonight,' the children said.
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23. 'He's playing in the garden now,' his mother said.
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24. She said, 'You must do your homework now'.
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Answer 1

Hello!

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Turn the following sentences into reported speech

Transformaţi următoarele enunţuri la vorbirea indirectă

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1. Tina said, 'You should exercise regularly'.

Tina said (that) I should have exercised regularly.

2. They said, 'We had booked the room before we left'.

They said (that) they had booked the room before they left.

3. Tom said, 'This meal is delicious'.

Tom said (that) that meal was delicious.

4. I've written you a letter,' she said to her friend'.

She said to her friend (that) she had written me a letter.

5. 'We've decided to spend our holindays in Jordan,' they told us.

They told us (that) they had decided to spend their holidays in Jordan.

6. Jill said, 'J'll go to the bank tomorrow.'

Jill said (that) she would go to the bank the next day.

7. She said to him, 'We've been invited to a wedding.'

She said to him (that) they had been invited to a wedding.

8. She told me, 'You must leave early tomorrow.'

She told me (that) I had to leave early the next day.

9. They've gone out for the evening,' Jessie said to me.

Jessie said to me (that) they had gone out for the evening.

10. They said, 'We may visit Joe tonight.'

They said (that) they might visit Joe that night.

11. She said, 'I can meet you on Tuesday.'

She said (that) she could not meet me that Tuesday.

12. Keith said, 'There is a letter for you on the table.'

Keith said (that) there was a letter for me on the table.

13. We won't be visiting Tom this evening,' Sam told us.

Sam told us (that) they would not be visiting Tom that evening.

14. Erick said, 'They had been talking on the phone for an hour before I interrupted them.'

Erick said (that) they had been talking on the phone for an hour before I had interrupted them.

15. 'I haven't spoken to Mary since last week,' Gloria said.

Gloria said (that) she hadn't spoken to Mary since the week before.

16. 'They deliverend the letters this morning,' she said.

She said (that) they had delivered the letters that morning.

17. He said, 'I'd like to buy this jumper.'

He said (that) he would have liked to buy that jumper.

18. 'They aren't going on holiday this year,' he said.

He said (that) they were not going on holiday that year.

19. Jane said, 'I haven't finished my homework yet.'

Jane said (that) she had not finished her homework yet.

20. I'm going to bed early tonight,' Caroline said.

Caroline said (that) she was going to bed early that night.

21. My mother is coming to visit us,' I said.

I said (that) my mother was coming to visit us.

22. 'We won't want to watch a film tonight,' the children said.

The children said (that) they would not want to watch a film that night.

23. 'He's playing in the garden now,' his mother said.

His mother said (that) he was playing in the garden at that time/then.

24. She said, 'You must do your homework now'.

She said (that) I had to do my homework at that time/then.

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Observații:

Câteva reguli de concordanță a timpurilor când avem astfel de exerciții de trecere de la vorbirea directă la vorbirea indirectă sunt precizate mai jos :

A - Atunci când verbul din propoziția principală este la prezent, verbul din propoziția secundară rămâne la timpul din vorbirea directă

She says: "I am sure you are ok." >> She says that she is sure I am ok.

B - Atunci când verbul din propoziţia principală (She said, he asked etc.) este la un timp trecut, atunci se schimbă şi timpurile verbale din propoziţia sau propoziţiile secundare, ordonându-se cronologic.

1. Present Tense devine Past Tense:

She said: "I am sure you are ok." >> She said that she was sure I was ok.

2. Past Tense devine Past Perfect:

She said: "I was sure you were ok." >> She said that she had been sure I had been ok.

3. Future devine Conditional Present:

She said: "I will look for you" >> She said that she would look for me.