Для перевода прямой речи в косвенную необходимо учитывать различные изменения, такие как изменение времени, местоимений, указательных слов и других элементов. Давайте рассмотрим каждый из примеров:
Peter said, "We shall start in 2 weeks."
- Peter said that they would start in 2 weeks.
The doctor said to Pete, "Don't go for a walk today."
- The doctor advised Pete not to go for a walk that day.
Mary asked, "Where do you live now, Ben?"
- Mary asked Ben where he lived then.
Tom’s grandmother said to him, "You shouldn't eat with your fingers."
- Tom’s grandmother told him that he shouldn't eat with his fingers.
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- Tom’s grandmother advised him not to eat with his fingers.
Jane asked Sara, "Have you bought these flowers?"
- Jane asked Sara if she had bought those flowers.
Mike said, "I saw them at my parents' house last year."
- Mike said that he had seen them at his parents' house the previous year.
"What are you doing today, boys?" said John.
- John asked the boys what they were doing that day.
Frank asked, "Is it really hot here?"
- Frank asked if it was really hot there.
He said to me, "They are staying at the 'Europe' hotel."
- He told me that they were staying at the "Europe" hotel.
Kate asked, "Who broke the cup 5 days ago?"
- Kate wanted to know who had broken the cup 5 days before.
"Please, help me with this work, Henry," said Robert.
- Robert asked Henry to help him with that work.
Oleg said to me, "Will you come here next Monday?"
- Oleg asked me if I would come there the following Monday.
My friend said, "We met on March, 2."
- My friend said that they had met on March 2nd.
Betty asked, "Where was Nora yesterday?"
- Betty wondered where Nora had been the day before.
I said to her, "Can you give me their address?"
- I asked her if she could give me their address.
"I don't go to this shop very often," she replied.
- She replied that she didn't go to that shop very often.
Ann asked Helen, "What will you do tomorrow?"
- Ann asked Helen what she would do the next day.
The student said, "London is situated on the banks of the River Thames."
- The student said that London is situated on the banks of the River Thames.
"Did you see your granny last Sunday, Lena?" asked Mr. Brown.
- Mr. Brown asked Lena if she had seen her granny the previous Sunday.
Ann said to us, "They haven't come yet."
- Ann told us that they hadn't come yet.
Обратите внимание, что при переводе в косвенную речь обычно изменяются указательные слова (this -> that, these -> those), время (today -> that day, yesterday -> the day before) и место (here -> there), а также используются соответствующие времена в зависимости от контекста.