Direct speech/Тӛл сӛз Indirect speech/Тӛлеу сӛз Present Indefinite She said, ―I want to see him now.‖
Past Indefinite She said that she wanted to see him.
Present Continuous She said, ―I am working tonight.‖
Past Continuous She said that she was working that night. Present Perfect She said, ―I have met Nick today.‖
Past perfect She said that she had met Nick that day. Present Perfect Continuous She said, ―I have been working at it this
week.‖
Past Perfect Continuous She said that she had been working at it that
week. Past Indefinite She said, ―I found it out long ago (last
week).‖
Past Perfect She said that she had found it out long before
(the previous week). Past Continuous She said, ―I was walking in the park at three
yesterday.‖
Past Perfect Continuous She said that she had been walking in the
park at three the day before. Future Indefinite She said, ―I`ll call you tomorrow (next
week).‖
Future-in-the Past She said that she would call me the next/the
following day(the next/the following week).
Exercise 1. Сӛйлемдерді ҥлгі бойынша ӛзгертіп жазыңыздар. Model: ―I am going out.‖ What does she say? She says (that) she is going out. 1. ―We`ll go on business to Germany.‖ What do they say?
2. ―I have visited the House of Lords.‖ What does he say?
3. ―I went there with a friend of mine.‖ What does he say?
4. ―I am going to the theatre.‖ What does he say?
5. ―My son prefers apples to lemons.‖ What does she say?
Model: ―My plane leaves at 6.‖ What did he say? He said (that) his plane left at 6. 6. ―We are meeting Mr. Assanov.‖ What did they say?
7. ―My husband isn`t a salesman.‖ What did she say?
8. ―I am buying evening shoes.‖ What did Jane say?
9. ―The fitting room is on the left.‖ What did the salesgirl say?
10. ―These wool-and-nylon socks are quick drying.‖ What did the salesman say?
11. ―I shall wrap up the sweater and the trousers in one parcel.‖ What did the saleswoman
say?
