При изменении прямой речи в косвенную местоимения первого и второго лица заменяются местоимениями третьего лица и соответственно меняются формы глаголов.
1. The girl says:" I am buying a present for my mum."
The girl says that she is buying a present for her mum.
2. Mr. Johnson says :" I usually use the net to chat with my coworkers."
Mr. Johnson says (that) he usually uses the net to chat with his coworkers.
3. The correspondent says:" My friend has been to this place before"
The correspondent says his friend has been to this place before.
4. The students say: " Our teacher is very strict."
The students say their teacher is very strict.
5. Dad says :" We will go to Europe in summer."
Dad says we will go to Europe in summer.
Поскольку слово dad написано без артикля, говорящий говорит о своем отце, поэтому местоимение we относится ко всей семье говорящего, а значит, местоимение не меняется.
6. The man says :" My wife knew about it yesterday."
The man says his wife knew about it yesterday.
7. Mum says:" I am very tired today."
Mum says she is very tired today.
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Определите время глагола и укажите его инфинитив. 1. they were investing money in this business for two years. 2. their company takes long-term loans from the bank. 3. they studied carefully income statement and balance sheet. 4. we shall have a lot of work at the end of the fiscal year. 5. the report was prepared carefully and on lime.
2. takes - present simple - take
3. studied - past simple - study
4. shall have - future simple - have
5. was prepared - past simple passive - prepare