3 Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1. Robin said, 'These biscuits taste delicious.' Robin said (that) the biscuits tasted delicious. 2. 'I can't see you this afternoon because I've got a lot to do,' Ann told me. Ann told me that she couldn't see me that afternoon because she had a lot to do. 3. She came into the room holding some letters in her hand and said, 'I found these while I was tidying the desk drawers.' She came into the room holding some letters in her hand and said that she had found those while she was tidying the desk drawers. 4. Fiona said, 'That picture was painted by my great-grandfather.' Fiona said that that picture had been painted by her great-grandfather. 5. 'Those were good times for my family,' Jack said. Jack said that those had been good times for his family. 6. 'I received a parcel this morning, but I haven't opened it yet,' Tom said. Tom said that he had received a parcel that morning, but he hadn't opened it yet. 7. 'You mustn't do that again,' Mum said to Bob. Mum told Bob that he mustn't do that again. 8. 'These shoes are worn out. You'd better throw them away,' Mum said to me. Mum told me that those shoes were worn out and I had better throw them away. 9. She told me, 'You must leave early tomorrow.' She told me that I had to leave early the next day. 10. 'They've gone out for the evening,' Jessie said to me. Jessie told me that they had gone out for the evening. 11. They said, 'We may visit Joe tonight.' They said that they might visit Joe that night. 12. She said, 'I can meet you on Tuesday.' She said that she could meet me on Tuesday. 13. Keith said, 'There is a letter for you on the table.' Keith said that there was a letter for me on the table. 14. 'We won't be visiting Tom this evening,' Sam told us. Sam told us that they wouldn't be visiting Tom that evening. 15. Eric said, 'They had been talking on the phone for an hour before I interrupted them.' Eric said that they had been talking on the phone for an hour before he had interrupted them. 16. 'I haven't spoken to Mary since last week,' Gloria said. Gloria said that she hadn't spoken to Mary since the previous week. 17. 'They delivered the letters this morning,' she said. She said that they had delivered the letters that morning. 18. He said, 'I'd like to buy this jumper.' He said that he would like to buy that jumper. 19. 'They aren't going on holiday this year,' he said. He said that they weren't going on holiday that year. 20. Jane said, 'I haven't finished my homework yet.' Jane said that she hadn't finished her homework yet. **Объяснение:** В этом задании необходимо перевести прямую речь в косвенную. 1. **Изменение времён:** Обычно present simple меняется на past simple, present continuous на past continuous, present perfect на past perfect, past simple на past perfect. 2. **Замена местоимений:** Необходимо учитывать, кто говорит и о ком идёт речь. 3. **Замена указательных слов:** 'This' меняется на 'that', 'these' на 'those', 'today' на 'that day', 'tomorrow' на 'the next day', 'yesterday' на 'the day before' или 'the previous day', 'last week' на 'the previous week', 'next week' на 'the following week', 'tonight' на 'that night'. 4. **Изменение модальных глаголов:** 'Can' меняется на 'could', 'may' на 'might', 'must' на 'had to' (или остается 'must' в значении логического вывода или постоянного закона). 5. **Вводное слово 'that':** Часто добавляется после глаголов 'said', 'told', но может быть опущено (особенно в неформальной речи).