The Present simple tense

He asked what time the next bus left because he needed to get to the station.

2. 
   “Don’t go swimming in the lake,” she said. “The water is filthy.”
   
3. 
   “Let’s go shopping tomorrow,” she said. “The sales have started."
   
4. 
   “Stand up,” the teacher said to the pupils. “The headmaster is coming.”
   
5. 
   “Please don’t take my ring,” she said to him. “It was a present."
   
6. 
   “It’s very late, Martin,” his mother said. “Where have you been?”
   
7. 
   “Shall I cook the dinner?” he said to her. “You look very tired.”
   
8. 
   “Please stop making that noise!” she said to him. “I can’t concentrate."
   
9. 
   “Yes, I dropped your vase,” she said. “I was cleaning the shelf.”
   
10. 
    “Can I use the car, please?” she said. “I need to run some errands.”
    
11. 
    “I’m sorry I'm late,” he said. “The car wouldn’t start.”
    
12. 
    “Why are you teasing your sister?” she asked him. “You know it makes her unhappy."
    
13. 
    “Why won't you come to the party?" he said to her. “Everyone would love to see you."
    

"It was Rob who broke the window,” he said to her. “He was kicking the football

Exercise 1

Write the correct form of say or tell in the following sentences. Be careful to observe sequence of tenses.
1. Steven … he would take us on picnic today. 2. Simon … the children some funny stories now. 3. Who … you that he was going to New York? 4. When did you … Zilola that the party would be? 5. My sister … us that it had snowed in her town last week. 6. No one in the second grade class could … time. 7. The comedian always … his friends funny jokes when he is at a party. 8. What time did you … that the lecture had begun? 9. Who … that we are having an exam tomorrow? 10. The judge instructed the witness to … the whole truth about the accident. 11. The little boy … a lie about not eating the cookie before lunch. 12. Ohunjon …. “to be or not be, that is the question.” 13. Our teacher … that we would not have any homework during. 14. Becouse he could not … time the boy arrived home very late one evening. 15. I saw my friend in the library and … that I had wanted to talk to him. 16. Giyosiddin … that he had already seen the movie. 17. Steven … that his friends would be going camping next week. 18. Farida … that she has already done her homework. 19. I wonder who … that blondes had more fun. 20. Never … a secret to a person who spreads gossip.

Exercise 2

Example: We hope that he will be able to attend. We hoped that he would be able to attend.
1. He says that he will finish the project by May. 2. Muhammadjon thinks he is going to win the award. 3. I hear that Zarnigor has accepted a new position at her work. 4. Nozimjon says that he will make the dessert for the party. 5. Zilola tells her friends that they are good tennis players. 6. I realize that they are older than they look. 7. Maftuna says that she eats three well-balanced meals every day. 8. The student is asking the professor when the class will do the next experiment. 9. We hope that you can play tennis later. 10. We know that you may move to Fergana next year.

Exercise 3

Use the following sentences in indirect speech. Make other necessary changes.
1. He says: “I am sure she will come in time”. 2. She says: “I shall be able to read English newspapers without a dictionary in a year”. 3. They say: “We shan’t go to the Institute on Sunday”. 4. Steven says: “I shall have to pay much money for the house”. 5. Simon says: “I’ll be waiting for you at the station”. 6. Farida says: “I’ll be back soon”. 7. She says: “What are you going to do when you come home”. 8. She says: “I hope I’ll soon speak English as well as you do”. 9. He says: “I am sure it will rain tomorrow”. 10. They say: “We’ll go for a walk if it is hot tomorrow”.

Exercise 4

Use the following sentences in indirect speech.
1. He said: “ I want to see you today”. 2. She said: “I am free tonight. May I come to see you?” 3. Mother said to me: “I feel bad today”. 4. The student of Group 105 said to us: “We have four exams this spring” . 5. The pupil said to the teacher: “I can do my homework after dinner”. 6. The teacher said: “You work hard. I know. You are a good boy”. 7. The teacher said to the students: “We have four hours of English a week”. 8. The dean said at the meeting: “The first-year students must work well”. 9. The girl asked: “May I wait for my friend here?” 10. She said: “Are you going to the club together?”