4 ☆☆☆ Complete the text with the verbs in reported speech. Add a modal verb where necessary.

Решение:

В этом задании нужно трансформировать прямую речь в косвенную, используя глаголы в прошедшем времени и при необходимости добавляя модальные глаголы.

• a) was reading — Present Continuous в Past Continuous.
• b) had not finished — Present Perfect в Past Perfect.
• c) hoped — Present Simple в Past Simple.
• d) would finish — Future Simple в Future-in-the-Past (модальный глагол 'would' для выражения намерения или предположения в прошлом).
• e) would read — Future Simple в Future-in-the-Past (модальный глагол 'would' для выражения готовности или намерения).
• f) had finished — Past Simple в Past Perfect (или Present Perfect в Past Perfect, если действие все еще актуально в прошлом).
• g) was not — Past Simple.
• h) would have — 'would' для выражения условия или предположения в прошлом.
• i) thought — Present Simple в Past Simple.
• j) had thought — Present Perfect в Past Perfect (или Past Simple в Past Perfect, если действие произошло до другого действия в прошлом).
• k) would like — Present Simple в Future-in-the-Past (модальный глагол 'would' для выражения желания в прошлом).

Ответ:

1. My friend Dan told me that he (a) was reading a great graphic novel at the moment. He explained that he (b) had not finished it yet but that he (c) hoped that he (d) would finish it the following weekend. I replied that I (e) would read it after he (f) had finished it, but I (g) was not sure if I (h) would have enough time in the next few weeks. He replied that he (i) thought (think) I (j) had thought (read) it because I (k) would like (like) it a lot.