Change the following into indirect speech: 1. "I have something to tell you," I said to her. 2. "I met her for the first time on a warm sunny morning last spring," he said. 3. "I am going to call again tomorrow, mother," she said. 4. "I've been to Turkey twice, but so far I haven't had time to visit Istanbul," said Robert. 5. "It will be very difficult to persuade her to take care of herself, doctor," I replied. 6. "The president is to come to Madrid the day after tomorrow," said the BBC announcer. 7. "We have a lift but very often it doesn't work," they said. 8. "We have bought a new flat. But we don't like it so much as our last one," said my cousin. 9. "I have left a message for him, but he hasn't phoned yet," she said. 10. "I've no idea who has done it but I'll find out," said Peggy. 11. He said, "My mother has just been operated on," 12. "I'll come with you as soon as I'm ready," she replied to me. 13. "I have a French lesson this evening and I haven't done my homework yet," said the small boy. 14. "She has been sitting in the garden since the police came," I said to the officer. 15. "You haven’t closed the window and has forgotten to turn off the light," he pointed out.

Правильный вариант в косвенной речи:

• 1. I told her that I had something to tell her.
• 2. He said that he had met her for the first time on a warm sunny morning the previous spring.
• 3. She told her mother that she was going to call again the next day.
• 4. Robert said that he had been to Turkey twice, but so far he had not had time to visit Istanbul.
• 5. I replied to the doctor that it would be very difficult to persuade her to take care of herself.
• 6. The BBC announcer said that the president was to come to Madrid two days later.
• 7. They said that they had a lift but very often it did not work.
• 8. My cousin said that they had bought a new flat, but they did not like it so much as their last one.
• 9. She said that she had left a message for him, but he had not phoned yet.
• 10. Peggy said that she had no idea who had done it, but she would find out.
• 11. He said that his mother had just been operated on.
• 12. She replied to me that she would come with me as soon as she was ready.
• 13. The small boy said that he had a French lesson that evening and had not done his homework yet.
• 14. I told the officer that she had been sitting in the garden since the police had come.
• 15. He pointed out that I had not closed the window and had forgotten to turn off the light.

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