1. She mentioned, «I can’t respond to all the questions.» She stated that she wouldn’t be able to answer all of the

1. She mentioned, «I can’t respond to all the questions.» She stated that she wouldn’t be able to answer all of the questions. She mentioned, «I’m learning French.» She mentioned that she was in the process of learning or had learned French.

2. Choose the correct options:

a. Peter clarified that he couldn’t attend the party due to his busy schedule.
b. She declined to lend me her dictionary.
c. I committed to helping my mother with the housework.
d. He complained about feeling unwell.
e. I agreed to meet my friends outside the cinema.

3. Choose the correct options:

a. He stated that his job was very dull.
b. She told me that she was hungry.
c. Jane asked Tom if he was not going to the party.
d. She asked him if he wanted to go to the cinema instead.
e. He expressed that he didn’t want to go.

6. Transform into direct questions:

a. «Are you Russian?» she asked.
b. «Do you live in Kaluga?» she inquired.
c. «Do you like music?» she questioned.

4. Convert the sentences from direct speech to reported speech:

a. Lisa said, «I have never been to England.» Lisa said that she had never been to England.
b. She mentioned, «I visited the USA.» She mentioned that she had visited the USA.
c. She said, «I won’t see my boyfriend until the weekend.» She said that she wouldn’t see her boyfriend until the weekend.
d. She asked if I had passed the exam in December.
e. She inquired if I would get married in the future.