Answer the questions. 1) Which verbs do we use to introduce: dire statements? reported statements?
2) How do the tenses change from direct to reported speech?
3) How do pronouns and time words changn from direct to reported speech?
4) When do tenses not change in reported speed

1. The shorts …are too tight for me! 2. The stairs are… worn by thousands of visitors. 3. My earnings (are not) … high, but at least they are… regular. 4. Where are… the scissors? 5. All their belongings are… in those boxes. 6. Your scales are… broken! I can’t weigh so much! 7. Your trousers are… too expensive. 8. Look! Your clothes are… dirty again! 9. The trouser leg is… torn. 10. There is… a new pair of gloves for you on your desk. 11. New goods are… being loaded at this time. 12. Your glasses are… in your pocket! 13. Where are… my trousers, Mum? 14. I need my glasses. Where are… they? 15. Can I use your scissors? Mine are… not sharp enough.

1. I played tennis yesterday but I didn`t win. 2. John doesn`t write letters very often; he prefers - phoning. 3. She didn`t go to work yesterday because she didn`t feel well. 4. The polar ice cap consists of millions of tons of ice. 5. You help your brother, didn't you? - No, I went to the dentist. 6. Where is Mr Moore fishing at the moment? I don`t know. 7. How do you go to school? - I always go by bike. 8. My grandfather didn`t go to school by bike, he went on foot. 9. Last month we enjoyed swimming in a five star hotel. It was wonderful. 10. He last wrote three months ago. 11. Be quiet, please! I`m watching a film. 12. Do you know where your brother is? - Oh, I met him an hour ago, at Richmond Bridge. 13. Do you know where your brother was last night? - He was spending the evening with his friends. 14. James!! Where is Dorothy? - She is outside. She is playing with her baby sister. 15. What was Dorothy doing last night? - She was studying French and talking to her friends on the phone. - Does she study hard? - Yes, of course, she does.16. John is working in the garden at the moment. He likes doing this, anyway. Although he hated it when he was younger. 17. Last year we spent our vacation in Greece.- How did you  travel? - We flew. - Do you like it here? - Yes, we are having the time of our life.