Turn into direct speech. 1. Mary said she was very tired.
Mary said, “.”
2. The teacher told the boys to open their books.
The teacher said to the boys, “.”
3. Tom’s mother told him not to eat any ice cream.
Tom’s mother said to Tom: “.”
4. My friend said that he was going skiing at the weekend.
My friend said: “at the weekend.”
5. Bob’s mates told the teacher that Bob was ill that day.
Bob’s mates said: “Teacher, today.”
6. Mary told Jane she would help her.
Mary said to Jane,”
2.Specialized councils confer (present simple) candidate and doctoral degrees.
3.The system of education in Russia is going (pres cont) through a transitional period.
4.The state has funded (pres perfect) all secondary schools, institutes and universities.
5. Russians have always shown (pres perf) a great concern for education.
6. Sport became (past simple) an essential part of students' life and they did (past simple) any sport thye liked (past simple) .