Turn the sentences into reported speech.
1 'I designed this app,' Sue said. Sue claimed
2 'I will drop by the university library later today,'
Ben told Ann. Ben said
3 'Are you going to spend your holidays with
your cousins in Almaty next summer?' Kanat
asked Aizhan. Kanat asked
4 'How have all these icons appeared on my
desktop?' Sue asked herself. Sue wondered
5 'Don't touch the screen,' the sales assistant
said to us. The sales assistant warned us
6 'Let's visit Nur-Sultan today,' said Berik. Berik
suggested
7 'I broke your keyboard,' Ulan said to me. Ulan
admitted ...
Explanation: When we report someone's speech, we usually change the tense of the verb. In this case, "said" changes to "claimed" and "designed" changes to "had designed" to show that the action happened in the past.
2. Ben said that he would drop by the university library later that day.
Explanation: In reported speech, the pronouns and tenses are changed as necessary. "Told" changes to "said," "I" changes to "he," and "will" changes to "would" to indicate a future action in the past.
3. Kanat asked Aizhan if she was going to spend her holidays with her cousins in Almaty next summer.
Explanation: When reporting a question, we use "asked if" or "asked whether." The pronouns and tenses are also changed. "Asked" remains the same, "you" changes to "she," "going to" changes to "was going to," and "your" changes to "her."
4. Sue wondered how all those icons had appeared on her desktop.
Explanation: "Asked herself" changes to "wondered." "How have" changes to "had" to indicate a past action, and "my" remains the same.
5. The sales assistant warned us not to touch the screen.
Explanation: "Said to us" changes to "warned us." "Don't touch" changes to "not to touch."
6. Berik suggested visiting Nur-Sultan that day.
Explanation: "Said" changes to "suggested." "Let's" is omitted in reported speech, and the verb "visit" remains the same.
7. Ulan admitted that he had broken my keyboard.
Explanation: "Said to me" changes to "admitted." "I broke" changes to "had broken" to show the action happened in the past, and "your" changes to "my."