Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech.

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Tea is the most popular drink in azerbaijan, that’s why it’s not surprising that the country is regularly ranked among the leading countries in terms of the tea consumption. nariman agayev, chairman of the sustainable development research centre emphasizes that tea takes the first place among drinks in azerbaijan. “an azerbaijani family of four people consume about 500gr of tea monthly and about 6-8kg in a year. annually the country uses 8 million tons of tea," the expert told local media. in central asia, for example, people prefer to drink green tea, while in azerbaijan black tea enjoys wide popularity. agayev believes that this is a matter of habit, which azerbaijanis have defined over 100 years. the temperature also play plays a big role, according to the expert.

Exercise 1

Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous in the following sentences.

1. I am sitting in class just now. I (sit) in class at this exact same time yesterday.

2. I don’t want to go to the zoo today because it’s raining. The same thing happened yesterday. I (want, not) to go to the zoo because it (rain).

3. I (call) Roger at nine last night, but he (be, not) at home. He (study) at the library.

4. I (hear, not) the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep).

5. It was a fine day when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine). A cool breeze (blow). The birds (sing).

6. My parents (argue) about something when I (walk) into the room.

7. I got a parcel in the post office. When I (open) it, I (find) a surprise.

8. Ton went to his friend’s house, but the boys (be, not) there. They (play) soccer in the yard.

9. Stan (climb) the stairs when he (trip) and (fall).

10. I enjoyed my holiday last January. While it (snow) in Iowa, the sun (shine) in Florida.

Exercise 2

Choose the correct world or phrase from each pair underlined.

1. While I washed /was washing my hair, the phone rang / ringed.

2. How did you felt / did you feel yesterday night?

3. When I reached / was reaching home I received / was receiving David’s phone call.

4. Last summer I was going swimming / went swimming every weekend.

5. When the dog bit / was biting Laura’s leg, she screamed / was screaming.

6. We sang / sung some songs and ate / eat some sandwiches.

7. When you fell / felt over the cliff, what happened / was happening next?

8. While Mary washed-up / was washing-up, she broke / was breaking a cup.

9. I didn’t see / didn’t saw where the bus-stop was, so I was missing / missed the bus.

10. What did you do / were you doing when I phoned / was phoning you last night?

 

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