Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form.
Last Sunday, hundreds of fans (1) (went) to Ukraina Palace in Kyiv to see the famous Ukrainian band “Ocean Elzy”. There (2) (was) not an empty seat anywhere in the auditorium. “Sure, it’s cold outside, but I hope we’ll warm it up here for you,” said Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the band leader. The band (3) (sang) a lot of well-known songs from their albums. The wonderful music and the songs’ words (4) (told) the listeners about the eternal values: understanding, friendship and love. The sound (5) (was) perfect. The audience really (6) (loved) the concert. Many people in the crowd (7) (were) real fans and they (8) (knew) the words and they (9) (sang) along to nearly every song. At the end of the concert, “Ocean Elzy” (10) (showed) that they (11) (were) true performers. They (12) (finished) with a new song – a song from their album “Mira”. I (13) (knew) that I (14) (had seen) the performance of real stars.
Reported Speech (general truth)
1) Мария спросила, когда родился Шекспир.
2) Карл сказал, что приехал в Россию в году.
3) Все знают, что Колумб открыл Америку.
4) Учитель объяснил нам, что вода замерзает при температуре 0 градусов.
5) Борис сказал, что никогда не был в Лондоне.
1) Mary asked when Shakespeare was born.
2) Karl said that he came to Russia last year.
3) Everyone knows that Columbus discovered America.
4) The teacher explained to us that water freezes at a temperature of 0 degrees.
5) Boris said that he has never been to London.
