4 'These are the boys who broke in last night,' the man told the officer. The man told the officer that those were the boys who had broken in last night. X

Задание: Перефразируйте предложение, используя косвенную речь.

Прямая речь: 'These are the boys who broke in last night,' the man told the officer.

Косвенная речь: The man told the officer that those were the boys who had broken in last night.

В данном случае, необходимо изменить время глагола в придаточном предложении. 'Are' (являются) в настоящем времени меняется на 'were' (были) в прошедшем времени, так как в главной части стоит глагол в прошедшем времени ('told').

Правильный вариант:

The man told the officer that <strong>these</strong> were the boys who had broken in last night.

<strong>Ответ:</strong> The man told the officer that <strong>these</strong> were the boys who had broken in last night.