Reported_Speech

Reported Speech

Прямая речь –это речь, переданная дословно, без изменений.

He says to Lena, “I see my friends every day.”

He says to Lena that he sees his friends

every day.

Косвенная речь – это передача содержания прямой речи в форме пересказа.

• He tells them, “ I can help you .”

• He tells them that he can help them .

При переводе прямой речи в косвенную

местоимения изменяются согласно

требованиям логики.

Косвенная речь

Прямая речь

now

then

today

that day

yesterday

the day before

tomorrow

the next day

this week

that week

last week

the week before

the week after

next week

ago

before

there

here

Reported Statements Глаголы, вводящие косвенную речь:

• say (that)
• say to
• tell (that)
• say to -infinitive
• speak about
• talk about

• never say about

She said (that) she was very happy.

She said to me (that) she was very happy .

She told me (that) she was very happy.

Ann said to wake her up at 7:00.

He spoke about the meeting.

talked

Direct speech

Present Simple Past Simple

Reported speech

“ I want to learn Japanese”.

Present Progressive Past Progressive

She said (that) she wanted to learn Japanese.

“ We are watching a film”.

They said (that) they were watching a film

Present Perfect Past Perfect

“ I have brushed my teeth”.

She said (that) she had brushed her teeth.

Direct speech

Reported speech

Past Simple Past Simple or Past Perfect

“ I mowed the lawn”.

She said (that) she mowed/had mowed the lawn.

Past Progressive Past Progressive or

“ He was playing the piano”.

Past Perfect Progressive

She said (that) he was playing/had been playing the piano.

Future Simple

“ I will meet you at 7:00”.

Future in the Past

She said (that) she would meet me at 7:00

Не всегда надо изменять время глагола, когда

мы используем его в косвенной речи:

• Если глагол, вводящий косвенную речь, стоит в Present или Future Tenses.

“ I can’t speak French,” he says .

He says (that) he can’t speak French.

• Если говорящий сообщает о какой-либо истине или состоянии.

“ The sun sets in the west,” Mr. Thom said .

Mr. Thom said that the sun sets in the west.

Reported Questions

• Direct An old man asked , "What time is it ?”
• Reported An old man asked us what time it was .

• Direct The manager asked , ”Why did you apply for the job?”
• Reported The manager wanted to know why I had applied for the job.

• Direct Mary asked me, ” Do you like cats?”
• Reported Mary asked me if/whether I liked cats.

asked … .

Вопросит. слово

глагол

if/whether

Reported Request/Suggestions

• “ Please, don’t go,” he said to me.
• He begged me not to go .

• “ Let’s watch a film,” he said.
• He suggested watching a film.

• ask to-infinitive

+ beg + -ing form

suggest

Reported Orders/Commands

• “ Be patient!” she said to me.
• She told me to be patient.

• “ Don’t go!” he said to her.
• He ordered her not to go .

advise

+ order + + (not) to-infinitive … .

tell