Косвенная речь (Reported Speech)
Сдвиг времён: say → said
При передаче чужих слов время «сдвигается назад», а местоимения и слова-указатели меняются.
| Прямая речь | Косвенная речь |
|---|---|
| Present Simple: "I work" | Past Simple: He said he worked. |
| Present Continuous: "I am working" | Past Continuous: He said he was working. |
| Past Simple: "I worked" | Past Perfect: He said he had worked. |
| Present Perfect: "I have worked" | Past Perfect: He said he had worked. |
| will: "I will work" | would: He said he would work. |
| can: "I can work" | could: He said he could work. |
Указатели: today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, yesterday → the day before, here → there, this → that.
Вопросы передаются через if/whether или вопросительное слово с ПРЯМЫМ порядком слов: He asked if I was ready. She asked where I lived.