Reported speech

Косвенная речь- речь, передаваемая не слово в слово, а только по содержанию, в виде дополнительных придаточных предложений. am/is – was are – were am/is going to – was going to have/has – had go – went went – had gone can – could will – would shall – should may – might must – had to

Указательные местоимения и наречия времени и места в прямой речи заменяются в косвенной речи по смыслу другими словами, как и в русском языке: this - that these - those now - then today - that day tomorrow - the next day yesterday - the day before ago - before next year - the next year here - there

Если глагол в главном предложении стоит в Present Tenses, то глагол в косвенной речи в прид. предл. остается в том же времени что и в прямой речи: Прямая речь He says, I sent them the letter. Он говорит : Я послал им письмо. Косвенная речь He says, that he sent them the letter. Он говорит, что он послал им письмо.

Если в словах, вводящих прямую речь, употреблен глагол to say без дополнения, указывающего на лицо, к которому обращаются, то to say сохраняется. А если после to say есть дополнение, то to say заменяется на to tell.

Прямая речь He says, She will come in the evening. Он говорит: Она придет вечером. My aunt says to me,You should work every day Моя тетя говорит мне Ты должна работать каждый день Косвенная речь He says, that she will come in the evening. Он говорит, что она придет вечером. My aunt tells me to work every day. Моя тетя говорит мне работать каждый день.

Личные и притяжательные местоимения заменяются по смыслу, как и в русском языке: Прямая речь Marry says, He has taken my dictionary. Мария говорит: Он взял мой словарь. Косвенная речь Marry says that he has taken her dictionary. Мария говорит, что он взял её словарь.

Если глагол в главном предложении стоит в Past Tenses, то время глагола прямой речи заменяется в косвенной речи другим временем в соответствии с правилом посл. времен. Прямая речь She said, He is reading. He said to Fred: I cant swim. Marry said to Terry, We play basketball in the gym Косвенная речь She said he was reading. He told Fred, that he couldn t swim. Marry told Terry they played basketball in the gym.

He said: Gary has called yesterday. Ive already read that book. I can run fast. I havent heard of that film before. I cant play chess.

He said: I wasnt late. I will mop the floor. I didnt see the robbery. I arrived on time. I wont come.

NOW: TEST YOURSELF

"I think the film was a huge success" - said Peter. Peter said that.... A) she thought the film had been a huge success. B) he thinks the film was a huge success. C) he thought the film was a huge success. D) he thought the film had been a huge success.

"I`ll come to the meeting", - Tom said to me. Tom promised me that... come to the meeting. A) I will B) I would C) he will D) he would E) if he would

He said: "I can speak English very well". He said that he... English very well. A) can speak B) could speak C) will speak D) may speak E) have to speak

She said: "I have been waiting for you since five o`clock." She said that she... for me since five o`clock. A) have been waiting B) had been waiting C) has been waiting D) will have waited E) was waiting

Please close the window, my son", - asked mother. Mother asked her son... the window. A) does close B) to close C) closed D) will close E) had closed