Mary said, "I was listening to music when John came in."
→ Mary said she was listening to music when John came in.
Miss Betty said, "When I was studying Mike was playing."
→ Miss Betty said when she was studying Mike was playing.
**但任何事物都不是绝对的,上述情况有时也会遵守时态呼应的原则,但在意义上略有不同。请看下列两句:
Scientists concluded that living things can't live without oxygen.
Scientists concluded that living things couldn't live without oxygen.
以上两句,从句均表示的是科学真理。第一句从句用现在时,它不仅表明了科学家们做出了什么论断,而且说话者也同意该论断。第二句从句用过去时,只说明当时科学家们做出了论断而已,而说话者并不关心该论断是否正确。
人称的变化
直接引语转换为间接引语时人称代词转换规律
一从主 He said to Tom,“I can help them.” → He told Tom that he could help them.
二从宾 He said to her,“You can help them..”→ He told her that she could help them.
三不变 He said to Tom,“They can help them.”→ He told Tom that they could help them.
代词、地点状语、时间状语和少数动词等的变化
直 接 |
间 接 |
直 接 |
间 接 |
this |
that |
will |
would |
these |
those |
three years ago |
three years before |
here |
there |
last year |
the year before |
come |
go |
this year |
that year |
bring |
take |
next year |
the next / the following year |
can |
could |
today |
that day |
may |
might |
yesterday |
the day before |
must |
must/had to |
tomorrow |
the next/following day |
shall |
should |
now |
then |
Direct Speech & Indirect speech
1. He said, “I like it very much.”