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Косвенная речь используется для передачи слов другого человека. Она вводится словами автора при помощи глаголов say и tell.

Пример: Theysaid (that) they had been to Italy two years before.

They told us(that) they had been to Italy two years before.

Глаголы, вводящие косвенную речь, могут быть в настоящем или прошедшем времени. Если слова автора стоят в прошедшем времени, все грамматические времена в косвенной речи изменятся.

Present Simple в прямой речи изменяется в косвенной на Past Simple.

Пример: Tom said: "I am a student". — Tom said he was a student.

Present Continuous в прямой речи изменяется на Past Continuous в косвенной.

Пример: Peter told me: "I am having breakfast now". — Peter told me he was having breakfast at that moment.

Present Perfect изменяется на Past Perfect.

Пример: Sam said: "There has been no renovation for 15 years". — Sam said there had been no renovation for 15 years.

Past Simple изменится на Past Perfect.

Пример: Irene said: "I was at work yesterday". — Irene said she had been at home the day before.

Past Continuous изменится на Past Perfect Continuous.

Пример: My friends said: "We were playing chess". — My friends said they had been playing chess.

Future Simple в косвенной речи меняется на would + инфинитив глагола.

Пример: Olga said: "I will come to you tomorrow". — Olga said she would come to me the next day.

NB: помни, что местоимения также логически изменяются.

В вопросительных предложениях времена и местоимения изменяются так же, как и в утверждениях. Общие вопросы в косвенной речи часто передаются словами if и whether (+ прямой порядок слов) без вопросительных знаков и междометий.

Пример: Mum said: "Do you want porridge for breakfast?" — She asked if/whether I wanted porridge for breakfast.

Mum asked: "When do your lessons start?" — Mum asked me when my lessons started.

Помни, что при переводе прямой речи в косвенную эти слова меняются:

• this, these (этот, эти) — that, those (тот, те);
• here (здесь) — there (там);
• now (сейчас) — then (тогда);
• today (сегодня) — that day (в тот день);
• tomorrow (завтра) — the next day (на следующий день);
• yesterday (вчера) — the day before/the previous day (за день);
• ago (тому назад) — before (до того, раньше);
• last (прошлый) — the previous/before (предыдущий);
• next (следующий) — the following/after (следующий).

1. Mike said, "I study at the university". — Mike said he [ ]
   at the university.
2. Peter told me, "My sister is going for a walk". — Peter told me [ ] sister [ ] for a walk.
3. Irene asked her mother, "What do you think about his new haircut?" — Irene asked her mother what she [ ] about his new haircut.
4. I asked my friend, "Do you know my sister?" — I asked my friend [ ] she [ ][ ] sister.
5. My mum asked me, "Where have you been?" — My mum asked me where I [ ].
6. The teacher told us, "We're going to start a new topic". - The teacher told us that we [ ] to start a new topic.
7. My granny told me, "I was going to the doctor at this time yesterday". — My granny told me she [ ] to the doctor at that time [ ].
8. My friend asked me, "Where were you last Friday?" — My friend asked me [ ] I [ ][ ] Friday.
9. Willy asked my sister, "Have you noticed my new car?" — Willy asked my sister [ ] she [ ][ ] new car.
10. Mum asked me, "What will you do next Sunday?" — Mum asked me [ ] I [ ][ ] Sunday.
11. Olga told me, "I will do my project here tomorrow". — Olga told me she would do [ ] project [ ][ ].
12. My parents told me, "We are going to visit our relatives today". — My parents told me they [ ] to visit our relatives [ ].