Reported Speech

friends, “I work in London.”
“Who are you?” she cried. “What

do you want?”

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

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

He says to Lena that he sees his friends every day.

she, they
При этом при переводе прямой речи в косвенную местоимения

изменяются согласно требованиям логики.

He tells them. “I can help you.”

He tells them that he can help them.

времени глагола-сказуемого главного предложения.
says
tells S2
says to S2
S1
время не изменяется
She says,

“I am fine”.
She says that she is fine.

S1

said
told S2
said to S2

время изменяется

She said that she was fine.

переводятся в косвенную речь следующим образом:
Союз that можно не употреблять.
“I

enjoy swimming,” Louisa said.

Louisa said that she enjoyed swimming.

awfully tired.
he
was
that
2)I said to Mary, “I’ll be

in London tomorrow”.

I said to Mary

that

I

would be in London

the next day.

3)Jim said, “I haven’t seen Alice today”.

Jim said that

he

hadn’t seen Alice

that day.

4)Ann said to Tom, “I didn’t know this girl”.

Ann told Tom that

she

hadn’t known

that girl.

S1 said/said to S2/told S2 that S V.

if

wanted to know ли

S1

подлежащее + сказуемое
(прямой порядок слов)

“Have you been crying?” mum asked.
Mum asked if I had been crying.

При прямом порядке слов глагол-сказуемое следует за подлежащим. (Утвердительные и отрицательные предложения).

При обратном порядке слов глагол-сказуемое стоит перед подлежащим. (Вопросительные предложения).

а) Общие вопросы

she was doing then
b) Специальные вопросы
asked (S2)
wondered

wh
wanted to know ли

S1

подлежащее + сказуемое
(прямой порядок слов)

c) Вопрос к подлежащему

В вопросе к подлежащему в косвенной речи порядок слов не меняется.

He asked, “Who likes pop-music?”
He asked who liked pop-music.

rain here ?
asked
if
ed
t

Helen Have you seen this film,
Peter?

asked Peter

if

he had

that

Sam asked the boys: Who is knocking?

Sam asked the boys who was knocking.

John: What is your phone number, Bob?

John asked Bob what was his phone number.

в прямой речи содержится просьба или приказание, то при переводе

в косвенную речь перед ней:
ставятся слова автора – to ask smb или to tell smb;
глагол в косвенной речи ставится в форме инфинитива.

S1

S2 to V

Kate said to her sister, “Please, tell me the truth.”
Kate asked her sister to tell her the truth.

При пересказе запретов используется отрицательный инфинитив.

S1

asked
told

S2 not to V

The mother said to her son, “Don’t watch this film.”
The mother told her son not to watch that film.

Eliza”.
A John told that he was sorry to disturb Eliza.
B

John told Eliza that he was sorry to disturb her.
C John said to Eliza that he had been sorry to disturb her.

2. He said, “Where is Jill going?”
A He asked where was Jill going.
B He asked where Jill went.
С He asked where Jill was going.

asked Bobby to help him.
B Robby asked Bobby

that he helped him.
C Robby asked Bobby that he would help him.

4. The doctor asked, “How do you feel?”
A The doctor asked how did I feel.
B The doctor asked how I felt.
C The doctor asked how I had felt.

5. Colin asked Richard, “Will you be free tomorrow?”
A Richard asked would Colin be free the next day.
B Colin asked Richard if he would be free the next day.
C Colin asked if Richard will be free tomorrow.

Sam asked where he was Tom yesterday.
B Sam

asked Tom where was Tom the day before.
C Sam asked Tom where he had been the day before.

7. Ann asked me, “Don’t make so much noise, please.”
A Ann asked me that I not make so much noise.
B Ann asked me if I not made so much noise.
C Ann asked me not to make so much noise.

8. The teacher said, “You can have a rest, children”.
A The teacher told the children that they could have a rest.
B The teacher said to children that they can have a rest.
C The teacher said that they could have a rest, children.

have something to tell you.”
Mr Smith said, “I am going

to call you tomorrow.”
Sally asked, “Why did you decide to go to Egypt?”
My cousin said, “We moved to a new flat two days ago.”
5. He asked, “Who will do this task?”
6. He said, “My mother has just come.”
7. She said, “I’ll come to you , Steve.”
8. The teacher asked, “What are you going to do, Peter?”

her.
Mr Smith said that he was going to call me

the next day.
Sally asked why he (she) had decided to go to Egypt.
My cousin said that they had moved to a new flat two days before.
5. He asked who would do that task.
He said that his mother had just come.
She told Steve that she would come to him.
The teacher asked Peter what he was going to do.