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There is no comma after say in indirect speech. That can usually be omitted after say and tell + object.
But it should be kept after other verbs: complain, explain, object, point out, protest etc. Indirect speech is
normally used when conversation is reported verbally, although direct speech is sometimes used for a more
dramatic effect.
When we turn direct speech into indirect (reported) speech, some changes are usually necessary.
TENSE CHANGES
1. Indirect Speech can be introduced by a verb in a present tense:
He sais that . (El a spus c.)
- vorbirea indirecta
= reporting a conversation that is still going on
= reading a letter and reporting what it sais
= reading instructions and reporting them
= reporting a statement that someone makes very often: Tom sais that he ll never get married.
2.
Indirect Speech is usually introduced by a verb in the past tense: - vorbirea indirecta
- vorbirea indirecta
1.
Unreal past tenses after wish, would rather/sooner and it is time do not change:
"It s time we began planning our holidays" he said. = He said that it was time they began planning their
holidays.
(Este timpul s ncepem s ne planificm concediul. Spuse el. = El spuse c era timpul s nceap s i
planifice concediul.)
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Today
Yesterday
The day before yesterday
Tomorrow
The day after tomorrow
Next week/ year etc.
Last week/ year etc.
A year ago
That day
The day before
Two days before
The next day/ the following day
In two days time
The following week/ year etc.
The previous week/ year etc.
A year before/ the previous year
Say can introduce a statement or follow it, while tell requires the person addressed. Inversion of say and
noun subject is possible, when say follows the statement, but inversion with tell is not possible.
"Im leaving at once" Tom said. (Plec odat. A spus Tom)
- vorbirea directa
"Im leaving at once" Tom told me. (Plec odat. Mi-a spus Tom) - vorbirea directa
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4.
5.
6.
7.
The sun moves around the Earth the father told his son.
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If she had loved him, Tom saidshe wouldnt have left him.
Vezi raspunsurile:
1. He said that they must have a party to celebrate their success.
2. Mother said to Tom that he had to do his work right that moment.
3. He advised me to wear a coat.
4. He thanked me.
5. She invited me to go shopping on Friday.
6. He asked them for a hand.
7. The father told his son that the sun moves around the Earth.
8. She told me that she hadnt met the other girl on the trip the day before.
9. Tom said that if she had loved him, she wouldnt have left him.
10. He said that they were playing tennis, when he saw them.