时态变化 一般现在时 一般过去时 He said,"I'm afraid I can't finish the work."→He said that he was afraid he couldn't finish the work.

他说他恐怕完成不了那项工作。 现在进行时 过去进行时 Tom said,"My mum is cooking."→Tom said that his mum was cooking.汤姆说他的妈妈在做饭。 一般过去时 过去完成时 Jane said,"I watched TV last night."→Jane said that she had watched TV the night before.简说前天晚上她看电视了。 现在完成时 过去完成时 She said,"I've not heard from him since May."→She said that she had not heard from him since May.她说她自从5月份就没收到他的来信。 过去完成时 过去完成时 She said,"I had finished my job."→She said that she had finished her job.她说她做完了她的工作。 一般将来时 过去将来时 She said,"I'll do it."→She said that she would do it.她说她会做这件事的。

注意:直接引语如果有明确的表示过去的时间状语，时态不变。例如:He said to me,"I was born in 1978."→He told me that he was born in 1978.他告诉我他于1978年出生。 情态动词 Can may Could might She said,"I can/may swim." →She said that she could/might swim.她说她能/可能游泳。 must had to She said,"We must hand in the result of the research." →She said that they had to hand in the result of the research.她说他们一定要把研究的成果上交。 代词 This these That those He said,"I like this/these books." →He said that he liked that/those books.他说他喜欢那本/那些书。 时间状语 now then He said,"It's nine o'clock now." →He said that it was nine o'clock then. 他说那时是九点了。 Today tonight that day that nightHe said,"I have been busy today/tonight."→He said that he had been busy that day/that night.他说他那天/那天晚上很忙。 yesterday

...days ago The day before

...days before She said,"I went there yesterday/two days ago." →She said that she had gone there the day before/two days before. 她说她三天前已经去了那里。 Tomorrown next week the next day

the next week She said,"I'll go there tomorrow/next week." → She said that she would go there the next day/the next week.她说她第二天/第二周就要去那里。 续表

变化 直接引语中 间接引语中 例句 其他 Bring here Take there He said,"He will bring it here." →He said that he would take it there.他说他会把它带到那里。 come go He said,"She came here yesterday."→He said that she had gone there the day before.他说她一天前已经去了那里。 　　直接引语可能是陈述句、一般疑问句、特殊疑问句或祈使句，变成间接引语时有不同的方法，本单元出现的是陈述句、一般疑问句转变为间接引语的情况，其具体用法如下表所示:

转变方法 例句 陈述句→间接引语 陈述句变为间接引语时，要用that引导从句，在口语中常可省略。 He said,"I'm still working because there's a lot to do." →He said (that) he was still working because there was a lot to do.他说因为有很多东西要做，所以他仍然在工作。