Sequence of tenses. Patterns. Part 2

 

	Direct Speech	Reported Speech	Пояснение
Она сказала, что может купить эту сумку.	She said, “I can buy this dress.”	She said that she could buy that dress.	CAN → COULD + this → that
Он сказал, что, возможно, возьмёт эти книги.	He said, “I may take these books.”	He said that he might take those books.	MAY → MIGHT + these → those
Она сказала, что может поговорить со мной сейчас.	She said, “I can talk to you now.”	She said that she could talk to me then.	CAN → COULD + now → then
Он сказал, что, возможно, закончит работу сегодня.	He said, “I may finish the work today.”	He said that he might finish the work that day.	MAY → MIGHT + today → that day
Она сказала, что сможет прийти завтра.	She said, “I can come tomorrow.”	She said that she could come the next day.	CAN → COULD + tomorrow → the next day
Он сказал, что, возможно, поедет в Киев на следующей неделе.	He said, “I may go to Kyiv next week.”	He said that he might go to Kyiv the following week.	MAY → MIGHT + next week → the following week
Она спросила, видел ли я его вчера.	She asked, “Did you see him yesterday?”	She asked if I had seen him the day before.	IF + subject + HAD + V3 + yesterday → the day before
Он спросил, где я был на прошлой неделе.	He asked, “Where were you last week?”	He asked where I had been the previous week.	WHERE + subject + HAD + V3 + last week → the previous week
Она спросила, разговаривал ли я с Томом два дня назад.	She asked, “Did you talk to Tom two days ago?”	She asked if I had talked to Tom two days before.	IF + subject + HAD + V3 + ago → before
Он спросил, работаю ли я здесь.	He asked, “Do you work here?”	He asked if I worked there.	IF + subject + verb + here → there
Она попросила меня оставить сумку здесь.	She said, “Please leave this bag here.”	She asked me to leave that bag there.	Request: ASK + object + TO + V1 + this → that + here → there
Учитель сказал нам прочитать эти страницы сегодня.	The teacher said, “Read these pages today.”	The teacher told us to read those pages that day.	Imperative: TELL + object + TO + V1 + these → those + today → that day
Мама попросила меня не оставлять эти вещи здесь.	Mum said, “Please don’t leave these things here.”	Mum asked me not to leave those things there.	Request: NOT TO + V1 + these → those + here → there
Он сказал мне позвонить ему на следующий день.	He said, “Call me tomorrow.”	He told me to call him the next day.	Imperative: TO + V1 + tomorrow → the next day
Она попросила меня закончить работу в тот день.	She said, “Please finish the work today.”	She asked me to finish the work that day.	Request: TO + V1 + today → that day
Он спросил, что я делаю сейчас.	He asked, “What are you doing now?”	He asked what I was doing then.	WHAT + subject + verb + PRESENT → PAST + now → then
Она спросила, где я жил в прошлом году.	She asked, “Where did you live last year?”	She asked where I had lived the previous year.	WHERE + subject + HAD + V3 + last year → the previous year
Он спросил, когда я начну новую работу в следующем месяце.	He asked, “When will you start next month?”	He asked when I would start the following month.	WHEN + subject + WOULD + next month → the following month
Она спросила, могу ли я принести эти документы завтра.	She asked, “Can you bring these documents tomorrow?”	She asked if I could bring those documents the next day.	IF + CAN → COULD + these → those + tomorrow → the next day
Он спросил, где я могу оставить эту машину.	He asked, “Where can you leave this car?”	He asked where I could leave that car.	WHERE + subject + COULD + this → that
Она спросила, почему я не позвонил ей вчера.	She asked, “Why didn’t you come here yesterday?”	She asked why I hadn’t come there the day before.	WHY + subject + HAD + V3 + yesterday → the day before
Он спросил, давал ли я ей эту машину в тот день.	He asked, “When did you buy this car?”	He asked when I had bought that car.	WHEN + subject + HAD + V3 + this → that
Она спросила, буду ли я здесь на следующий день.	She asked, “Will you be here tomorrow?”	She asked if I would be there the next day.	IF + subject + WOULD + here → there + tomorrow → the next day
Он спросил, где я был три дня назад.	He asked, “Where were you three days ago?”	He asked where I had been three days before.	WHERE + subject + HAD + V3 + ago → before