Statements:
1. Mr. Black said , “I’m busy.” →Direct
→Mr. Black said that he was busy.
Changes:
“ ” → that
I → he
am → was
2. She said, “I’ll come this morning.”
→
She said that she would go that morning.
Changes:
come → go
this → that
3. He said , “These books are mine.”
→
He said those books were his.
Changes:
these → those
mine → his
4. He said, “It’s nine o’clock now.”
→
He said that it was nine o’clock then.
Changes:
now → then
5. She said, “I haven’t seen him today.”
→
She said that she hadn’t seen him that day.
Changes:
haven’t → hadn’t
today → that day
6. She said, “I went there yesterday.”
→
She said that she had gone there the day before.
Changes:
went → had gone
yesterday → the day before
7. She said, “My sister was here three days ago.”
→
She said that her sister had been there three days before.
Changes:
my → her
was → had been
here → there
ago → before
8. She said, “I’ll go there tomorrow.”
→
She said that she would go there the next/ following day.
Changes:
tomorrow → the next/ following day
9. The captain said, “ They will arrive the day after tomorrow.”
→The captain said that they would arrive in two days’ time.
Changes:
the day after tomorrow → in two days’ time
10. She said, “ I came here to see the doctor the day before yesterday.”
→She said that she had gone there to see the doctor two days before / earlier.
Changes:
came → had gone
the day before yesterday → two days before / earlier
11. He said, “ Light travels much faster than sound.”
→He said that light travels much faster than sound.
(客观真理)
Imperatives:
Examples:
1. She said to us, “Please sit down.”
→
She asked us to sit down.
2. He said to Tom, “Go away.”
→
He ordered Tom to go away.
3. Mother said to me, “Come back before 10:00.”
→
Mother told me to go back before 10:00.
ask/tell/order sb. (not) to do sth.
4. He said, “Don’t make so much noise, boys!”
He told the boys not to make so much noise.
5. He said, “Are you interested in English?”
He asked me if I was interested in English.
6. He said, “Did you see him last night?”
He asked me if / whether I had seen him the night before.
一般疑问句→ if / whether
7. He asked me, “What can I do for you?”
→ He asked me what he could do for me.
特殊疑问句→ wh-…
Exercises:
1. Paul said, “I’ll never forget this interesting lesson.”
2. The teacher said to her students, “We’re having a meeting now. ”
3. John said to Tom, “Come to my house.”
4. John said to me, “Don’t smoke here, please.”
5. “When did you go to bed last night?” Father said to Anne.