直接引語變?yōu)殚g接引語時(shí)，若主句為過去時(shí)態(tài)，變?yōu)殚g接引語的賓語從句通常要將時(shí)態(tài)往后推一個(gè)，即。如：一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)變?yōu)橐话氵^去時(shí)，一般將來時(shí)變?yōu)檫^去將來時(shí)，現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)變?yōu)檫^去進(jìn)行時(shí)，現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)變?yōu)檫^去完成時(shí)，一般過去時(shí)也變?yōu)檫^去完成時(shí)，等等(若直接引語為過去完成時(shí)，變?yōu)殚g接引語可以不變)。另外，若直接引語中有情態(tài)動詞can, may等，也應(yīng)變成過去式could, might等(情態(tài)動詞must可以變?yōu)閔ad to可以變?yōu)椋部刹蛔?，should, ought to, had better 等可以不變)。如：“I want to stay here.” he said. 他說。如：“我想留在這兒?！薄鶫e said that he wanted to stay there. 他說他想留在那兒。She said, “It’s raining very hard.” 他說。如：“雨下得很大。”→He said that it was raining very hard. 他說雨下得很大。Jim said, “I can speak Chinese.” 吉姆說。如：“我會講漢語。”→Jim said that he could speak Chinese. 吉姆說他會講漢語注意:(1) 若直接引語為客觀真理，則變?yōu)殚g接引語時(shí)時(shí)態(tài)不變。如：He said, “The sun rises in the east.” 他說。如：“太陽從東方升起?！薄鶫e said that the sun rises in the east. 他說太陽從東方升起。(2) 有時(shí)由于直接引語有特定的過去時(shí)間狀語，變?yōu)殚g接引語時(shí)時(shí)態(tài)也可不變。如：He said, “ was born in 1988.” 說。如：“我是1988年生的?！薄鶫e said that he was born in 1988. 他說他是1988年生的。