直接引語變間接引語的時態(tài)變化
直接引語變?yōu)殚g接引語時,若主句為過去時態(tài),變?yōu)殚g接引語的賓語從句通常要將時態(tài)往后推一個,即。如:一般現(xiàn)在時變?yōu)橐话氵^去時,一般將來時變?yōu)檫^去將來時,現(xiàn)在進行時變?yōu)檫^去進行時,現(xiàn)在完成時變?yōu)檫^去完成時,一般過去時也變?yōu)檫^去完成時,等等(若直接引語為過去完成時,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。”→He 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?!薄鶫e 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?!薄鶭im 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接引語時時態(tài)不變。如:He said, “The sun rises in the east.” 他說。如:“太陽從東方升起。”→He said that the sun rises in the east. 他說太陽從東方升起。(2) 有時由于直接引語有特定的過去時間狀語,變?yōu)殚g接引語時時態(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。