Report the following:
1. Pete said, “I am writing congratulation cards now.”
2. Jane said, “Oh, are you buying Christmas presents, Ann?”
3. He said, “Dan, what were you celebrating when I called you yesterday evening?”
4. Mum said, “The priest will be christening my daughter at 10 a.m. tomorrow.”
5. The bridesmaid said, “I will not be wearing a dark dress at my friend’s wedding.”
Răspunsuri la întrebare
Hello!
Report the following (Treceți la vorbirea indirectă)
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Răspuns:
1. Pete said, “I am writing congratulation cards now.”
- Pete said (that) he was writing congratulation cards at that time.
2. Jane said, “Oh, are you buying Christmas presents, Ann?”
- Jane asked Ann if she was buying Christmas presents.
3. He said, “Dan, what were you celebrating when I called you yesterday evening?”
- He asked Dan what he was celebrating when he had called him the evening before.
4. Mum said, “The priest will be christening my daughter at 10 a.m. tomorrow.”
- Mum said (that) the priest would be christening her daughter at 10 a.m. the next day.
5. The bridesmaid said, “I will not be wearing a dark dress at my friend’s wedding.”
- The bridesmaid said that she would not be wearing a dark dress at her friend’s wedding.
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Explicație:
- În vorbirea indirectă, folosim verbe precum "a spune", "a zice", "a relata", "a întreba".
- În vorbirea indirectă nu mai folosim ghilimelele.
Exemple - atenție la timpul verbelor:
He said "I know the truth". (direct speech)
He said (that) he knew the truth. (indirect speech)
He said "I knew the truth". (direct speech)
He said (that) he had known the truth. (indirect speech)
He said "I will know the truth". (direct speech)
He said (that) he would know the truth. (indirect speech)
- idem pentru formele de ”continuous/progressive” ale timpurilor verbale
Adverbele de timp suferă modificări, de asemenea:
tomorrow ⇒ the next day
yesterday ⇒ the day before
now ⇒ at that moment
3 days ago ⇒ 3 days before
Adjectivele demonstrative suferă și ele modificări:
this ⇒ that
these ⇒ those