Imperative sentences

Interrogative sentences

Declarative sentences

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH. SEQUENCE OF TENSES

XIII. Translate the sentences into English. Pay attention to the sequence of tenses.

SEQUENCE OF TENSES

XII. Compose the sentences and translate them.

A new bill is was will be is being was being has been had been will have been considered by the Committee every month. last week. next week. now. all day long yesterday. this week. by 4 o’clock yesterday. before it is presented to the upper chamber.

 

Главное предложение Придаточное предложение
Present Simple Present Simple
I know (that) you write good poems.
  Present Continuous
I see (that) you are working now.
  Future Simple
I hope (that) I’ll see them tomorrow
  Past Simple
I remember (that) he was very kind to my mother.
Главное предложение Придаточное предложение
Past Simple Past Simple
I knew you wrote good poems.
Past Continuous
I saw you were working at that moment.
Future-in-the-Past
I hoped I would see you the next day.
Past Perfect
I remembered he had been very kind to my mother.

1. Он говорит, что пора начинать работать. Он сказал, что пора начинать работать.

2. Мы уверены, что это ошибка. Мы были уверены, что это ошибка.

3. Я надеюсь, что решение будет принято. Я надеялся, что решение будет принято.

4. Я не знаю, где он учится. Я не знал, где он учится.

5. Спикер сообщил журналистам, что законопроект принят.

6. Председатель Комитета говорит, что работа над законопроектом продолжается. Председатель Комитета сообщил, что работа над законопроектом будет продолжена.

7. Я вижу, что работа не закончена. Я видел, что работа не закончена.

8. Он сказал, что пришлет нам копию на следующей неделе. Он говорит, что пришлет нам копию на следующей неделе.

Direct speech Indirect speech
He says: “I live in Moscow”. He says that he lives in Moscow.
He says: “I lived in Moscow”. He says that he lived in Moscow.
He says: “I’ll live in Moscow”. He says that he will live in Moscow.
Не said: “I live in Moscow”. He said that he lived in Moscow.
He said: “I lived in Moscow”. He said that he had lived in Moscow.
He said: “I’ll live in Moscow”. He said that he would live in Moscow.
Direct speech Indirect speech
She asks me: “Where do you live?” She asks me where I live.
She asks me: “Do you live here?” She asks me if I live here.
She asked me: “Where do you live?” She asked me where I lived.
She asked me: “Do you live here?” She asked me if I lived there.
Direct speech Indirect speech
He said: “Do it at once”. He said to do it at once.
He said: “ Please, do it”. He asked to do it.
He said: “Don’t do it now”. He told not to do it then.
Direct speech Indirect speech
this/these that/those
here There
now Then
yesterday the day before
today that day
tomorrow (the) next day, the following day
ago before, earlier
last week the week before
next year the next year, the following year