Part 4. Grammar: Sequence of Tenses. Remember! When the reporting verb is in the past (for example, said, told, thought, knew), the tense in the following clause often moves one step back. Direct speech → Reported speech: Present Simple → Past Simple; Present Continuous → Past Continuous; Past Simple → Past Perfect; Present Perfect → Past Perfect; will → would; can → could; am/is/are going to → was/were going to. Example: Direct speech: Emma said, “I am doing my makeup.” Reported speech: Emma said that she was doing her makeup.

Перевод: Часть 4. Грамматика: согласование времён.

Запомни! Когда глагол, вводящий косвенную речь, стоит в прошедшем времени (например, said — сказал(а), told — сообщил(а), thought — подумал(а), knew — знал(а)), время в следующей части предложения часто сдвигается на один шаг назад.

Пример: прямая речь — Emma said, “I am doing my makeup.” (Эмма сказала: «Я делаю макияж».) Косвенная речь — Emma said that she was doing her makeup. (Эмма сказала, что делает макияж.)