Direct and Reported Speech

DIRECT SPEECH – REPORTED SPEECH (VORBIREA DIRECTA SI INDIRECTA)
Vorbirea directa John said: „She is not at home'. (Dialog)
Vorbirea indirecta: John said she was not at home. (Raportarea cuvintelor altcuiva)
Pentru a trece o propozitie de la vorbirea directa la vorbirea indirecta, trebuie respectate o serie de
reguli.
1. Atunci cand verbul din propozitia principala este la trecut, ceea ce se intampla in majoritatea
cazurilor, in propozitia secundara se schimba timpurile dupa cum urmeaza:
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
Prezent Simplu Trecut Simplu
Prezent Continuu Trecut Continuu
Prezent Perfect Simplu Trecut Perfect Simplu
Prezent Perfect Continuu Trecut Perfect Continuu
Trecut Simplu Trecut Perfect Simplu
Trecut Continuu Trecut Perfect Continuu
Viitor Simplu Future-in-the-Past
Ex. – He said „I am ill'. - He said he was ill.
He said „I have been working hard. - He said he had been working hard.
He said „I was ill'. - He said he had been ill.
He said „I will do the exercise'.- He said he would do the exercise.
2. Se schimba pronumele, in functie de sens.
Ex. He said: „She gave me a book'.
He said she had given him a book.
3. Se schimba o serie de cuvinte in functie de sens.
Ex. today -> that day
yesterday -> the day before/the previous day
tomorrow -> the next day/the following day
the day after tomorrow -> in two days’ time
next week -> the next/the following week

two years ago -> two years before
now -> then
this -> that
these -> those
here -> there
Ex. He said: „I’ll be at home today'. - He said he would be at home on that day.
He said: „I am going to do this traslation tomorrow'.- He said he was going to do that translation the
next day.
4. Frazele conditionale sunt trecute la vorbirea indirecta in modul urmator:
tipul 1 devine tipul 2:
'If it rains, I will stay at home.'
He said if it rained he would stay at home.
tipurile 2 si 3 nu se schimba:
'If it rained, I would stay at home.'
He said if itrained he would stay at home.
'If it had rained, I would have stayed at home.'
He said if it had rained he would have stayed at home.
5. Verbele modale would, should, ought to, could, might raman neschimbate la vorbirea indirecta.
Ex. He said: „I might be late'
He said he might be late.
Modalitati de introducere a propozitiilor secundare in vorbirea indirecta
1. Afirmatii: cu that (care se poate omite)
Ex. He said: „I am ill'. - He said (that) he was ill.
2. Comenzi: cu infinitivul (afirmativ sau negativ)
Ex. He said „Go out'. - He told me to go out.
He said „Don’t go out'. - He told me not to go out.
3. Intrebari
Exista doua tipuri de intrebari: generale si speciale. Intrebarile generale sunt cele care incep cu un verb,
iar raspunsul poate fi da sau nu.
Ex. Where have you been?
I’ve been away, on holiday.
Intrebarile generale se introduc cu if sau whether (daca).
Ex. He asked me if I liked music.
Intrebarile speciale se introduc cu cuvantul interogativ respectiv.
Ex. He asked me where I had been.
In cazul intrebarilor speciale trecute la vorbirea indirecta, trebuie acordata atentie ordinei cuvintelor din
propozitia secundara. Intrucat aceasta propozitie incepe cu un cuvant interogativ, exista tentatia de a
folosi ordinea cuvintelor din propozitiile interogative, ceea ce este o greseala.
Ex. He asked me: „What is the time?'
Corect: He asked me what the time was.
Incorect: He asked me what was the time.
EXERCISES
1. Treceti urmatoarele afirmatii de la vorbirea directa la vorbirea indirecta (verbul introductiv este la
trecut):
Model
He said „I will leave for London tomorrow'.
He said (that) he would leave for London the next day.
1. The weather was fine yesterday.
2. I saw this film a week ago.
3. I will go shopping right now.
4. Last year I spent my holiday at the seaside.
5. I think it’s going to rain tomorrow.
6. I don’t remember where I have bought this dictionary.
7. I am very busy today.
8. John left for Sinaia two days ago.
9. I went to England two years ago.
10. I am going to have a nap this afternoon.

11. If I have enough money, I will buy a car next year.
12. If I had been at home, I would have answered the phone.
2. Treceti urmatoarele comenzi la vorbirea indirecta (verbul introductiv este la trecut)
Model
He said: „Come in!'
He told (asked, ordered) me to come in.
1. Don’t drive so fast!
2. Open the door, please!
3. Read the text, please!
4. Write me a letter when you get to England!
5. Don’t cross the street on a red light!
6. Be careful with my books!
7. Don’t smoke so much!
8. Take this pill!
9. Don’t interrupt me when I am speaking!
10. Ring me up when you arrive home!
3. Treceti urmatoarele intrebari generale la vorbirea indirecta (verbul introductiv este la trecut):
Model
„Will you be at home tomorrow?'
He asked me if I would be at home the next day.
1. Will you help me, please?
2. Can you come to tea this afternoon?
3. Has the train left?
4. Do you know what this word means?
5. Was your mother at home?
6. Did you buy this book yesterday?
7. Did you drink coffee every day?
8. Were you at the library yesterday?
9. Do you live in London for a long time?

10. Can you speak English?
11. Would you like a cake?
12. Could you lend me a book, please?
4. Treceti urmatoarele intrebari speciale la vorbirea indirecta (verbul introductiv
este la trecut):
Model
He said: „When did you come back?'
He asked me when I had come back.
1. How long have you been learning English?
2. What are you going to do tomorrow?
3. How long does it take you to reach your office?
4. When will you be back?
5. Where will you spend your weekend?
6. Who is this man?
7. Why is it so dark in this room?
8. When did the rain stop?
9. Which of these cakes do you prefer?
10. How did you travel?

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DIRECT SPEECH – REPORTED SPEECH (VORBIREA DIRECTA SI INDIRECTA)

Vorbirea directa John said: „She is not at home'. (Dialog)

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH

Prezent Simplu Trecut Simplu

Prezent Continuu Trecut Continuu

Prezent Perfect Simplu Trecut Perfect Simplu

Prezent Perfect Continuu Trecut Perfect Continuu

Trecut Simplu Trecut Perfect Simplu

Trecut Continuu Trecut Perfect Continuu

Viitor Simplu Future-in-the-Past

Ex. – He said „I am ill'. - He said he was ill.

He said „I was ill'. - He said he had been ill.

He said „I will do the exercise'.- He said he would do the exercise.

2. Se schimba pronumele, in functie de sens.

Ex. He said: „She gave me a book'.

He said she had given him a book.

3. Se schimba o serie de cuvinte in functie de sens.

Ex. today -> that day

yesterday -> the day before/the previous day

tomorrow -> the next day/the following day

the day after tomorrow -> in two days’ time

next week -> the next/the following week

now -> then

this -> that

these -> those

here -> there

4. Frazele conditionale sunt trecute la vorbirea indirecta in modul urmator:

tipul 1 devine tipul 2:

'If it rains, I will stay at home.'

He said if it rained he would stay at home.

'If it rained, I would stay at home.'

He said if itrained he would stay at home.

'If it had rained, I would have stayed at home.'

He said if it had rained he would have stayed at home.

Ex. He said: „I might be late'

He said he might be late.

Modalitati de introducere a propozitiilor secundare in vorbirea indirecta

1. Afirmatii: cu that (care se poate omite)

Ex. He said: „I am ill'. - He said (that) he was ill.

2. Comenzi: cu infinitivul (afirmativ sau negativ)

Ex. He said „Go out'. - He told me to go out.

He said „Don’t go out'. - He told me not to go out.

I’ve been away, on holiday.

Intrebarile generale se introduc cu if sau whether (daca).

Ex. He asked me if I liked music.

Intrebarile speciale se introduc cu cuvantul interogativ respectiv.

Ex. He asked me where I had been.

Ex. He asked me: „What is the time?'

Corect: He asked me what the time was.

Incorect: He asked me what was the time.

He said „I will leave for London tomorrow'.

He said (that) he would leave for London the next day.

1. The weather was fine yesterday.

2. I saw this film a week ago.

3. I will go shopping right now.

4. Last year I spent my holiday at the seaside.

5. I think it’s going to rain tomorrow.

6. I don’t remember where I have bought this dictionary.