1.my friend asked me who (is playing, was playing) the piano in the sitting room. 2. he said he (will come, would come) to the station to see me off. 3. i was sure he (posted, had posted) the letter. 4. i think the weather (will be, would be) fine next week. i hope it (will not change, would not change) for the worse. 5. iknew that he (is, was) a very clever man. 6. i want to know what he (has bought, had bought) for her birthday. 7. i asked my sister to tell me what she (has seen, had seen) at the museum. 8. he said he (is staying, was staying) at the ritz hotel. 9. they realized that they (lost, had lost) their way in the dark. 10. he asked me where i (study, studied). 11. i thought that i (shall finish, should finish) my work at that time. 12. he says he (works, worked) at school two years ago. 13. victor said he (is, was) very busy.

Петрова Анна Александровна

Старший преподаватель ВШЭ, CELTA

Проверено учителем

Ниже приведены правильные варианты для каждого предложения с объяснением правил согласования времен в английском языке. Правильные варианты

  1. My friend asked me who was playing the piano in the sitting room.
  2. He said he would come to the station to see me off.
  3. I was sure he had posted the letter.
  4. I think the weather will be fine next week. I hope it will not change for the worse.
  5. I knew that he was a very clever man.
  6. I want to know what he has bought for her birthday.
  7. I asked my sister to tell me what she had seen at the museum.
  8. He said he was staying at the Ritz Hotel.
  9. They realized that they had lost their way in the dark.
  10. He asked me where I studied.
  11. I thought that I should finish my work at that time.
  12. He says he worked at school two years ago.
  13. Victor said he was very busy.

Объяснение грамматических правил Выбор формы глагола в этих предложениях зависит от правила согласования времен (Sequence of Tenses). Основной принцип: если глагол в главном предложении стоит в прошедшем времени, время в придаточном предложении также должно «сдвинуться» в прошлое.

Ситуация ПравилоПримеры из списка
Прошедшее время в главном предложенииНастоящее время меняется на прошедшее (Past Simple/Continuous), будущее — на Future-in-the-Past (would), прошедшее — на Past Perfect.№ 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
Настоящее время в главном предложенииВремя в придаточном предложении остается без изменений (согласно смыслу).№ 4, 6
Past Perfect (Предпрошедшее)Используется, если действие в придаточном предложении произошло раньше действия в главном.№ 3 (сначала отправил, потом я был уверен), № 9 (сначала заблудились, потом поняли)
Прямая речь vs КосвеннаяЕсли в главном предложении настоящее время (he says), то время в придаточном сохраняется как в оригинале.№ 12 (worked остается, так как это факт из прошлого: «работал два года назад»)

Краткий справочник замен (при главном глаголе в Past):

  • is/am/are right arrow was/were will right arrow would shall right arrow should has/have + V3 right arrow had + V3 V2 (Past Simple) right arrow had + V3 (Past Perfect)

Вы можете использовать этот список для проверки аналогичных упражнений на косвенную речь. Good response Bad response

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