2. 过去时间推移到过去的过去

这里需要注意以下几点：

(1) 当强调动作或状态先于引述动词时，一般过去时要变成过去完成体。例如：

He said, “I didn’t know you.” → He said he hadn’t known me.

　 当“过去的过去”已经不言自明，或者通过其他词汇手段予以体现，或者侧重于强调所转述的事实本身时，一般过去时形式可以不变。例如：

　 Ann said, “She was born in 1981.”　 → Ann said she was born in 1981.

(2) 过去进行时可以变成过去完成进行时，也可以不变。例如：

Robert said, “I was joking with Mary.”

→ Robert said he had been joking with Mary.

　　　 Robert said he was joking with Mary.

(3) 过去完成时仍为过去完成时，不需改变。例如：

He said, “We hadn’t returned to the store when she came.”

→ He said they hadn’t returned to the store when she came.

(4) 时间状语分句中的一般过去式或者过去进行时可以不变。例如：

John said, “When I lived in London I often saw Jane.”

→ John said when he lived in London he had often seen Jane.

直接引语变成间接引语时，由于引述动词(said，told等)一般都是过去时形式，因此间接引语中的动词时态、人称代词、限定词、时间状语、地点状语等一般都要做相应的变化。有下面几种情况：

1. 现在时间推移到过去时间

所谓现在时间推移到过去时间指一般现在时变为一般过去时，现在进行时变成过去进行时，现在完成时变成过去完成时。例如：

She said, “I am hungry.” → She said (that) she was hungry.

Vince said, “I have found what’s wrong with the computer.” → Vince said he had found what was wrong with the computer.

在下列场合，尽管陈述动词为过去时形式，间接引语中的动词时态却不必改变，即：

(1) 当引述的是客观事实、科学真理、现在习惯工作以及格言等内容时：

He said, “The word ‘laser’ is an acronym(首字母缩略词).” → He said the word ‘laser’ is an acronym.

(2) 当动词所表示的状态或动作在引述时仍在继续时：

“I’m forty,” he said. → He said he is forty.

(3) 当谓语动词包含无过去时形式的情态助动词时：

He said, “It must be pretty late. I really must go.” → He said it must be pretty late, and he really must go.

He said, “You mustn’t smoke in the room.”→ He said I mustn’t smoke in the room.

2. 间接引语：用自己的话加以转述，被转述的话不放在引号内。上面两个例句变成间接引语应该是：

(1) My mother told me that I should finish my homework first and then I could go out and play with my friends.

(2) Our teacher said class was over and we should have a rest.

1. 直接引语：别人直接说的话，一般直接放在引号内。如：

(1) My mother told me, “You should finish your homework first, then you can play with your friends.”

(2) Our teacher said, “Class is over, we should have a rest.”

24. I don’t know that book.

A. where we can find B. can we find where

C. where can we find D. we can find where

23. Jim asked Lucy feed their cat.

A. didn’t forget to B. isn’t forget to C. not to forget to D. not forget to

22. I wonder next time.

A. what can I do B. how can I do C. what to do it D. how to do it

21. Andy really didn’t know to help the dying old woman.

A. what to do B. how could he do

C. whether he can do D. what can he did

20. Can you tell your mother ?

A. what time do you arrive home B. what time did you arrive home

C. when you arrived home D. when you arrive home

19. Would you please tell me ?

A. if he came back B. when did he came back

C. whether would he come back D. when will he come back