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Reported Speech
Se il tempo del verbo nel discorso diretto è al presente non ci sono cambiamenti di
tempo:
Invece se il tempo del discorso diretto è al passato c’è uno spostamento all’indietro:
Will = would
es. She said: "I will help you" = She said (that) I would help me
Can = Could
es. She said: "I can swim" = She said (that) she could swim
Must/have to = Had to
Es. They said: “We must leave before 8.00” = They said they had to leave before
8.00
Would/Could
Ordini
Now - Then
This – That
Here – There
Tomorrow – the following day/ next day
last week/month/year - the previous week/month/year
a week/month/year ago - a week/month/year before
NOTE: Most of these are followed by a noun clause (eg. He states that Americans
are afraid of non-existent risks). However, some CANNOT BE. Those that cannot
are followed by an asterisk. These must be followed by a noun or noun phrase (He
discusses the problems of youth today; He tells the reader that we are too afraid.)
"Ask," "question," "inquire," and "wonder" must be followed by "whether or not" or
"if" (He wonders if Americans understand statistical probability.)