2: 00 – It’s two o’clock. 2: 30 – It’s half past two. 2: 05

Reported speech: he said (that) he was watching TV while she was cooking. U aytdiki u televizor ko’rayotgan paytda u ovqat pishirayotgan edi.
* Ma’lum bir modal fe’llar o’zlshtirma gaplarda o’zgarmaydi. Bular would, could, might, should va ought to lardir.
Direct speech: ‘I could run fast when I was young,’ Tom said.
Men tez yugura olar edim yosh bo’lganimda, dedi Tom.
Reported speech: Tom said (that) he could run fast when he was young. – Tom aytdi u tez yugura olganligini u yosh bo’lganida. – Tom aytdi u tez yugura olganligini u yosh bo’lganida.
Reported questions – So’roq gaplarni o’zlashtirma gaplarga o’zgartirish.
Yesterday, Mary went to the doctor’s.
Kecha Meri shifokor huzuriga bordi.
The doctor asked Mary how often she exercised.
Shifokor Meridan qanchalik tez-tez mashq qilib turishini so’radi.
She also asked her if/whether she drank milk.
U ya’na undan sut ichganligini ham so’radi.
* Biz o’zlashtirma gapning so’roq shaklini ask (so’ramoq) yoki want to know (bilishni hohlamoq) fe’llari bilan boshlaymiz.
O’zlashtirma so’roq gaplarda fe’l darak shaklda bo’ladi va so’roq belgisi tushib qoladi.
Fe’llarning zamon ko’rinishi, olmoshlar va vaqt iboralari darak shakliga o’xshab o’zgaradi.
Are you working tomorrow morning? Paul asked her.
Sen ertaga ertalab ishlaysanmi? Pol so’radi undan.
Paul asked her if she was working the next morning.
Pol undan so’radi u keying kun ertalab ishlashini.
* Agar ko’chirma so’roq gaplar so’roq so’zlar bilan boshlansa (who-kim, where-qayerda, how-qanday qilib, when-qachon, why-nimaga, what-nima va h.k.) o’zlashtirma gaplarda ham bu so’roq so’zlar ishtirok etadi.
‘Why are you late?’ mother asked me.
Nimaga kechikib qolding? Onam mendan so’radi.
Mother asked me why I was late. Onam mendan so’radi nimaga kechikib qolganligimi.
* Agar ko’chirma so’roq gaplar yordamchi fe’llar bilan boshlansa (is, do, have va h.k) yoki modal fe’llar bilan boshlansa (can, may va h.k) undan o’zlashtirma so’roq gaplar if (mi, yo, yoki) yoki whether (mi, yo, yoki) bilan boshlanadi.
‘Can you speak French?’ they asked me.
Fransuz tilida so’zlasha olasizmi? Ular mendan so’rashdi.
They asked me if/whether I could speak French.
Ular mendan so’rashdi Fransuzcha gaplasha olishimi.