В пособии рассматриваются основные моменты английской грамматики: части речи имя существительное, имя прилагательное и наречие; видо-временные формы глагола; модальные глаголы; неличные формы глагола

1. Past Simple and Past Continuous in time clauses do not normally change.
The verb in the main clause can either remain unchanged or become the
past perfect:

He said, ‘When I was living/lived with my friend I cleaned the flat.
He said that when he was living/lived with his friend he usually
cleaned/had usually cleaned the flat.
2. A past tense used to describe a state of affairs which still exists when the
speech is reported remains unchanged.
She said, ‘I decided not to buy the house because it was in the
industrial area.
She said she had decided not to buy the house because it was in
the industrial area.

5. Time and place expressions in reported speech

a) Adverbs and adverbial phrases of time and place change as follows:
here there
now then/that day;
at once/immediately/right away
today, tonight that day, that night
this week/month, etc. that week/month, etc.
tomorrow the next day, the following day, the day after
next week/month, etc. the next/the following week/month, etc.
the day after tomorrow in two days’ time
yesterday the day before, the previous day
the day before yesterday two days before
last night the previous night
last week/year, etc the previous week/year, etc;
the week/year etc. before
a year etc. ago a year before/the previous year
two days/weeks etc. ago two days/weeks etc. before
Also: this/these that/those
come go
herewith, herein, etc. therewith, therein, etc.

b) But if the speech is made and reported on the same day these time changes

are not necessary:
At breakfast this morning Dad said, ‘I’ll be late today.’
At breakfast this morning Dad said that he would be late today.

c) Of course it is necessary to make some logical changes if a speech is re-

ported one or two days after it was made. On Monday Tom phoned Jane:
I’m returning the day after tomorrow. (i.e. on Wednesday)
If Jane reports his words on Tuesday she will say:
Tom said he was returning tomorrow.
If she reports them on Wednesday she will say:
Tom said he was returning today.

d) here becomes there only when it is clear what place is meant:

When they were leaving the library he said, ‘I’ll be here again tomorrow.’
When they were leaving the library he said that he would be there
again the next day.
But usually here has to be replaced by some phrase:
She opened the door and said to the dog, ‘Stay here!’
She opened the door and ordered the dog to stay beside the door.
Mother said, ‘Come here, children’.
Mother called the children.