Mittwoch, 23. April 2014

Indirekte Rede

Verschiebung von Zeitformen (mit Backshift)



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Simple Present

John: “I work in the garden.”
Simple Past

John said (that) she worked in the garden.
Simple Past

John: “I worked in the garden.”

Present Perfect

John: “I have worked in the garden.”
Past Perfect
John said (that) she had worked in the garden.
Past Perfect

John: “I had worked in the garden.”

will-future

John: “I will work in the garden.”
would + infinitive

John said (that) she would work in the garden.
I am going-to + infinitive

John: “I am working in the garden.”
I was going to + infinitive

John said (that) she was working in the garden.
can

John: “I can work in the garden.”
could

John said (that) she could work in the garden.
may

John: “I may work in the garden.”
 might

John said (that) she might work in the garden.