Zmena časov pri používaní tlmočenej reči

Výrok v priamej reči	Ekvivalent v nepriamej reči
Prítomný čas jednoduchý	Minulý čas jednoduchý
"I always drink coffee", she said	She said that she always drank coffee.
Prítomný čas priebehový	Minulý čas priebehový
"I am reading a book", he explained.	He explained that he was reading a book
Minulý čas jednoduchý	Predminulý čas jednoduchý
"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said.	He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday.
Predprítomný čas jednoduchý	Predminulý čas jednoduchý
"I have been to Spain", he told me.	He told me that he had been to Spain.
Predminulý čas jednoduchý	Predminulý čas jednoduchý
"I had just turned out the light," he explained.	He explained that he had just turned out the light.
Predprítomný čas priebehový	Predminulý čas jednoduchý
They complained, "We have been waiting for hours".	They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
Minulý čas priebehový	Predminulý čas priebehový
"We were living in Paris", they told me.	They told me that they had been living in Paris.
Budúci čas jednoduchý	Prítomný podmieňovací
"I will be in Geneva on Monday", he said.	He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday.
Budúci čas priebehový	Podmieňovací priebehový
She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday".	She said that she would be using the car next Friday.

Nepotrebujete meniť čas, ak je prítomné oznamovacie sloveso, alebo ak sa pôvodné stanovisko týkalo niečoho, čo je stále pravdou, napríklad:

• He says he has missed the train but he'll catch the next one.
• We explained that it is very difficult to find our house.

 

Tieto modálne slovesá sa v nepriamej reči nemenia: might, could, would, should, ought to:

• We explained, "It could be difficult to find our house." = We explained that it could be difficult to find our house.
• She said, "I might bring a friend to the party." = She said that she might bring a friend to the party.