Hi there!
Ann said:
They go swimming every day.
Ann said they went swimming every day.
I will always remember this place.
Ann said that she would always remeber that place.
We are going back again next year.
Ann said that they were going back again the next year.
Water freeres below 0°.
Ann said that water freezes below 0.
I have seen this film before.
Ann said that she had seen that film before.
How long have you been employed at Fredo's restaurant?
Ann asked how long had I been employed at Fredo`s restaurant.
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Vorbirea indirecta se foloseste pentru a transmite ceea ce altcineva a spus. De cele mai multe ori, verbul din propozitia principala este la timpul trecut (he said that, he told me, etc). Nu putem avea timp trecut in principala si timp prezent in secundara. Si-atunci, timpurile din propozitia secundara se vor transforma, astfel: present simple in past simple; present continuous in past continuous;past simple in past perfect simple present perfect simple in past perfect simple; past continuous in past perfect continuous,etc.
La propozitia Water freeres below 0°.//Ann said that water freezes below 0. nu este nicio schimbare,chiar daca verbul din principala este la timpul trecut. Si asta pentru ca exprima un adevar general-valabil, apa ingheata la 0 grade.
Mult succes!
