Függő beszéd – kijelentő mondatok
Amikor mások szavait közvetett módon idézzük (reported speech), az igeidő jellemzően egy lépéssel hátrébb kerül (backshift) — pl. Present Simple → Past Simple, will → would. Példa: 'I am tired,' she said. → She said that she was tired. (Azt mondta, hogy fáradt.)
| Direkt mód | Függő mód | Példa |
|---|---|---|
| Present Simple (am / speak) | Past Simple (was / spoke) | "I am happy" → she was happy |
| Past Simple (spoke) | Past Perfect (had spoken) | "I called her" → he had called her |
| Present Continuous (am working) | Past Continuous (was working) | "I am studying" → she was studying |
| Present Perfect (have finished) | Past Perfect (had finished) | "I have passed" → she had passed |
| will + V1 | would + V1 | "I will call" → he would call |
| can + V1 | could + V1 | "I can drive" → she could drive |
| must / have to | had to | "I must leave" → he had to leave |
Gyakorló feladatok
He told me he was going to Paris.
Azt mondta nekem, hogy Párizsba megy.
She said she had been working all day.
Azt mondta, hogy egész nap dolgozott.
They said they would call us later.
Azt mondták, hogy később hívnak minket.
He mentioned that he could not come.
Megemlítette, hogy nem tud jönni.
Mondatfordítás