直接引語是陳述句時
直接引語如果是陳述句，變為間接引語時，用連詞that引導（that在口語中常省去），that從句之前用say、tell等動詞，從句中的人稱、時態、指示代詞、時間狀語、地點狀語等要作相應的變化。
1、 人稱的變化
直接引語改為間接引語人稱要相應的變化?？谠E如下：一隨主，二隨賓，第三人稱不更新?！耙浑S主”即把直接引語中的第一人稱(如：I，me，my，mine，we，us，our，ours)變為與主句的主語相一致的人稱。“二隨賓”即把直接引語中的第二人稱(you，your，yours)變為和主句的間接賓語(即聽話人，如無聽話人，可根據上下文的體會人為確定一個人稱)相一致的人稱?！暗谌朔Q不更新”即直接引語中的第三人稱(he，him，his，she，her，hers,it，its,they,their，theirs，them)變為間接引語時，人稱不變。
一隨主：① He said , “I like it very much.” 他說：“我非常喜歡它”。
→He said that he liked it very much. 他說他非常喜歡它。(I改為he, it不變)
②They said ,”our parents often go shopping with us.”
→They said their parents often go shopping with them.
二隨賓: ①He said, “You told me this story.”他說：“你給我講過這個故事。”
→He said that I had told him that story.他說我給他講過那個故事。(You改為I, me改為him, told改為had told)
②She said to Mary ,”How is your brother now?”
→She asked Mary how her brother was then.
第三人稱不更新:①He said to me, “She’s left her book in your room”.他對我說：“她把書放在你的房間里去了?！?div style="height:15px;">
He told me that she had left her book in my room. 他對我說她把書放在我的房間里去了。（She’s→she had， her不變，your→my）
②Mr White said,”Hand is a good worker.”
→Mr White said Hand was a good worker.
2、 時態的變化
直接引語變為間接引語時，從句的時態要作出相應的變化，當主句為一般現在時，從句可以是任何時態；當主句為一般過去時，從句必須為過去時的某個時態。即“主過從過，主現從任”。情態動詞也要變成相應的過去式：
Can—could；may — might；must — must/had to
（1）主句的謂語動詞是一般過去時
如主句的謂語動詞是一般過去時，直接引語變間接引語時，從句的謂語動詞在時態方面要作相應的變化。直接引語改為間接引語時,動詞時態相應變化表：
①He said, “I usually watch TV on Sunday.”他說：“我常在星期天看電視”。
→He said that he usually watched TV on Sunday.他說他常在星期天看電視。
②He said, “I'm using the knife.”他說：“我正在用小刀?！?div style="height:15px;">
→She said that she had not heard from him since May. 她說自從五月份以來她就沒收到他的來信。
⑥Zhou Lan said, “I'll do it after class.”周蘭說：“下課后我就去做?！?div style="height:15px;">
