Слайд 2The rule of tenses present a special difficulty when the predicate
of the main sentence is expressed by a verb in one of the forms of the past tense.
Слайд 3In this case, the forms of the present and the future
verbs cannot be used in the sentences, although these are actions which are performed in the present or will be performed in the future.
Слайд 4If the verb in the main clause is in one of
the past tenses, then the verb of the subordinate clause is in one of the past tenses.
Слайд 5Three main variants:
1. If the action in the subordinate clause simultaneously
occurs with the action in the main clause, you must use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous:
They told us, “We are going to the library.”
Они сказали нам : «Мы идем в библиотеку».
They told us they were going to the library.
Они сказали нам, что идут в библиотеку.
Слайд 62. If the action in the subordinate clause precedes the action
in the main clause, the verb in the subordinate clause is used in Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous:
We were told, “It was raining a lot.”
Нам сказали: «Было много дождей».
We were told that it had been raining a lot.
Нам сказали, что было много дождей.
Слайд 73. If the action in the subordinate clause follows the action
of the main clause, you should use one of the tenses of the Future-in the-Past:
She said: “I will try to get the highest mark on the exam.”Она сказала: «Я постараюсь заработать на экзамене лучшую оценку».
She said she would try to get the highest mark on the exam. Она сказала, что постарается заработать на экзамене лучшую оценку.
Слайд 8Future in the Past - будущее в прошедшем
Tenses Future in the
Past are used in subordinate clauses after the words : said (that), told (that), thought (that) и т. п.
The following tenses are distinquished : the Future in the Past: Simple Future in the Past
Refers to actions in the future, as perceived from the past: He said he would go to the dentist.
Он сказал, что пойдет к зубному.
Indicates the process that will last at a certainmoment in the future, perceived from the past: He was planning how he would be sipping cocktail on his vacation. Continuous Future in the Past
Он представлял себе, как будет потягивать коктейль в отпуске.
An action that will be completed by a certainmoment in the future perceived from the past: We hoped we should have done our homework by midday. Perfect Future in the Past
Мы надеялись, что сделаем домашнее задание к полудню.
An extremely rare tensewhich denotes a process that will begin and continue until a certain moment in the future, perceived from the past: He told us he would have been working on the plant for 30 years next December. Perfect Continuous Future in the Past
Он рассказал нам, что в декабре исполнится 30 лет, как он работает на этом заводе
Слайд 9Table of the Sequence of tenses
Слайд 10Exceptions:
The tense in a subordinate clause can be unchanged if it
contains the exact time:
He told us, “I took part in the Moscow Olympic games in 1980.”
Он сказал нам: «Я принимал участие в Московских Олимпийских играх 1980 года».
He told us he took part in the Moscow Olympic games in 1980.
Он рассказал нам, что в 1980 году принимал участие в Московских Олимпийских играх.
Слайд 11Or if it is a well-known fact:
Newton proved that bodies attract
each other.
Ньютон доказал, что тела притягивают друг друга.
Слайд 12The rules of sequence of tenses are observed in subordinate additional
clauses, including in indirect speech. They do not apply to definitional, comparative, causal and other subordinate clauses.
Jim says (that)it is interesting (now).
it was interesting (yesterday).
it will be interesting (tomorrow).
Jim said (that)it was interesting (now).
it had been interesting (yesterday).
it would be interesting (tomorrow).