直接引語變為間接引語的時間狀語變化

直接引語變間接引語時，有些時間狀語根據情況也要相應的改動：如將now改為then，將today 改為that day，將tonight改為that night，將yesterday改為the day before，將this month改為that month，將last week改為the week before，將three years ago改為three years before，將tomorrow改為the next day，將next year改為the next year，等等。如：

He said, “It is too late now.” 他說：“現在太遲了。”

→He said that it was too late then. 他說當時已太遲了。

He said, “It is very cold today.” 他說：“今天很冷。”

→He said that it was very cold that day. 他說那天很冷。

She said, “I’ll be back tomorrow.” 她說：“我明天回來。”

→She said that she would be back the next day. 她說她第二天回來。

以上變化有時應視情況而定，若在當時轉述，now不必改為then；若在當天轉述，today, yesterday, tomorrow等不必改為that day, the day before, the next day等；若在當周轉述，this week, last week 不必改為that week, the week before；若在當年轉述，this year, last year 不必改為that year, the year before 等。