| 1 Durante a passagem do discurso directo ao discurso indirecto, os advérbios de tempo e de lugar normalmente alteram-se. A escolha destes depende do contexto: |
| DISCURSO DIRECTO |
| John said, " Mary is coming here today. " |
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| DISCURSO INDIRECTO |
| (mesmo local + mesmo dia) |
| John said (that) Mary was coming here today. |
| (mesmo local + dia seguinte) |
| John said (that) Mary was coming here yesterday. |
| (mesmo local + dias mais tarde) |
| John said (that) Mary was coming here that day. |
| (local diferente + mesmo dia) |
| John said (that) Mary was going there today. (1) |
| (1) Repare na alteração do verbo coming para going. |
| 2 Alguns advérbios de tempo: | |
| Directo | Indirecto |
| now | immediately / then / at that time |
| today | that day |
| tonight | that night |
| yesterday | the day before / the previous day |
| last night | the night before / the previous night |
| (three days) ago | (three days) before / earlier |
| the day before yesterday | two days before |
| tomorrow | the following day / the next day |
| next (Sunday) | the following (Sunday) |
| next week | the following week |
| next month | the following month |
| next year | the following year |
| the day after tomorrow | in two days' time |
| 3 Advérbios de lugar : | |
| Directo | Indirecto |
| here | there |
| this (room) | that (room) |
| these (rooms) | those (rooms) |