Ευθύς λόγος: τα λόγια που λέει κάποιος

Πλάγιος λόγος: λέω σε κάποιον άλλο τα λόγια που είπε κάποιος

Αυτός είπε: «Θα φύγω αύριο»

Αυτός είπε ότι θα έφευγε την επόμενη μέρα

ΚΑΤΑΦΑΣΗ / ΑΡΝΗΣΗ (said / told)

1. He said, “I study French”

He said that he studied French

2. He said to me, “I’m going to school”

He told me that he was going to school

3. He said “I bought a car”

He said that he had bought a car

4. He said to me “I was watching TV’

He told me he was watching TV / he told me he had been watching TV

5. He said, “I have been to Rome”

He said that he had been to Rome

6. He said “I have been playing football”

He said that he had been playing football

7. He said, “I had played football”

He said that he had played football

8. He said, “I had been working hard”

He said that he had been working hard.
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10. He said “I will go to France”

He said that he would go to France

11. He said, “I will be studying

He said that he would be studying

12. He said, “I will have played”

He said that he would have played

13. He said, “I can speak French”

He said that he could speak French

14. He said, “He is going to visit his parents”

He said that he was going to visit his parents

ΕΥΘΥΣ ΠΛΑΓΙΟΣ
Am, is, are Was, were
Was, were Had been
Have been / has been Had been
Don’t / doesn’t Didn’t
Didn’t Hadn’t

ΠΛΑΓΙΕΣ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΕΙΣ (asked)

John said to me: “When will you go to Athens?”

John asked me when I would go to Athens.

Mary asked Peter: “Where are you going?”

Mary asked Peter where he was going

He asked me, “How are you today?

He asked me how I was that day

She asked me: “When will you get back from your trip?”

She asked me when I would get back from my trip

He asked me, “How long have you studied English?”

He asked me how long I had studied English

She asked me, “Where is he going now?”

She asked me where he was going then

She asked me, “What do you do in your spare time?”

She asked me what I did in my spare time

He said, “Why did she apply for the job?”

He asked why she had applied for the job

“How is your mother?” Amy asked me

Amy asked me how my mother was

He asked her, “What time is it?”

He asked her what time it was

Mary asked John “Do you like Paris?”

Mary asked John if he liked Paris

“Do you like driving?” Jim said to her

Jim asked her if she liked driving

“Is he still learning to play the piano?” Bob said to me

Bob asked me if he was still learning to play the piano

“Have you been learning French long?” he said to her

He asked her if she had been learning French long

“Do you have to work on Sundays?” Rita asked her

Rita asked her if she had to work on Sundays

“Do you often eat out in restaurants?” she said to me

She asked me if I often ate out in restaurants

“Can you open this tin for me?”, Jane said to her

Jane asked her if she could open that tin for her

ΠΡΟΣΤΑΚΤΙΚΗ
He said to me: “Open the window”

He told me to open the window

“Go to bed!” the mother said to the child

The mother told the child to go to bed