A 引导动词如果是一般过去时，直接引语中的现在完成时在间接引语中要变成过去完成时：

He said，%26lsquo;I%26rsquo;ve been in England for ten years．%26rsquo;

他说：%26ldquo;我已经在英国住了十年了。%26rdquo;相当于：

He said that he had been in England for ten years．

他说他在英国已经住了十年。

He said，%26lsquo;When you%26rsquo;ve worked for a year you%26rsquo;ll get a rise．%26rsquo;

他说：%26ldquo;你工作一年之后，会加工资。%26rdquo;相当于：

He said that when I%26rsquo;d worked for a year I%26rsquo;d get a rise．

他说我工作一年之后会加工资。

She said，%26lsquo;I%26rsquo;ll lend you the book as soon as I have read it myself．%26rsquo;

她说：%26ldquo;我一看完这本书就借给你。%26rdquo;相当于：

She said she%26rsquo;d lend me the book as soon as she%26rsquo;d read it herself．

她说她一看完那本书就借给我。

B 直接引语中的一般过去时通常也作同样的变化：

He said，%26lsquo;I knew her well．%26rsquo;

他说：%26ldquo;我过去很了解她。%26rdquo;相当于：

He said that he had known her well．

他说他过去很了解她。

但在许多情况下一般过去时保持不变。（参见第309节至第310节。）（关于条件句中if后的过去完成时，参见第223节；wish和only之后的过去完成时，参见第300节；关于as if和 asthough之后的过去完成时，参见第292节。）