I knew that he lived in Kiev (он живет в Киеве)
He said that they were waiting for us (они ждут нас)
I knew that he had been living in Kiev since 1946 (он живет в Киеве с 1946)
He said (that) he had known her for two years (он знает ее 2 года)
Prior Action -
He said that he had already left Astana (он уже уехал из Астаны)
I knew that - it had been raining (что шел дождь)
He said that she had been ill for two weeks (она болела две недели)
Future Action
I knew that they would arrive on Sunday (они приедут в воскресенье)
He said that they would be working at 6 (в 6 они будут работать)
I knew that he would have translated the article by Monday
(он уже переведет эту статью к понедельнику)
Study how the Tenses are changed according
to the rule of the Sequence of Tenses. Present Indefinite – Past Indefinite Present Continuous – Past Continuous Present Perfect – Past Perfect Past Indefinite – Past Perfect (or stays the same) Past Continuous - Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect – (does not change) 6. Time and place changes: here - there; this –that; these –those; now -then, at that moment; today –that day; yesterday -the day before/the previous day; a year ago –a year before; last night –the previous day The Sequence of Tenses is not observed if the object clause expresses a general truth or something is represented as habitual, customary. The teacher told the children that water boils at 100 C. Ex. 7. Explain how the rules of the Sequence of Tenses work in this clauses. Translate the sentences. 1. She called my mother to say that they had just got a telegram from Boston announcing that Henry's brother had been married in Germany. 2. I knew she was itching to tell me what had happened. 3. He knew that his mother would think he was seriously ill and would probably speak to the teacher. 4. He wanted to return to the house to see how Billy was doing and tell him that he would be going out to California in 2 or 3 days. 5. Rudy decided that he would have to tell Bogart that it was impossible for him to appear before the board the next day, but that he would offer to do so any other day.
