希望、意図と約束の報告
希望、意図や約束を報告する場合、'would' が入った'that'の文節か、to-不定詞の文節が続く適切な伝達動詞を使います。 このパターンに使われる動詞には次のようなものがあります：hope, promise, threaten, guarantee, & swear。下記の最初の例にあるように、このthatの文節では 'that'を省略することが出来ます。
例
| 直接話法 | 間接話法 |
|---|---|
| "I'll pay you the money tomorrow," he said. |
He promised to pay me the money the next day. OR He promised that he would pay me the money the next day. OR He promised he would pay me the money the next day. |
| "I'll be back by lunchtime," he said. |
He promised to be back by lunchtime. OR He promised that he would be back by lunchtime. |
| "We should arrive in London before nightfall," they said. |
They hoped to arrive in London before nightfall. OR They hoped they would arrive in London before nightfall. |
| "Give me the keys to the safe or I'll shoot you!" he shouted. |
He threatened to shoot me if I didn't give him the keys to the safe. OR He threatened that he would shoot me if I didn't give him the keys to the safe. |
| "I will not tell anyone your secret" he said. |
He swore that he would not tell anyone my secret. OR He swore not to tell anyone my secret. |