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Imaginen que el profesor los vio conversando y siente curiosidad de saber que
dijo cada uno y les pregunta a alguno de ellos:
Professor: What did Rebeca say?
Reported speech: She said she was worried
Professor: Why? What did she tell you?
Reported speech: She told us she hadnt studied for the exam
Professor: And What did Memo tell her?
Reported speech: He told Rebeca she just sat next to him because he had
studied
Professor: Really? An what did Araceli say?
Reported Speech: She said she couldnt believe it
Professo: And why Ernesto was so happy?
Reported speech: Because he told Memo he was our savior!
Professor: I see. And finally what did Araceli tell you?
Reported speech: She told us (that) the professor was coming so we needed
to be ready.
TENSE
Simple Present
SENTENCE
Paul: I love cats
Present
Progressive
Paul: I am
studying
administration
Paul: I have
played soccer
many times
Present Perfect
Simple Past
Paul: I enjoyed
the movie
Past Progressive
Paul: I was
watching TV last
night
Future
Paul: I will go to
Queretaro
Can
Should, Could
REPORTED SPEECH
SAID
TOLD
He said he loved
He told me he
cats
loved cats.
He said he was
He told me he
studying
was studying
administration
administration.
He said he had
He told me he
played soccer
had played
many times.
soccer many
times.
He said he had
He told me he
enjoyed the
had enjoyed the
movie
movie.
He said he had
He told me he
been watching TV had been
last night.
watching TV last
night.
He said he would He told me he
go to Queretaro
would go to
Queretaro.
He said he could
He told me he
play the piano
could play the
piano.
He said he should He told me he
pay more
should pay more
attention.
attention.
He said he could
fix the car.
He told me he
could fix the car.
DUDAS?