AULAGLOBAL ENGLISH SCHOOL REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH
Utilizamos el estilo indirecto cuando queremos comunicar a alguien lo que otra persona ha dicho, sin
usar las palabras exactas que sta utiliz.

a) Reported statements (oraciones declarativas)

Cambios de los tiempos verbales:

ESTILO DIRECTO ESTILO INDIRECTO

Presente simple
I train every day
Presente continuo
Im having a shower
Pretrito Perfecto
We havent seen it yet
Pasado simple
I met her at 3
Imperativo
Be quiet
Pasado simple
He said (that) he trained
every day
Pasado continuo
He said (that) he was having
a shower
Pretrito pluscuamperfecto
They said they hadnt met her
Pretrito pluscuamperfecto
He said he had met her at 3
Infinitivo
He told us to be quiet

Cambios de los verbos modales:

ESTILO DIRECTO ESTILO INDIRECTO

Can Could
I cant swim He said (that) he couldnt
swim.
Will Would
Ill send you a postcard He said (that) he would send
us a postcard.
Must / have (got) Had to
You must study more He said (that) we had study
more
May Might
It may be true He said (that) it might be
true

Los otros verbos modales no cambian.

El verbo introductor en los estilos directo e indirecto suele ser say . En el estilo directo, cuando el
verbo va sseguido de un objeto de persona, podemos emplear say to, o bien tell.
Ejemplo:
Im hungry, he said to me
Im working tonight, he told me.
Sin embargo en el estilo indirecto , slo se utilizara told.
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Los pronombres y adjetivos posesivos de primera persona cambian a tercera persona.
Ej: He said I cant find my keys.
He said (that) he couldnt find his keys

El pronombre you cambia a I.

Ej: He said You look tired
He said I looked tired.
Nota: He said, You look tired, Jane. He told Jane she looked tired

Otras expresiones que cambian:

ESTILO DIRECTO ESTILO INDIRECTO

THIS THAT
HERE THERE
TODAY THAT DAY
YESTERDAY THE DAY BEFORE
THE NEXT DAY/THE
TOMORROW
FOLLOWING DAY
TONIGHT THAT NIGHT
THE FOLLOWING
TOMORROW MORNING
MORNING
THE PREVIOUS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
AFTERNOON
THE FOLLOWING
NEXT WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
THE PREVIOUS
LAST WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
A WEEK/MONTH/YEAR A WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
AGO BEFORE
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1.- I really must have a rest, Andrew said.

2.- This meat tastes funny, Fanny said her mother.

3.- What time is the meeting?, the pupil asked.

4.- Is there any food in the house?, Kathleen asked me.

5.- Her cat understands everything, Mary told Hugh yesterday.

6.- Would you mind turning the music down?, the teacher asked.

7.- It has been raining a lot, Jonh said on Monday.

8.- Which way is the Post Office?, his uncle asked.

9.- I want to go on holiday, but I dont know where, he said.

10.- Andrew is working, Melissa said to me.

11.- Im going to give up my job, Jan says everyday.

12.- Ann has bought a new car, Tommy told us yesterday

13.- I will see you tomorrow, Laura told me

14.- My uncle died last week, Kevin said

15.- If I study, Ill pass in June!, Frank says.