EL ESTILO INDIRECTO (REPORTED SPEECH)

CAMBIOS VERBALES EN EL ESTILO INDIRECTO

ORACIONES INTERROGATIVAS
OTROS CAMBIOS

EJERCICIOS
Utilizamos el estilo indirecto cuando queremos comunicar lo que otras personas
han dicho sin repetir las palabras exactas.
Los verbos mas utilizados para introducir el estilo indirecto son SAY y TELL. A
través de un sencillo cuadro esquemático vamos a ver cuales son los cambios
que hay que hacer a la hora de realizar una frase en estilo indirecto de manera
correcta.
CAMBIOS VERBALES EN EL ESTILO INDIRECTO
Estilo Directo Estilo Indirecto
Present Simple: I live in a big house He said that he lived in a bog house
Present Continuous: I am living in a He said that he was living in a big
big house house
Past Simple: I lived in a big house He said that he had lived in a big
house
Past Continuous: I was living in a big He said that he had been living in a
house big house
Present Perfect: I have lived in a big He said that he had lived in a big
house house
Will: I will live in a big house He said that he would live in a big
house
Can: I can live in a big house He said he could live in a big house
May: I may live in a big house He said he might live in a big house

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ORACIONES INTERROGATIVAS
Para las oraciones interrogativas los cambios verbales son los mismos, tan sólo
tenemos que ver las estructuras dependiendo de que tipo de interrogativa sea.
. WH- Questions
Cuando tenemos este tipo de oración, al pasarla a estilo indirecto seguiremos
la estructura de PRONOMBRE INTERROGATIVO+ Sujeto+ Verbo.
Ejemplo:
“Where  do  you  live?”  she  askedShe asked where I lived
. Yes/No Questions
En estas oraciones introducimos el estilo indirecto con la partícula IF+ Sujeto+
Verbo
Ejemplo:
“Can  you  open  the  Windows?”  he asked meHe asked me if I could open the
window.
OTROS CAMBIOS
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
today That day
Now Then
Yesterday The day befote
…days  ago ….days  befote
Last week The week befote
Next year The following year
Tomorrow The next day/the following day
Here There
This That
These Those

EJERCICIOS
1. Rewrite these sentences in reported speech
a. “I  will  not  repeat  this  again”  he  said  to  us
b. “China  is  a  densely  populated  country”  Ann  said
c. “I  saw  the  film  you  recommend  last  night”  he  said  to  her
d. “I  was  reading  a  story  to  the  children  last  night”  Matt  said
e. “I  have  applied  for  several  jobs  this  week”  he  said
f. “What  size  shoes  do  you  take?”  the  girl  asked  him
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 g. “Where  have  you  been?”  he  asked  me
h. “Are  you  familiar  with  the  plastic  industry?”  Mr  Roberts  asked  her
i. “Do  not  use  stereo  equipment”  the hostess said
j. “Can  you  speak  German?”  Violet  asked  Mark

2. Rewrite the following sentences:

a. Debby  told  me:  “I  will  meet  him  at  the  station  next  morning”
b. Ann  asked  Kate:  “Did  you  really  write  this  story?”
c. He  told  them:  “Don’t  tell  me  such  a  nonsense!”
d. He said:  “I  have  been  waiting  for  you  for  an  hour”
e. The  mother  asked  her:  “Why  are  your  clothes  so  dirty?”
f. Father  said:  “Mum  is  tired  now”
g. Tim  said:  “Who  has  taken  my  ruler?”
h. Marisa  said:  “I  always  eat  cornflakes  in  the  morning”
i. Luke  said:  “You  must  be  cleaning  the  office  next  week”
j. Lora  asked  me:  “Have  you  seen  my  daughter’”

3. Rewrite in Reported Speech

He said to her, "I love you."

"I saw María in the supermarket yesterday," said Carlos.

"We've lived here for three years," he said.

"I'll bring a pasta salad," said Francesca.

"Mark's going to install solar panels," said Miranda.

"They found gold here," said the geology teacher.

"Jenny can't speak French," said Pierre.

"I first met my wife in Seville," he told us.

"I want your homework handed in by tomorrow," he said.

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 "My mother made these cakes," said Juan.

Ken asked, "What are you going to do tonight?"

"I'm feeling tired now," said David.

"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.

4. Rewrite the following sentences:

Would you like to spend the weekend with us?"
"Could you open the window please?"
"Don't forget to post the letter!"
"Go to bed immediately!"
"Park the car behind the van."
"Please, please, turn down the radio!"
"Don't play with matches. They're very dangerous."
"I'll give you a lift to the airport."
"I won't lend you any more money."
The teacher said to her student, "You need to study harder."

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