6 REPHRASING: REPORTED SPEECH PREPARATUOPOMAESTRO

1.- Orders, requests and suggestions.

- “Sit down and listen to me,” my grandfather said. (order)

- “Give your aunty a kiss, “ said my mum. (request)

-“Don´t go anywhere until I come back,” Peter said. (request)

- “Let´s spend next weekend in Madrid,” Mary suggested. (suggestion).

2) Sujeto + reporting verb + (not) + to infinitive.

Agree, offer, promise, refuse, threaten

-“I won´t speak to my son ever again,” His mum said.

-“I´ll drive you home when the concert finishes,” his friend said.

- “I will help you with your homework,” he promised.

- “I will kill you if I ever see you again around here,” the man told me.
3) Sujeto + reporting verb + + objeto indirecto + (not) + to infinitivo.

Advise, ask, encourage, invite, order, persuade, recommend, remind, tell, warn
- “You should wear warm clothes to go to the mountains,” he told me.

- “You mustn´t be late for school or the teacher will be mad,” his best friend told her.

- “Would you like to come home for dinner tomorrow,” Tom asked her.

4) Sujeto + reporting verb + (not) + verbo –ing.

Apologize for, deny, recommend, suggest.

- “Get on a diet before you go to the beach,” Susan recommended me.

Susan..

- “I´m sorry I forgot to bring back your book,” he said.

He…

- “No, I didn´t bump your car, “ Frank said.

Frank …

- “Why don´t we travel by train? It will be more comfortable.” Susan said.

Susan …

5) Sujeto + reporting verb + (that) + sujeto + verbo.

Add, admit, agree, announce, answer, claim, complain, declare, deny, explain, insist,
mention, predict, promise, reply, reveal, say, stay, state, suggest
-“ I have stolen the money,” the man said.
The man…
-“I´m innocent, I haven´t done anything,” Susan insisted.
Susan …
- “You will have four children,” the fortune teller predicted.
The fortune teller…
- “I won´t allow any swearwords in this class” the teacher insisted.
The teacher …
6) Sujeto + reporting verb + if /whether / wh-word + sujeto + verbo.

Ask, enquire, question, wonder, want to know

- “Will I win a prize at the awards ceremony tonight?” the actor wondered.
The actor …
- “Will you come to the zoo with me tomorrow? Peter asked me.
Peter wanted …
- “Do we need a passport to enter your country?” he enquired.
The immigrant …
- “Is this the man you saw outside your home,” the policeman questioned the
witness.
The policeman questioned …