algo que foi dito por alguém, algo que foi revelado a outras pessoas, com nossas próprias palavras
He said: “I Know it well”. (direct speech)
He said (that) he knew it well. (reported speech) Há três tipos de Reported Speech Statements
He said to her, “I love you!”
He told her he loved her. Commands
He said to her, “Open the door!”
He told her to open the door. Questions
He said to her, “Do you love me?”
He asked her if (whether) she loved him. Alterações Verbais Direct speech Indirect Speech Simple Past Simple Present Present Continuous Past Continuous Present Perfect Past Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Simple past Past Perfect Simple Future Simple Conditional Simple Conditional Conditional Perfect Can Could May Must Might Had To Examples She said, “ I live in London” She said that she lived in London . She said, “ I’m living in She said that she was London” living in London. She said, “ I lived in London” She said that she had lived in London . She said, “ I will live in She said that she would London” live in London. She said that she had She said, “ I have been living been living in London. in London “ Quando o verbo introdutório to say estiver no simple present, present continuous, present perfect ou simple future, não haverá mudanças nos tempos verbais He says: “I love dancing.” He says (that) he loves dancing.
Os verbos Should, ought to, might e could, assim como os verbos no
past continuous e no past perfect, não sofrem alterações na passagem do discurso indireto. He said to her, “ I was studying hard”. He told her (that) he was studying hard.
Com verdades universais não há mudança verbal
He said, “Man is mortal”.
He said (that) man is mortal. Outras Alterações Direct speech Indirect speech This That These Those Here There Now Then Today That day Yesterday The day before Tomorrow The next day Last(...) The (...) before Next(...) The following (...) ago Before Examples He said, “ I am here” He said that he was there. He said , “ I am He said that he was speaking now” speaking at that moment He said, “ I’ll go He said that he would tomorrow” go the next day No direct speech, deve-se usar say ou say to na oração introdutória. Já no reported speech, usa- se say (sem objeto) ou tell seguido do de objeto direto na oração introdutória, ou ask ou order conforme o tipo de reported speech. O conectivo that é facultativo Tipos de Reported Speech Statements Seguem normalmente as regras já anteriormente mencionadas.
He said, “ I study hard.”
He said (that) he studied hard. He said to us, “I think I have broken my arm.” He told us (that) he thought he had broken his arm. Commands
Direct speech indirect speech
Verbo principal Tell, order ou command Please ask. Imperativo afirmativo Infinitivo com to Imperativo negativo not + infinitivo com to
He said to John, “Please, open the door.”
He asked John to open the door.
She said to him, “Don’t smoke here”.
She Told (ordered) him not to smoke there. Questions Com orações interrogativas, o verbo introdutório altera-se para ask. He said, “How is Paul?” He asked how Paul was.
John said to Mary, “ Where did you spend your
holidays?” John asked Mary where she had spent her holidays. Quando não houver pronome interrogativo, usamos whether ou if no discurso indireto.
He said to me, “Did you go there
yesterday?” He asked me if (whether) I had gone there the day before.