REPORTED SPEECH part two

Carlos Ramos
 REPORTED SPEECH
El Reported Speech es la forma en la que puedes
contar, explicar, escribir o decir algo que alguien más
dijo, cambiando el tiempo verbal al pasado. Para las
preguntas nos ayudamos de IF para contextualizar.

Se diferencía de la Active Voice o Direct Speech en el

sentido que le das enfasis al objeto del enunciado, no al
sujeto.
 STRUCTURE
Es posible incorporar THAT en las frases afirmativas y
negativas para introducir lo que ha dicho la otra
persona, pero es opcional, cuestión de estilo.

ACTIVE VOICE
‘Cristian loves his daughter’

REPORTED SPEECH
‘Cristian said that he loved his daughter’
‘Cristian said he loved his daughter’
 PRESENT - PAST
Algo que tenemos que tener en cuenta, es que los
tiempos verbales siempre cambian, se va hacia el
pasado para expresar el momento en que la
información fue transmitida.

PRESENT SIMPLE
‘He runs every day’

PAST SIMPLE
‘He said (that) he ran every day’
 TRANSFORMATION
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE
Andrei is from Bogotá He said that Andrei was
from Bogotá
I am happy to see you She said (that) she was
happy to see you
Are you busy tonight? He asked me if I was busy
tonight.
We are not engineers They said they weren’t
engineers
My dog sleeps at 10 pm He said (that) his dog slept
at 10 pm
 TRANSFORMATION
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Stiven is living in Tocancipá
I’m making dinner
Why are you working so
hard?
They are playing Play
Station
Laura is not attending the
class today
PAST CONTINUOUS
He said that Stiven was
living in Tocancipá
He told me that he was
making dinner.
They asked me why I was
working so hard.
He said (that) they were
playing Play Station
He said (that) Laura was not
attending today’s class
 STRUCTURE
Además de utilizar THAT (de manera opcional) y el IF
para las preguntas, tenemos que tener en cuenta el
cambio de los adverbios de tiempo o de las palabras
que nos aporten un significado específico, al estar
reportando información estas cambian.
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Entonces cuando utilizamos Reported Speech, además
de tener en cuenta que el presente cambia a pasado,
tenemos siempre que tener en cuenta el contexto.

HERE – THERE
NOW – THEN
TODAY – THAT DAY
 EXAMPLE
‘My name is Britney Spears, I am a singer, I live
here in Los Angeles now. I am taking algebra
lessons now’

‘She said (that) she was Britney Spears, she was

a singer, she lived there in los Angeles then. She
was taking algebra lessons then’
 PRACTICE
1. I don’t have homework today, I need to work and
call my mom tonight – Cristian
2. Now I have other girls that are better than you, now
I am the worst because of you – Bad Bunny
3. She has a lot of pretty pretty boys, she calls them
friends – The Eagles (group)
4. Today is a great day, here I have all the things I
need - Ariane