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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

Pasado simple

He said (that) he trained

every day

Presente continuoIm having a shower

Pasado continuoHe said (that) he was having

a shower

Pretrito Perfecto

We havent seen it yet

Pretrito pluscuamperfecto

They said they hadnt met her

Pasado simple

I met her at 3

Pretrito pluscuamperfecto

He said he had met her at 3

mperativo

Be quiet

nfinitivo

He told us to be quiet

Cambios de los verbos modales:

ESTILO DIRECTO ESTILO INDIRECTO

Can

I cant swim

Could

He said (that) he couldnt

swim.

!ill

Ill send you a ostcard

!ould

He said (that) he would send

us a ostcard.

"ust # have $got%!ou must study more &ad toHe said (that) we had study

more

"a'

It may be true

"ight

He said (that) it might be

true

(os otros verbos modales no cambian.

)l verbo introductor en los estilos directo e indirecto suele ser say . )n el estilo directo, cuando el

verbo va sseguido de un ob*eto de persona, podemos emplear say to o bien tell.

)*emplo:+m hungr', he said to me

+m -oring tonight, he told me.

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(os pronombres ' ad*etivos posesivos de primera persona cambian a tercera persona.

)*: &e said + cant find m' e's.

&e said $that% he couldnt find his e's

)l pronombre yo!cambia a I.

)*: &e said +1ou loo tired

&e said looed tired.

Nota"&e said, +1ou loo tired, 2ane. 3 &e told 2ane she looed tired

4tras expresiones que cambian:

ESTILO DIRECTO ESTILO INDIRECTO

5&/ 5&65

&)7) 5&)7)

54861 5&65 861

1)/5)7861 5&) 861 9)47)

54"4774!5&) ;)4U/

!))?#"4;5)67

6 !))?#"4;5)67

6=4

6 !))?#"4;5)67

9)47)

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.# $ 5e !at undestands e(e%t'ing)* Ma% told 5ug' %esteda%.

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.# $ 'i!' ,a% is t'e :ost Oi!e1)* 'is un!le ased.

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"".# $I* an sa%s.