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    The document discusses direct and reported speech. Direct speech reports what someone said verbatim between quotation marks. Reported speech does not use quotation marks and the verb tenses typically change from the original statement. For example, present simple becomes past simple in reported speech. Some common changes in reported speech include changing expressions of time and using "that" or "if" to introduce what was said.

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    The document discusses direct and reported speech. Direct speech reports what someone said verbatim between quotation marks. Reported speech does not use quotation marks and the verb tenses typically change from the original statement. For example, present simple becomes past simple in reported speech. Some common changes in reported speech include changing expressions of time and using "that" or "if" to introduce what was said.

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    ESTILO DIRECTO E INDIRECTO

    Cuando queremos comunicar o informar de lo que otra persona ha dicho, hay


    dos maneras de hacerlo: utilizando el estilo directo o el estilo indirecto.

    Direct Speech (El estilo directo)

    Cuando queremos informar exactamente de lo que otra persona ha dicho,


    utilizamos el estilo directo. Con este estilo lo que la persona ha dicho se coloca
    entre comillas (“…”) y deberá ser palabra por palabra.

    Ejemplos:
    “I am going to London next week,” she said. (“Voy a Londres la semana que viene,” ella
    dijo.)

    “Do you have a pen I could borrow,” he asked.(“¿Tienes un bolígrafo que puedas
    prestarme?,” él preguntó.)

    Alice said, “I love to dance.”(Alice dijo, “Me encanta bailar.”)

    Chris asked, “Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow night?”(Chris preguntó,
    “¿Te gustaría cenar conmigo mañana por la noche?”)

    Reported Speech (El estilo indirecto)

    El estilo indirecto, a diferencia del estilo directo, no utiliza las comillas y no necesita
    ser palabra por palabra. En general, cuando se usa el estilo indirecto, el tiempo
    verbal cambia. A continuación tienes una explicación de los cambios que sufren los
    tiempos verbales.

    A veces se utiliza “that” en las frases afirmativas y negativas para introducir lo que ha
    dicho la otra persona. Por otro lado, en las frases interrogativas, se puede utilizar “if”.
    Ten en cuenta que las expresiones de tiempo cambian en el estilo indirecto,
    como se muestra en la tabla siguiente:

    Direct Speech Reported Speech

    Present Simple Past Simple

    “He is American,” she said. She said he was American.

    “I am happy to see you,” Mary said. Mary said that she was happy to see me.

    He asked, “Are you busy tonight?” He asked me if I was busy that night.

    Present Continuous Past Continuous

    “Dan is living in San Francisco,” She said Dan was living in San
    she said. Francisco.

    He said, “I’m making dinner.” He told me that he was making dinner.

    “Why are you working so hard?” They asked me why I was working so
    they asked. hard.

    Past Simple Past Perfect Simple

    “We went to the movies last night,” He told me they had gone to the
    he said. movies the night before.

    Greg said, “I didn’t go to Greg said that he hadn’t gone to work the
    work yesterday.” day before.

    “Did you buy a new car?” she


    She asked me if I had bought a new car.
    asked.

    Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

    “I was working late last night,” Vicki told me she’d been working late the
    Vicki said. night before.

    They said, “we weren’t They said that they hadn’t been
    waiting long.” waiting long.
    He asked, He asked if I’d been sleepingwhen he
    “were you sleepingwhen I called?” called.

    Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple

    Heather said, “I’ve already eaten.” Heather told me that she’d already eaten.

    “We haven’t been to China,” they


    They said they hadn’t been to China.
    said.

    “Have you worked here before?” I I asked her whether she’d worked there
    asked. before.

    Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

    “I’ve been studying English for two He said he’d been studyingEnglish for
    years,” he said. two years.

    Steve said, “we’ve been datingfor Steve told me that they’d been dating for
    over a year now.” over a year.

    “Have you been waitinglong?” They asked whether I’d been


    they asked. waiting long.

    Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple (NO CHANGE)

    “I’d been to Chicago before for He said that he’d been to Chicago before
    work,” he said. for work.

    Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous (NO CHANGE)

    She said, “I’d been dancingfor She said she’d been dancingfor years
    years before the accident.” before the accident.

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