REPORTED SPEECH

Se u liza cuando le decimos a alguien lo que dijo otra persona y hay dos pos:
- Directo —> Nicholas said, "I'm really red"
- Indirecto —> Nicholas said (that) he was red.

1. Statements
Estructura:
1. U lizamos SAY cuando no necesitamos un objeto: Say + (that) + subject + verb
Ej: "I'm happy!" —> She said (that) she was happy.
2. U lizamos TELL cuando tenemos un objeto: tell + object + (that) + subject + verb
Ej: "I'm happy!" —> She told me (that) she was happy.

Present simple Drink Past simple Drank

Present continuous Am drinking Past continuous Was drinking

Past simple Drank Past perfect simple Had drunk

Past continuous Was/were drinking Past perfect continuous Had been drunking

Present perfect simple Have/has drunk Past perfect simple Had drunk

Present perfect Past perfect continuous

Have/has been drinking Had been drunking
continuous

Past perfect simple Had drunk Past perfect simple Had drunk

Past perfect continuous Had been drunking Past perfect continuous Had been drunking

Future simple Will be Would Would be

Can / could X Could X

May / might X Might X

Must / have to X Had to X

Adverbs of me

Now In that moment

Yesterday The day before

Today That day

Tomorrow The day after

This (week) That (week)

Last (day) The (day) before

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 Next (year) The (year) after

(Two days) ago (Two days) before

Demostra ves:

Here There

In here In there

Out here Out there

This way That way

IMPORTANTE: Es importante cambiar el pronombre del es lo directo al indirecto

Ej: “I enjoy working in my garden” said Bob —> Bod said that he enjoyed in his garden

2. Orders and commands

- Los u lizamos cuando en el es lo directo damos una orden
Ej: “stop speaking in class”, the teacher said —> She told me to spop speaking in class
- Solamente tenemos que cambiar el empo, persona y lugar pero el verbo se queda en in ni vo

ESTRUCTURA:
+ / subject + told __ + to + verb in ni ve + complements
- / subject + told __ + not to + verb in ni ve + complements

3. O er and sugges ons

3.1. O er = oferta
- La u lizamos para transmi r una oferta en el es lo directo
Ej: “you can stay at my place for a couple of days” he said. —> He o ered me to stay at his
place for a couple of days

ESTRUCTURA:
+ / subject + o ered __ + to + verb in ni ve + complements

3.2. Sugges ons = sugerencia

- La u lizamos cuando queremos trasmi r un consejo o sugerencia en es lo directo
Ej: my father suggested watching a lm —> my father suggested that that should watching a
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Las preguntas de si y no
4. Ques ons
- Las u lizamos cuando informamos de una pregunta y podemos dis nguir entre:
Las preguntas con wh…
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 4.1. Wh… ques ons
- Se comporta con los mismos cambios que un reported speech es lo indirecto
Ej: l asked her, “what do you want?” —> I asked her what she wanted

ESTRUCTURA:
subject + asked __ + ques on word + subject + verb

4.2. Yes or no ques ons

- u lizamos esta estructura cuando la pregunta no con ene una ques on word
- Los cambios son los mismos que un reported speech es lo indirecto
Ej: He asked me, “Do you want a cup of tea?” —> He asked me if I wanted a cup of tea

ESTRUCTURA:
subject + asked __ + if + subject + verb
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