Inglés B2: Reported Speech

Reported Speech

1)Statements (enunciados).

2)Orders (órdenes).

3)Question (preguntas): 

  a)Close questions b) Wh- questions

1. Statements: el tiempo verbal de la oración en estilo directo da un salto atrás en el pasado.

Direct E.	Indirect E.
Present Simple	Past simple
Present continuous	Past continous
Past simple	Past perfect simple
Past continous	Past perfect continous
Present perfect simple	Past perfect simple
Present perfect continous	Past perfect continous
Past perfect simple	Past perfect simple
Past perfect comtinous	Past perfect continous
Referencias temporales y espaciales
Today	That day
Yesterday	The day before/the previous day
Tomorrow	The following day/the nexy day
Last week	The week before/the previous week
This	That
These	Those

Ejemplos:

Direct E.	Indirect E.
“I will go to your party, Sam”	He said he would go to his/Sam's party
“I'm 27 years old”, she said	She said She was 27 years old She said She is (todavía los tiene) 27...
“I like the Beatles”	She said She likes the Beatles

2. Orders: estructura Told + Sb. + To do + Sth.

Ejemplos:

Direct E.	Indirect E.
“Close the window, please” the teacher said	The teacher Told me to close the window
“Don't talk during the class” She said.	She told us/me not to talk during the class
“Can you open the door, please?” He said/asked	He asked me to open the door.

3. Questions:

a) Close questions: the answer is “yes” or “no”.

Ejemplos:

Direct E.	Indirect E.
“Do you like pasta?”	He asked me If/Whether I liked pasta
“Are you coming to my party tomorrow?” Sally asked	Sally asked me If/Whether I was coming to her party the next day

b)Open questions: Wh- question.

Ejemplos:

Direct E.	Indirect E.
“What time do you get up?” She asked him.	She asked him What time he got up She asked him What time he get (rutina) up
“When did the train leave?” The boy asked	The Boy asked When train left

Otros ejemplos en Objeto Indirecto:

• Pablo said he didn't like that film.
• The student said they had finished their homework.
• Lucia said She was going to teach there the following year
• Marina said She had to go to the doctor on Friday.
• She said She would see me the following day.
• Mayte said They had gone swimming hat day.
• Marissa said She had met her about three months before (no es “ago” porque es antes de que dijera la frase).
• Sonia said She was bringing some of her records to the party that night.

• He told Leo to sit down.
• The teacher told us not to do make noise.
• The receptcionist told us to leave our keys on the desk.
• Ther nurse told me/asked to open the window.
• My mum told me to stop chewing gum.
• The doctor told me not to wear high-heeled shoes.