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- 1. Reported speech / Indirect speech
- 2. Direct speech Indirect speech Contamos lo que Contamos lo que alguien ha dicho alguien ha dicho pero no repetimos sin hacer ningún exactamente sus cambio en sus palabras. palabras. Las comillas desaparecen.
- 3. Direct speech Indirect speech El reporting verb El tiempo verbal está en no cambia. presente. El reporting verb El tiempo verbal está en pasado. da un salto al pasado.
- 4. Direct speech Indirect speech George says: “I George says that want to eat.” he wants to eat.
- 5. Direct speech Indirect speech “I hate horor Sergio says that films.” says he hates horror Sergio. films.
- 6. Direct speech Indirect speech Statements Subject + reporting verb + (that) + subject + verb…
- 7. Direct speech Indirect speech Detrás del Contamos lo que “sujeto + said” alguien ha dicho ponemos la sin hacer ningún conjunción that. cambio en sus El verbo da un palabras. salto atrás hacia el pasado.
- 8. Direct speech Indirect speech Detrás del “sujeto + tell + Contamos lo que C. directo” alguien ha dicho ponemos la sin hacer ningún conjunción that. cambio en sus palabras. El verbo da un salto atrás hacia el pasado.
- 9. Direct speech Indirect speech Los pronombres Contamos lo que personales cambian. alguien ha dicho Los adjetivos sin hacer ningún posesivos cambian. cambio en sus palabras. Los pronombres posesivos cambian.
- 10. Direct speech Indirect speech Los demostrativos Contamos lo que cambian. alguien ha dicho Las expresiones de sin hacer ningún tiempo cambian. cambio en sus Las expresiones de palabras. lugar cambian.
- 11. Direct speech Indirect speech Past simple. Present simple. Present continuous. Past continuous. Have. Had. Will. Would. Can. Could. Must. Had to. May. Might.
- 12. Direct speech Indirect speech Past simple. Past perfect simple. Present perfect Past perfect simple. simple. Past perfect simple. Past perfect simple. Past perfect Past perfect continuous. continuous.
- 13. Direct speech Indirect speech Now. Then. Today. That day. Tomorrow. The next / following day. This. That. These. Those. Here. There. I. He / She. My. His / Her.
- 14. Direct speech Indirect speech Yesterday. The day before. The day before yesterday. Two days before. The day after tomorrow. Two days later. Next week. The following week / the week after. Last month. The previous month / the month before. Ten years ago. Ten years before.
- 15. Direct speech Indirect speech George said that George said: “I he wanted to want to eat.” eat.
- 16. Direct speech Indirect speech “I want to be Alex said that famous,” said she wanted to Alex to her be famous. friends.
- 17. Direct speech Indirect speech “I want to be Alex told her famous,” said friends that she Alex to her wanted to be friends. famous.
- 18. Direct speech Indirect speech “I enjoy the Jenny said that beach,” Jenny she enjoyed the said. beach.
- 19. Direct speech Indirect speech “Brad is Brad’s mum said studying,”his that he was mum said. studying.
- 20. Direct speech Indirect speech The tour guide “You can see Big said that I Ben if you go to could see Big London,” the Ben if I went to tour guide said. London.
- 21. Direct speech Indirect speech “You must be 18 The police said to drive,” the that I had to police said. be 18 to drive.
- 22. Direct speech Indirect speech “I will bring you Jane said that my CD she would bring tomorrow,” Jane me her CD the said. next day.
- 23. Direct speech Indirect speech “We have been He said that here before,” they had been he said. there before.
- 24. Direct speech Indirect speech The reporter “There was an said that there earthquake last had been an night,” the earthquake the reporter said. night before.
- 25. Direct speech Indirect speech “I hate reality Jenny said that TV,” said she hated Jenny. reality TV.
- 26. Direct speech Indirect speech “I was really Clare said that proud of my she had been brother when he really proud of won a quiz her brother show,” said when he had Clare. won a quiz show.
- 27. Direct speech Indirect speech The MP stated “These people that those deserve better,” people deserved stated the MP. better.
- 28. Direct speech Indirect speech Paul said that “This café is that café was awful;” we can’t awful and they eat here!” said couldn’t eat Paul. there.
- 29. Direct speech Indirect speech Scarlett said “I moved to that she had Oxford six moved to months ago, “ Oxford six said Scarlett. months before.
- 30. Direct speech Indirect speech Jamie said that “I buy the paper he bought the every day,” said paper every Jamie. day.
- 31. Direct speech Indirect speech “They are Kate told me studying,” Kate that they were told me. studying.
- 32. Direct speech Indirect speech Mary said that “Daniel called me Daniel had on Saturday,” called her on said Mary. Saturday.
- 33. Direct speech Indirect speech “I’ve seen all Helen announced Almodóvar’s that she had films,” seen all announced Almodóvar’s Helen. films.
- 34. Direct speech Indirect speech “I’ll help you Ana said that with your she would help homework,” said me with my Ana. homework.
- 35. Direct speech Indirect speech “I can speak Richard Portuguese,” declared that declared he could speak Richard. Portuguese.
- 36. Direct speech Indirect speech “It may snow The weatherman today,” warned warned that it the might snow that weatherman. day.
- 37. Direct speech Indirect speech “I must go,” said Betty said that Betty. she had to go.
- 38. Questions in reported speech
- 39. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions Subject + reporting Wh-questions. verb + wh-word + subject + verb… Yes / No questions. Subject + reporting verb + whether / if + subject + verb…
- 40. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions Contamos lo que La interrogativa alguien ha deja de serlo y preguntado sin se convierte en hacer ningún una oración cambio en sus enunciativa (sin inversión sujeto palabras. verbo, sin auxiliar, sin signo de interrogación).
- 41. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions Contamos lo que El resto de alguien ha cambios que preguntado sin vimos al hacer ningún principio se cambio en sus mantienen (verbos, palabras. pronombres, adjetivos, expresiones de tiempo, expresiones de lugar).
- 42. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions Las Yes / No Al pasarlas a questions son las estilo indirecto que se contestan empleamos el con un sí o un verbo ask + if… no.
- 43. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions Las Wh-questions no se pueden Al pasarlas a contestar con un sí estilo indirecto o un no porque empleamos el empiezan con una verbo ask + partícula interrogativa (What, Wh-word… who, where, when, why,how, …) .
- 44. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions I asked if they “Are they eating were eating now?” I asked. then.
- 45. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “Is this our new Rachel asked if car?” asked that was their Rachel. new car.
- 46. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “What is the She asked what name of the new the name of the film?” she new film was. asked.
- 47. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “Where does Carol asked Ryan live?” where Ryan Carol asked. lived.
- 48. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “Can we meet Don asked if we now?” Don could meet asked. then.
- 49. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “How often do Tim wanted to you listen to the know how often Spanish radio?” we listened to Tim wanted to the radio. know.
- 50. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “How is English She asked how changing?” she English was asked. changing.
- 51. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “Why do girls The journalist want to look like asked why girls size zero wanted to look models?” asked like size zero the journalist. models.
- 52. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “Have you seen Jude asked me if the news?” I had seen the asked Jude. news.
- 53. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “How many The organizers people will be asked how many attending the people would be conference?” attending the asked the conference. organizers.
- 54. Direct speech Indirect speech Questions “Are we The magazine obsessed with editor wondered celebrities?” whether we wondered the were obsessed magazine editor. with celebrities.
- 55. Orders, requests and suggestions in reported speech
- 56. Direct speech Indirect speech Affirmative orders and requests Subject + reporting verb + indirect object + to + infinitive…
- 57. Direct speech Indirect speech Affirmative orders and requests “Can you buy Susan asked me some chocolate to buy some when you go to chocolate when the shop?” I went to the asked Susan. shop.
- 58. Direct speech Indirect speech Affirmative orders and requests “Read the text,” The teacher told said the teacher the students to to the students. read the text.
- 59. Direct speech Indirect speech Negative orders and requests Subject + reporting verb + indirect object + not + to + infinitive…
- 60. Direct speech Indirect speech Negative orders and requests “Don’t move!” the The policeman policeman ordered the ordered the criminal not to criminal not to move. move.
- 61. Direct speech Indirect speech Suggestions • Subject + suggest + (not) + verb + -ing… • Subject + suggest + (that) + subject + infinitive without to… • Subject + suggest + (that) + should + infinitive without to…
- 62. Direct speech Indirect speech Suggestions “Let’s not go to Jack suggested France this not going to year,” suggested France that Jack. year.
- 63. Direct speech Indirect speech Suggestions “How about Chloe suggested having sushi that we have tonight?” said sushi that night. Chloe.
- 64. Direct speech Indirect speech Suggestions “Why don’t we Liam suggested recycle more?” that we should said Liam. recycle more.
- 65. Reporting verbs and structures
- 66. Direct speech Indirect speech Reporting verbs Subject + reporting verb + (not) + to + infinitive… agree / offer / promise / refuse / threaten
- 67. Indirect speech Reporting verbs He refused to leave the house.
- 68. Direct speech Indirect speech Reporting verbs Subject + reporting verb +indirect object + (not) + to + infinitive… advise / ask / encourage / invite / order/ persuade / recommend / remind / tell / warn
- 69. Indirect speech Reporting verbs The weatherman warned us to expect a storm that night.
- 70. Direct speech Indirect speech Reporting verbs Subject + reporting verb + (not) + verb + -ing… apologize for / deny / recommend / suggest
- 71. Indirect speech Reporting verbs The paparazzi apologized for harassing the actress.
- 72. Direct speech Indirect speech Reporting verbs Subject + reporting verb + (that) + subject + verb… add / admit / agree / announce / claim / complain / declare / deny / explain / insist / mention / predict / promise / reply / reveal / say / state / suggest
- 73. Indirect speech Reporting verbs The man admitted that he had stolen the money.
- 74. Direct speech Indirect speech Reporting verbs Subject + reporting verb + indirect object + (that) + subject + verb… persuade / remind / tell / warn
- 75. Indirect speech Reporting verbs Max reminded me that he was going out that night.
- 76. Direct speech Indirect speech Reporting verbs Subject + reporting verb + if / whether / wh-word + subject + verb… ask / enquire / question / wonder / want to know
- 77. Indirect speech Reporting verbs The actor wondered whether he would win a prize at the awards ceremony that night.
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