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Reported Speech
PROFESOR: Sebastian Rodriguez
CURSO: 2° Medio
SECTOR: Idioma Extranjero Ingles
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CONTENIDOS
Esta unidad tiene como objetivo continuar desarrollando el
vocabulario, estructuras y funciones nivel medio que permitan a los
estudiantes comunicarse en forma simple.
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INTRODUCCION
¿Alguna vez has escrito algo que has parafraseado o no mencionas
de forma exacta? Si es así, probablemente has utilizado el estilo in-
directo, también conocido como reported speech en inglés.
El estilo indirecto o reported speech es la forma en la que puedes
contar, explicar, escribir o decir algo con tus propias palabras, cam-
biando el tiempo verbal al pasado.
Se diferencia del discurso directo de esta forma, ya que el discurso
directo implica que digas o escribas todo textual y exacto a como su-
cedió.
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CONTENIDOS
Para usarlo, tienes que tener en consideración algunas reglas sencillas.
Regla N°1: Debes aprender que, en el reported speech, los tiempos verbales
cambian.
Es decir, en el direct speech o en el estilo directo, todas las expresiones de tiem-
pos verbales están en presente. Pero cuando utilices el estilo indirecto o repor-
ted speech este verbo cambia a pasado. Sin embargo, hay dos excepciones que
verás más adelante.
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Estilo directo o Direct Speech Estilo indirecto o Reported Speech
Presente Simple Pasado Simple
Ejemplo: “I am very glad to see you again”, Mi- Ejemplo: Miguel said that he was glad to see me
guel said. again.
Presente Continuo Pasado Continuo
Ejemplo: “Sabrina is working in Buenos Aires” he Ejemplo: He said Sabrina was working in Buenos Ai-
said. res.
Pasado Simple Pasado Perfecto Simple
Ejemplo: “Did you finish the test?” she asked. Ejemplo: She asked me if I had finished the test.
Pasado Continuo Pasado Perfect Continuo
Ejemplo: They said, “We weren’t going to cinema Ejemplo: They said that they hadn’t going to cinema
today” today.
Presente Perfecto Simple Pasado Perfecto Simple
Ejemplo: Mario said, “I’ve already gone out” Ejemplo: Mario told me that he’d already gone out.
Presente Perfecto Continuo Pasado Perfecto Continuo
Ejemplo: “I’ve been playing piano for ten years” Ejemplo: She said that she’d been playing piano for
she said. ten years.
Pasado Perfecto Simple
Este tiempo verbal se mantiene igual para el direct o reported speech.
Ejemplo: “I’d been to my home before the college” she said.
She said that she’d been in her home before the college.
Pasado Perfecto Continuo
Exactamente lo mismo, el tiempo verbal se mantiene igual para el direct o reported speech.
Ejemplo: He said “I’d been working here for years before quit”.
He said that he’d been working here for years before quit.
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Regla N°2: Los tiempos verbales de los verbos modales, también conocidos
como modal verbs en inglés, también cambian.
Como hemos mencionado arriba, los tiempos verbales cambian una vez que se
pasa del estilo directo al indirecto, y los modal verbs tampoco escapan de esto,
excepto would, could, should, might y ought to.
Veamos cómo se aplica esta regla para los verbos modales:
Verbos modales Verbos modales
Estilo directo o Direct Speech Estilo indirecto o Reported Speech
Will Would
“Will you marry me?” he asked. He asked me if I would marry him.
Could
Can
Mónica said Mateo could come here tomo-
Mónica said, “Mateo can come here tomorrow”.
rrow.
Must Had to
“You must finish your homework”, dad said. Dad said I had to finish my homework.
Shall Should
“Shall we dance tonight at the ballroom?”, he as- He asked me if we should dance tonight at
ked. the ballroom.
May Might
“May I speak now, please?” the little girl asked. The Little girl asked if she might speak now.
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ACTIVIDADES
Reported Statements Mixed Exer-
cise
Change this direct speech into reported speech:
1. “He works in a bank”
She said
2. “We went out last night”
She told me
3. “I’m coming!”
She said
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me
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7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me
11. “I don’t like chocolate”
She told me
12. “I won’t see you tomorrow”
She said
13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”
She said
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend”
She told me
15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”
She said
16. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”
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She said
17. “They would help if they could”
She said
18. “I’ll do the washing-up later”
She told me
19. “He could read when he was three”
She said
20. “I was sleeping when Julie called”
She said