Colegio Lovaina

Corporación Educando Juntos

 Reported Speech

PROFESOR: Sebastian Rodriguez

CURSO: 2° Medio
SECTOR: Idioma Extranjero Ingles

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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¿Alguna vez has escrito algo que has parafraseado o no mencionas de forma
exacta? Si es así, probablemente has utilizado el estilo indirecto, 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, cambiando 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 sucedió.
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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 tiempos verbales
están en presente. Pero cuando utilices el estilo indirecto o reported speech este verbo cambia
a pasado. Sin embargo, hay dos excepciones que verás más adelante.

Estilo directo o Direct Speech Estilo indirecto o Reported Speech

Presente Simple Pasado Simple

Ejemplo: “I am very glad to see you again”, Ejemplo: Miguel said that he was glad to see me
Miguel said. again.

Presente Continuo Pasado Continuo

Ejemplo: “Sabrina is working in Buenos Aires” he Ejemplo: He said Sabrina was working in Buenos
said. Aires.

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.

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
Mónica said, “Mateo can come here tomorrow”.
tomorrow.

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 He asked me if we should dance tonight at the
asked. 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 Exercise

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

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”

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