Respuestas
A) Complete the reported speech
1. I want to leave him
Reported speech: She said that she wanted to leave him
2. I don't like her parents
Reported speech: He told me that he doesn't like her parents
3. I'm getting divorced
Reported speech: She told me that she was getting divorced
4. I've been to the police station
Reported speech: he told me that he had been to the police station
5. I haven't met his girlfriend
Reported speech: He told me that he hadn't met his girlfriend
6. I saw james with another woman
Reported speech: He said that he had seen James with another woman
7. I can't cook
Reported speech: She told me that she couldn't cook
8. I won't tell anyone
Reported speech: He said that he wouldn't tell anyone
9. I'll speak to her tomorrow
Reported speech: She said that she would speak to her tomorrow
10. I've got a lot of work to do
Reported speech: He told me that he had got a lot of work to do
B) Write the sentences in direct speech:
1. She said she was busy
She said: "I'm busy"
2. Jane said that she wanted a cup of coffe
She said: "I want a cup of coffe"
3. They told me that they hadn't seen the new neighbours yet
They said: "We didn't see the new neighbours yet"
4. Steve told me that he didn't want to go to the cinema
He said: "I don't want to go to the cinema"
5. Helen and Paul said they would go to the party
They said: "We will to the party tomorrow"
6. He said that his computer had just broken
He said: "My computer has just broken"
7. She told me that the city was very old
She said: "The city is very old"
8. They said that they would visit me
They said: "We will visit you"
Explicación:
Es muy difícil o por lo menos para mí poder explicar este tema, es un poco complicado. Trataré de explicarlo pero antes debes tener unas buenas bases en el ingles para poder entender pues combina muchos tiempos.
• El direct speech o lenguaje directo es aquel que dice como una persona te dijo algo tal cual, y se usa entre comillas. Por ejemplo alguien te dice:
La ciudad es muy vieja, y tú le quieres decir a otra persona lo que te dijo, lo dirías así:
Ella me dijo "la ciudad es muy vieja"
Lo dices tal cual cómo te lo dijo.
The city is very old
She said "the city is very old"
→ Lo complicado viene con el reported speech pues es el que combina muchos tiempos:
• Si hablas del presente cambia a pasado simple
• Hablando del presente continuo, cambia a pasado continuo
• Pasado simple cambia a pasado perfecto
• Pasado continuo cambia a pasado perfecto continuo
• El presente perfecto continuo cambia a pasado perfecto continuo
• Pasado perfecto simple no cambia
• Pasado perfecto continuo tampoco cambia
Se utiliza para decir lo que alguien te dijo pero en lenguaje indirecto (reported speech) por eso es más fácil el direct speech:
Ejemplo del primer punto:
• I love going to the cinema
• She told she loved going to the cinema
De presente cambia a pasado simple como dice el primer punto