Respuestas
Hola, EstivenSalazar:
➤ EXERCISE
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1. He was studying yesterday.
➙ She said (that) he had been studying the day before.
➙ She said (that) he had been studying the previous day.
2. I will go to the party.
➙ He told me (that) he would go to the party.
3. Mary can't stand mean people.
➙ He said (that) Mary couldn't stand mean people.
4. I must call my sister tomorrow.
➙ He said (that) he must call his sister the following/next day.
➙ He said (that) he had to call his sister the following/next day.
5. I don't like coffee.
➙ She told me (that) she didn't like coffee.
6. Please, do me a favour.
➙ She asked me to do her a favour.
➙ She asked me a favour.
7. What shall I do about it?
➙ He asked what he should do about it.
8. I have forgotten his number.
➙ She said (that) she had forgotten his number.
9. May I sit here?
➙ She asked if she could sit there.
10. I have been waiting for ages.
➙ She said (that) she had been waiting for ages.
11. Tim works in an office.
➙ He told me (that) Tim worked in an office.
12. I have been to Paris twice.
➙ She said (that) she had been to Paris twice.
13. My husband is in Poland.
➙ She told me (that) her husband was in Poland.
14. I won't do the shopping tomorrow.
➙ He said (that) he wouldn't do the shopping the following day.
➙ He said (that) he wouldn't do the shopping the next day.
15. Neil has already seen this film.
➙ She said (that) Neil had already seen that film.
16. Gloria is sitting in her room now.
➙ He said (that) Gloria was sitting in her room then.
17. I don't go to parties.
➙ She told me (that) she didn't go to parties.
18. I have been working in the garden.
➙ She said (that) she had been working in the garden.
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NOTAS:
1. He escrito la palabra 'that' entre paréntesis porque en todos los casos puede omitirse.
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2. He marcado en negrita todos los cambios que sufren las oraciones al pasar del discurso directo al indirecto (en los verbos, los pronombres, los adjetivos posesivos y demostrativos, y en algunos adverbios). En la mayoría de los casos son idénticos o muy similares a los cambios que se producen en español.
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3. Algunas oraciones admiten más de una posibilidad. Por ejemplo, el adverbio de tiempo 'tomorrow' puede pasar al discurso indirecto como 'the next day' o 'the following day', y 'yesterday' puede transformarse indistintamente en 'the day before' o en 'the previous day'.
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4. El verbo modal 'may' cambia a 'might' cuando expresa posibilidad (= possibility) y cambia a 'could' cuando expresa permiso (= permission).
Ejemplos:
• Direct speech: Jane said, “I may not be in class tomorrow.” (possibility)
• Indirect speech: Jane said she might not be in class the next day.
• Direct speech: “May I use the bathroom, please?”, the boy asked. (permission)
• Indirect speech: The boy asked if he could use the bathroom.
No todos conocen o respetan esta regla, por lo que quizás la respuesta considerada correcta en la oración 9 contenga, en realidad, el verbo incorrecto ('might' en vez de 'could').
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5. El verbo modal 'must' cambia a 'had to' (o no cambia y permanece como 'must') cuando expresa obligación (= obligation), pero siempre permanece invariable cuando expresa deducción o especulación o (= deduction or speculation).
Ejemplos:
• Direct speech: Henry said, “I must work on Sundays.” (obligation)
• Indirect speech: Henry said he had to work on Sundays. / Henry said he must work on Sundays.
• Direct speech: “He must be tired”, she said. (speculation)
• Indirect speech: She said he must be tired.
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6. El verbo 'tell' exige un objeto indirecto, que es la persona (o las personas) a la(s) que se le(s) dice algo. Por eso, en las oraciones 2, 5, 11 y 13, el verbo 'told' está seguido del pronombre 'me'. Sin embargo, falta el pronombre en la oración 17. Yo he añadido 'me' por analogía con el resto de las oraciones, pero podría usarse cualquier otro pronombre objeto ('you', 'us', 'them', 'him', etc.). No sé si la omisión ha sido intencional o accidental, pero si es un error y estás trabajando con un corrector automático (en línea), tal vez el sistema no espere que se agregue el pronombre. Tendrás que probar.
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7. Suelo incluir la traducción cuando resuelvo ejercicios de este tipo, pero en este caso hay muchas oraciones, y si añado las traducciones, mi respuesta supera ampliamente los 5000 caracteres permitidos. Lo siento.
Saludos. ✨
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