Hay varios tipos de Reported Speech o Estilo Indirecto. Ya hemos visto uno, que es cuando alguien da una orden.

María: "Close the window"

Reported Speech:

María told me to close the window

Examples.-

“Come ” He told me He told me to go Father: "Do your homework!“ Father told me to do my homework.

Teacher: "Don't talk to your mate!" The teacher told me not to talk to my mate.

En las ordenes negativas se pone HE TOLD ME NOT TO

El Reported Speech que tenemos que aprender ahora es cuando no es una orden, sino cuando alguien dice una frase en presente simple.

María : "I like football"María: " Me gusta el fútbol"María dijo que le gustaba el fútbol 1. Primero

ponemos el nombre, maría, y "dijo que", que es "said that"maria said that.

y luego ponemos lo que dijo en pasado simple, o sea, la segunda columna del

verbo.

i like football ------- she liked football

maría said that she liked football

maría dijo que le gustaba el fútbol

hay tres partes en el reported speech1. la persona que lo dice

2. said that3. la frase en pasado simple

antonio: "i eat carrots"

antonio said that he ate carrots

• cuando se dice la frase en negativa, hay que poner el pasado simple en negativa, que es con didn't

• maría: "I don't drink water"

• maría said that she didn't drink water

Negativas

CAN• POR ÚLTIMO, SI LA FRASE ES CON "CAN", EN EL REPORTED

SPEECH SE PONE "COULD"

• I can play the piano.

• He said that he could play the piano.

EJEMPLOS

I can study the lesson He said that he could study the lesson

reported speech

My mothergives me new

dolls .

reported speech

The girl said that her mother gave hernew dolls .

reported speech

My bookis very

interesting!

reported speechThe woman said that her book was very

interesting.

reported speech

I catcha fish

reported speechThe girl said she caught a fish.

reported speech

STOP!

The man told me me to stop.

A – Rewrite the sentences in reported speech: 

“I watch a film on Saturdays.” Caroline …“He is my best friend.” Fred ...

“The scarf is in my bag.” Janice … “This film wasn't very interesting” Tom …

“This isn't my school.” Jerry … '”We walk for half an hour.” Jennifer …

“The T-shirts don't fit me.” Mike … “We park our car ” They …

“It is my boyfriend's birthday party.” Helen … ”I think there will be a students' meeting very soon.” He …