B1 LESSON 7 REPORTED SPEECH/ INDIRECT SPEECH

 

INDIRECT SPEECH- Discurso indirecto  Reportar un discurso- Contar lo que otra persona dijo

 Se refiere a lo que una persona dijo. Lo dicho se coloca entre comillas “ “

                           He said: ” I will call you tomorrow”.

                He said (that) he would call me the next day.

El discurso indirecto es la manera más habitual de hacer referencia a las palabras de otra persona. Este tipo de discurso implica algunas modificaciones a nivel del verbo, de los pronombres y de los adverbios de tiempo que veremos más adelante.

Los principales verbos para introducir el discurso indirecto son el verbo to say y el verbo to tell.  

VERBOS DEL DISCURSO INDIRECTO
SAY- SAID-SAID (decir)	TELL- TOLD-TOLD (contar)

Estos dos verbos tienen algunas particularidades de uso que se pueden ATTENTION!!!

1. El verbo SAY no acepta una persona como complemento directo.

Por lo tanto, construcciones como He said me… son incorrectas.

Se dice: “ HE SAID TO ME …..”

2. He told me he was tired. –

El verbo TELL necesita UNA PERSONA como complemento directo.

Examples: He told me/ They told her/ We told them….

Las MODIFICACIONES que se producen en el discurso indirecto son de tres tipos:

 

1. MODIFICACIONES DE LA FORMA VERBAL

  Todas las formas verbales ”dan un paso” atrás en el tiempo. Pasan al pasado.

ESTUDIA EL EJEMPLO

 ·     El present simple se convierte en past simple

                    I am hungry——— He said (that)  he was hungry.

·     El present continuous se convierte en past continuous

         I am watching TV——–He said (that)  he was watching TV.

 ·     El past simple se convierte en past perfect

    I bought a car yesterday——-He said (that)  he had bought a car the day  before.

 ·     El present perfect se convierte en past perfect

 I have been to New York before——-He said (that)  he had been to New York before.

 ·     El future with “will” se convierte en future in the past would

           I will come—–He said (that)  he would come.

2. MODIFICACIONES DE LOS PRONOMBRES PERSONALES

        ·     I se convierten HE o SHE

·     WE deviene THEY

·     YOU deviene I / HE / SHE/ THEY

3. MODIFICACIONES DE LOS ADVERBIOS DE TIEMPO Y DE LUGAR Y DE ALGUNOS ADJETIVOS DEMOSTRATIVOS

 

Now= then/ at that moment

today = that day

yesterday= the day before o the previous day

tomorrow =the next day o the day after

next (week) =the next (week) o the (week) after

last (month)=the (month) before o the previous (month)

tonight= that night

this evening= that evening

AHORA REALIZAMOS LOS EJERCICIOS DE PRÀCTICA

 EXERCISES ON REPORTED SPEECH

 A- Lucy is talking about her new neighbourhood.

What did she say?

 She said that....

1. I live in a house in the suburbs.

2. I really like it here.

3. I’m never bored.

4. I have got a lot of friends in the street.

5. I know everyone in the city.

6. It’s quiet and safe.

7. The children can play outside.

 B- Brian wrote a letter about his holidays in Australia.

What did he say?

 He said that .............

 1. I am having a great time in Australia.

2. We are staying at my grandparents’ in Sydney.

3. It’s really hot in Sydney.

4. I am sitting on the the beach with my friends.

5. Yesterday we had a barbecue in the garden

6. I cooked kangaroo burgers.

7. You have to visit Australia one day.

8. I have taken many pictures.

9. I am going to come back next year.

 

 C- Paul and Belinda visited India last year.

 What did they say about their trip?

 They said that ..........

 1. Eid ul-Fitr is a very important Musslim festival.

2. It celebrates the end of Ramadan.

3. People wear their best clothes.

4. They go to the mosque and they eat special food.

5. Everyone has a holiday and goes to visit their families.

6. They give the children sweets, present and new clothes.

7. They send cards to their friends and give money to the poor.

8. They are going to change some places.

9. People will visit India in the future.

10. Men do not wear suits.

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