Reported Speech

ESTILO DIRECTO
Presente Simple
Peter said: “I'm tired”
Peter dijo: “Estoy cansado”
Presente continuo
Peter said: “I'm looking for Mary”
Peter dijo: “Estoy buscando a Mary”

Presente Perfecto
Petersaid: “I've finished my homework”
Peter dijo: “He terminado mi tarea”
Presente perfecto continuo
Mary said: “I've been looking for Mary”
Mary dijo: “He estado buscando a Mary”
Pasado simple
Mary said:“I got up late this morning”
Mary dijo: “Me levanté tarde esta mañana”

Pasado perfecto
Mary said: “I had never been there”
Mary dijo: “Nunca he estado aquí”
Will
Mary said: “I'll never marry anyone”Mary dijo: “Nunca me casaré con nadie”

ESTILO INDIRECTO
Pasado simple
Peter said that he was tired
Peter dijo que estaba cansado
Pasado continuo
Peter said that he was looking for Mary
Peter dijo queestaba buscando a Mary
Pasado perfecto
Peter said that he had finished his homework
Peter dijo que ha terminado su tarea
Pasado perfecto continuo
Mary said that she had been looking for Mary
Mary dijoque ha estado buscando a Mary
Estilo directo: Last Sunday Mary said : “I' haven't see Joe anywhere”
Estilo indirecto: Last Sunday Mary said that she hadn't seen Joe anywhere
Estilo directo: YesterdaySue told me : “I'm preparing my Maths exam
Estilo indirecto: Yesterday Sue told me that she was preparing her maths exam
Estilo directo: This morning Tom said to me: “I can't come to your party”Estilo indirecto: This morning Tom said to me that he couldn't come to my party











Direct and Reported Speech (El estilo directo y indirecto)

Cuando queremos comunicar o informar de lo que otrapersona ha dicho, hay dos maneras de hacerlo: utilizando el estilo directo o el estilo indirecto.

Direct Speech (El estilo directo)

Cuando queremos informar exactamente lo que otra persona ha dicho,utilizamos el estilo directo. Con este estilo lo que la persona ha dicho se coloca entre comillas y deberá ser palabra por palabra.
• Ejemplos:
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"I am going to London next...