Question

Subject: Reported Speech
Activity: Rewrite the sentences from direct into reported speech

Answer 1

Hola, FujoshiAnonima13:

➤ EXERCISE

Rewrite the sentences form direct speech into reported speech.

1. Direct speech: "I work at a homeless shelter every weekend," said Jaimie,

1. Reported speech: Jamie said (that) he worked at a homeless shelter every weekend.

➺ Discurso directo: "Trabajo en un refugio para personas sin hogar todos los fines de semana", dijo Jaimie,

➺ Discurso indirecto: Jamie dijo que trabajaba en un refugio para indigentes todos los fines de semana.

Cambios:

• I (1st person singular) ➙ he (3rd person singular)  

• work (present simple) ➙ worked (past simple)  

2. Direct speech: "My class was planting trees all morning yesterday," Lucy said.

2. Reported speech: Lucy said (that) her class had been planting trees all morning [the day before]/[the previous day].

➺ Discurso directo: "Mi clase estuvo plantando árboles toda la mañana de ayer", dijo Lucy.

➺ Discurso indirecto: Lucy dijo que su clase había estado plantando árboles toda la mañana del día anterior.  

Cambios:

• My (1st person singular) ➙ her (3rd person singular)  

• was planting (past continuous/progressive) ➙ had been planting (past perfect continuous/progressive)  

• yesterday ➙ the day before / the previous day

3. Direct speech: "I took my old laptop to the recycling centre,” said John.  

3. Reported speech: John said (that) he had taken his old laptop to the recycling centre.

➺ Discurso directo: "Llevé mi [viejo ordenador]/[vieja computadora] portátil al centro de reciclaje", dijo John.  

➺ Discurso indirecto: John dijo que había llevado su [viejo ordenador]/[vieja computadora] portátil al centro de reciclaje.

Cambios:

• I (1st person singular) ➙ he (3rd person singular)

• took (past simple) ➙ had taken (past perfect)

• my (1st person singular) ➙ his (3rd person singular)  

4. Direct speech: “They are picking up litter today," Gary said to me.  

4. Reported speech: Gary told me (that) they were picking up litter that day.

➺ Discurso directo: "Hoy están recogiendo la basura", me dijo Gary.  

➺ Discurso indirecto: Gary me dijo que estaban recogiendo basura ese día.

Cambios:

• are picking up (present continuous/progressive) ➙ were picking up (past continuous/progressive)

• today ➙ that day

5. Direct speech: “The company will reduce its pollution by the end of next year,” our boss said to us.

5. Reported speech: Our boss told us (that) the company would reduce its pollution by the end of the following year.

➺ Discurso directo: "La empresa reducirá su contaminación a finales del año que viene", nos dijo nuestro(a) jefe(a).

➺ Discurso indirecto: Nuestro(a) jefe(a) nos dijo que la empresa reduciría su contaminación a finales del año siguiente.

Cambios:

• will reduce (future simple) ➙ would reduce (conditional simple)  

• next year ➙ the following year

6. Direct speech: "Paula joined WWF last month,” said Alec.  

6. Reported speech: Alec said (that) Paula had joined WWF the month before. / Alec said (that) Paula had joined WWF the previous month.

➺ Discurso directo: "Paula se unió a WWF el mes pasado", dijo Alec.  

➺ Discurso indirecto: Alec dijo que Paula se había unido a WWF el mes anterior.

Cambios:

• joined (past simple) ➙ had joined (past perfect)

• last month ➙ the month before / the previous month

7. Direct speech: “They cut down 30 million trees every day," our teacher said to us.  

7. Reported speech: Our teacher said to us (that) they cut down 30 million trees every day.

➺ Discurso directo: "Talan 30 millones de árboles cada día", nos dijo nuestro(a) maestro(a).  

➺ Discurso indirecto: Nuestro(a) maestro(a) nos dijo que talaban 30 millones de árboles cada día.

Cambios:

• cut (present simple) ➙ cut (past simple)  

NOTA:

El verbo 'cut' (= cortar, talar) tiene la misma forma en presente, pasado y participio pasado. En la oración en discurso directo 'cut' está en presente simple (= talan). En la oración en discurso indirecto está en pasado simple (= talaban).

8. Direct speech: "I’ve never seen a sea turtle,” Harry said to us.  

8. Reported speech: Harry told us (that) he had never seen a sea turtle.

➺ Discurso directo: "Nunca he visto una tortuga marina", nos dijo Harry.  

➺ Discurso indirecto: Harry nos dijo que nunca había visto una tortuga marina.

Cambios:

• I (1st person singular) ➙ he (3rd person singular)  

• 've ... seen (present perfect) ➙ had ... seen (past perfect)  

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➤ REPORTED SPEECH

NOTAS:

1. La palabra 'that' puede omitirse en todos los casos, por eso está escrita entre paréntesis en todas las oraciones.

2. Al pasar del discurso directo al indirecto, las oraciones sufren algunos cambios en los tiempos verbales, en los pronombres, en los determinantes (adjetivos posesivos y demostrativos) y en ciertos adverbios de lugar y de tiempo. He marcado en negrita y subrayado todos los cambios que hay en estas oraciones y, además, los he resumido para que queden bien claros. Son idénticos o muy similares a los cambios que se producen en español.

Saludos. ✨

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