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[L51] REPORTED SPEECH

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[L51] REPORTED SPEECH

CLASS OBJECTIVE

En esta lección…

  • Aprenderemos a utilizar el REPORTED SPEECH para referirnos a lo que dijo alguien más.

I am very tired

He said (that) he was very tired.

I was very tired

He said (that) he had been very tired

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[L51] REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

Summary Introduction

Utilizamos el REPORTED SPEECH cuando queremos referirnos a lo que ha dicho alguien más y contarlo con nuestras propias palabras.

They don’t play soccer

He said (that) they didn’t play soccer

We will go to the party

He said (that) we would go to the party

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I. REPORTED SPEECH: PRESENT→PAST

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Para utilizar PRESENT, cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando SIMPLE PAST o TO BE PAST según corresponda.

SIMPLE PRESENTSIMPLE PAST

TO BE PRESENTTO BE PAST

I play soccer” → He said (that) he played soccer

I don’t play soccer” → He said (that) he didn’t play soccer

Do you play soccer?” → He asked if I played soccer

She is tired” → He said (that) she was tired

She isn’t tired” → He said (that) she wasn’t tired

Are you tired?” → He asked if I was tired

1.1 PRESENT→PAST

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II. REPORTED SPEECH:

PAST→PAST PERFECT

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Para utilizar PAST cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando PAST PERFECT.

SIMPLE PAST PAST PERFECT

TO BE PAST PAST PERFECT

I played soccer” → He said (that) he had played soccer

I didn’t play soccer” → He said (that) he hadn’t played soccer

Did you play soccer?” → He asked if I had played soccer

She was tired” → He said (that) she had been tired

She wasn’t tired” → He said (that) she hadn’t been tired

Were you tired?” → He asked if I had been tired

2.1 PAST→PAST PERFECT

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III. REPORTED SPEECH:

PRESENT CONTINUOUS→PAST CONTINUOUS

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Para utilizar PRESENT CONTINUOUS, cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando PAST CONTINUOUS.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS

I am playing soccer” → He said (that) he was playing soccer

I am not playing soccer” → He said (that) he wasn’t playing soccer

Are you playing soccer?” → He asked if I was playing soccer

3.1 PRESENT CONTINUOUS→PAST CONTINUOUS

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IV. REPORTED SPEECH:

PRESENT PERFECT→PAST PERFECT

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Para utilizar PRESENT PERFECT, cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando PAST PERFECT.

PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT

I have played soccer” → He said (that) he had played soccer

I haven’t played soccer” → He said (that) he hadn’t played soccer

Have you played soccer?” → He asked if I had played soccer

4.1 PRESENT PERFECT→PAST PERFECT

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V. REPORTED SPEECH:

WILL→WOULD

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Para utilizar WILL, cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando WOULD

WILL WOULD

I will play soccer” → He said (that) he would play soccer

I won’t play soccer” → He said (that) he wouldn’t play soccer

Will you play soccer?” → He asked if I would play soccer

5.1 WILL→WOULD

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VI. REPORTED SPEECH:

CAN→COULD

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Para utilizar CAN, cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando COULD

CAN COULD

I can play soccer” → He said (that) he could play soccer

I can’t play soccer” → He said (that) he couldn’t play soccer

Can you play soccer?” → He asked if I could play soccer

6.1 REPORTED SPEECH (CAN→COULD)

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VII. REPORTED SPEECH:

MAY→MIGHT

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Para utilizar MAY, cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando MIGHT

MAYMIGHT

I may play soccer” → He said (that) he might play soccer

I may not play soccer” → He said (that) he might not play soccer

May you play soccer?” → He asked if I might play soccer

7. MAY→MIGHT

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VIII. REPORTED SPEECH:

MUST→HAD TO

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Para utilizar MUST, cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando HAD TO (SIMPLE PAST)

MUST→HAD TO

I must play soccer” → He said (that) he had to play soccer

I must not play soccer” → He said (that) he didn’t have to play soccer

Must you play soccer?” → He asked if I had to play soccer

8. MUST→HAD TO

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IX. REPORTED SPEECH:

IMPERATIVE→(NOT) TO + INFINITIVE

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Para utilizar IMPERATIVES, cambiamos la oración a REPORTED SPEECH utilizando (NOT) TO + INFINITIVE

IMPERATIVE → (NOT) TO + INFINITIVE

Play soccer” → He told me to play soccer

Don’t play soccer” → He told me not to play soccer

9. IMPERATIVE→ (NOT) TO + INFINITIVE

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X. REPORTED SPEECH - SUMMARY

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⚙️REPORTED SPEECH

  1. PRESENT → PAST
  2. PAST → PAST PERFECT
  3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS → PAST CONTINUOUS
  4. PRESENT PERFECT → PAST PERFECT
  5. WILL → WOULD
  6. CAN → COULD
  7. MAY → MIGHT
  8. MUST → HAD TO
  9. IMPERATIVE→ (NOT) TO + INFINITIVE

Summary

10. REPORTED SPEECH - SUMMARY

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[L51] ANEXO DE EJERCICIOS

INSTRUCCIONES

  1. Accede al siguiente ANEXO DE EJERCICIOS
  2. Al hacer clic en el hipervínculo, debes descargar una copia del documento haciendo clic en el ícono marcado en rojo que se encontrará en la esquina superior derecha de la pantalla:

  1. Una vez descargado el documento, realiza los ejercicios según indiquen las instrucciones.

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REFERENCIAS

[L51] REPORTED SPEECH

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CONTÁCTANOS