“I HAVE just WRITTEN a new book about Reported Speech”
Tom SAID (that) HE HAD just WRITTEN a new book about Reported Speech
Hay 3 niveles de dificultad, EASY – INTERMEDIATE – CHALLENGING. Nuestra sugerencia es que no pases a un nivel superior hasta que no hayas sacado una puntuación máxima en el nivel que estas haciendo. Lo puedes repetir las veces que quieras.
1. “I am a little early”
What did Tom say?
Remember that PRESENT SIMPLE in direct speech changes to PAST SIMPLE in reported speech
2. “I’ll see them after class”
What did Tom say?
Remember that WILL in direct speech changes to WOULD in reported speech
3. “We weren’t tired”
What did Tom say?
Remember that PAST SIMPLE in direct speech changes to PAST PERFECT in reported speech
4. “The children are not hungry”
What did Tom say?
Don’t forget the rule!
5. “We are flying British Airways”
What did Tom say?
Remember that PRESENT CONTINUOUS in direct speech changes to PAST CONTINUOUS in reported speech
6. “They will arrive earlier than expected”
What did Tom say?
Don’t forget the rule!
7. “She should exercise more”
What did Tom say?
SHOULD from direct to indirect (reported) speech doesn’t change
8. “Stop interrupting me!”
What did Tom say?
Don’t forget the rule! TELL SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING
9. “We may visit you next summer”
What did Tom say?
Remember that MAY in direct speech changes to MIGHT in reported speech
10. “I have always lived here”
What did Tom say?
Remember that PRESENT PERFECT in direct speech changes to PAST PERFECT in reported speech
11. “They could try it”
What did Tom say?
COULD from direct to indirect (reported) speech doesn’t change
12.“They might not be able to come this weekend”
What did Tom say?
MIGHT from direct to indirect (reported) speech doesn’t change
13. “Don’t worry about me”
What did Tom say?
14. “Where are my keys? Tom asked me”
What did Tom say?
15. “Can you drive me to the office tomorrow?”
What did Tom say?
Remember that CAN in direct speech changes to COULD in reported speech
16. “Shall we go there? Tom asked me”
What did Tom say?
SHALL in direct speech changes to SHOULD in reported speech
17. “What time does the lesson start? Tom asked me”
What did Tom say?
Don’t forget the rule!
18. “I don’t think you’ve been taking your medicine recently, Mary”
What did Tom say?
Don’t forget the rule!
Good! Now you can pass to the Reading y Listening section
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Ebook – Reported Speech
INTREPID REPORTER REPORTS ON REPORTED SPEECH. ¡Vaya trabalenguas! ¿A qué no lo puedes decir tres veces sin tropezar? Pero, donde no vas a tropezar es en saber utilizar –¡por fin! – la Voz Indirecta (Reported Speech) en inglés. Con el libro Reported Speech, el intrépido profesor Tom Red te enseñará como desenvolverte con el Estilo Indirecto en inglés de una vez por todas.
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WHAT DID TOM SAY ?
¿Cuántas veces al día tienes que explicar lo que ha dicho otra persona? Pues, en eso consiste la voz indirecta o REPORTED SPEECH, también denominado Estilo Indirecto.
En REPORTED SPEECH aprenderás a transformar voz directa en indirecta. Empezamos con un tutorial sobre la voz directa y en seguida ponemos en práctica lo que hemos aprendido con 100 frases que tendrás que transformar. Por supuesto que te damos unas pequeñas pistas como el tiempo verbal que necesitarás o si hace falta cambiar pronombres o palabras relacionadas con el tiempo.
I developed these exercises to help my students practise Reported Speech.
Vuelve a la carga el experto en todas las cosas que tienen que ver con el inglés, Tom Red, y esta vez,
He said that he had developed those exercises to help his students practise Reported Speech.
