INDIRECT SPEECH

En el estilo indirecto damos el significado exacto de lo dicho sin usar necesariamente las palabras
originales:
Jesus said that his sheep Heard his voice: Jess dijo que sus corderos oan su voz.
En la lengua escrita el estilo directo aparece entre comillas. En ingls, normalmente se usa una
comilla () y no dos como en espaol ().
He said, Ill do it.
l dijo: Lo hare.

Cambios en el tiempo de los verbos

Estilo directo (frase normal)
Estilo indirecto
Present
Simple past
Simple past
Past perfect, Simple past
Present perfect
Past perfect
Past perfect
Past perfect
Shall
Should
Will
Would
Can
Could
Need
Need (had to)
May
Might
Must
Must, had to
Should, Would, Might, Could, Ought, Used to: DONT CHANGE!

Otros cambios
Estilo directo (frase normal)
This
These
That
Those
Here
Now
Today
Tonight
Yesterday
Tomorrow
Next week/year/month/etc
Last week/year/month/etc
Ago

Estilo indirecto
That
Those
That
Those
There
Then
That day / Yesterday / Last Monday, Tuesday, etc
That night
The day before / The previous day
The next day / The day after / The following day
The following week/year/month/etc
The week/year/month/etc after
The previous week/year/month/etc
The week/year/month/etc before
Before, earlier, previously

Reporting verbs (Verbos del estilo indirecto)

Advise (aconsejar)
someone + (not) to + verbo en infinitivo
Answer (responder) that...
Asked
someone
Beg (suplicar)
someone + (not) to + verbo en infinitivo
Complain (quejarse) that / to someone about something
Deny (negar)
that / doing something
Explain (explicar)
(to someone) that
Forbid (prohibir)
someone + to + verbo en infinitivo
Inform (informar)
someone of / about something / someone that something has happened
Insist (insistir)
on someone doing something / that someone (should) do something
Invite (invitar)
someone + to + verbo en infinitivo
Offer (ofrecer)
to + verbo en infinitivo
Order (ordenar)
someone + (not) to + verbo en infinitivo
Promise (prometer) (not) to + verbo en infinitivo
Refuse (negarse)
to + verbo en infinitivo
Remind (recordar)
someone + (not) to + verbo en infinitive
Say (decir)
to someone / that
Suggest (sugerir)
that someone (should) + (not) to + verbo en infinitive
Tell (decir)
someone that
Thank (agradecer)
someone for + verbo en ing something
Warn (advertir)
someone (not) to + verbo en infinitivo

Exercises
1. Dont write in your textbooks!, the teacher said to the pupils.
2. If I were you, I wouldnt write a letter to your ex-boss, the social worker said to the woman.
3. Would you like to come to the cinema with me?, said James to his girlfriend.
4. Dont forget to do your homework!, my mother said.
5. I dont allow you to go out tonight! his father said.
6. The swimming instructor said, Dont swim too far out!
7. I cant come today because Im busy, she said.
8. Ill never do that again, my friend said.
9. I think you should have your hair cut, the hairdresser said.
10. Come over for dinner tonight!, said Mrs Green.
11. Stand still and dont move!, said the bank-robber.
12.You should try that new restaurant round the corner, said my cousin.
13.Dont smoke!, the doctor said.
14. I wont lie to you again, Mary said to Peter.
15. Lets buy some yeast and make our own bread, said Mary.
16. Remember to insure your luggage, my father said.
17.If I were you, Id stop taking tranquillizers, I said.
18. Why dont you take off your coat? he said.
19. If you let the iron get too hot you will scorch your clothes, I said him.
20. Open your bag, please!, said the police.
21. Do you want to see the cathedral?, said the guide.
22. Well wait for you if youre late, they said.

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