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Reported Speech (El estilo indirecto)

El estilo indirecto, a diferencia del estilo directo, no utiliza las comillas y no necesita ser palabra por palabra. En general, cuando se usa el estilo indirecto, el tiempo verbal cambia. A continuación tienes un explicación de los cambios que sufren los tiempos verbales.

A veces se usa "that" en las frases afirmativas y negativas para introducir lo que ha dicho la otra persona. Por otro lado, en las frases interrogativas se puede usar "if" o "whether".

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Present Simple Past Simple

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"He's American," she said. Play

She said he was American.

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"I'm happy to see you," Mary said. Play

Mary said that she was happy to see me.

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He asked, "Are you busy tonight?" Play

He asked me if I was busy tonight.

Present Continuous Past Continuous

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Dan is living in San Francisco," she said. Play

She said Dan was living in San Francisco.

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He said, "I'm making dinner." Play

He told me that he was making dinner.

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"Why are you working so hard?" they asked. Play

They asked me why I was working so hard.

Past Simple Past Perfect Simple

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"We went to the movies last night," he said. Play

He told me they had gone to the movies last night.

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"Greg said, "I didn't go to work yesterday." Play

Greg said that he hadn't gone to work yesterday.

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"Did you buy a new car?" she asked. Play

She asked me if I had bought a new car.

Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

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"I was working late last night," Vicki said. Play

Vicki told me she'd been working last night.

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They said, "we weren't waiting long." Play

They said that they hadn't been waitinglong.

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" He asked, "were you sleeping when I called?" Play

He asked if I'd been sleeping when he called.

Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple

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"Heather said, "I've already eaten." Play

Heather told me that she'd already eaten.

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"We haven't been to China," they said. Play

They said they hadn't been to China.

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"Have you worked here before?" I asked. Play

I asked her whether she'd worked there before.

Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

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"I've been studying English for two years,"he said. Play

He said he'd been studying

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