Reported speech 1(He said that...)

Direct speech and Reported speech
Imagina que a tu amigo David se encuentra enfermo y se lo quieres decir a alguien. Esto lo podemos hacer de dos formas:

1. Direct speech: Repetir las palabras de David: David said "I am feeling ill."
2. Reported speech: David said that he was feeling ill. También, se puede decir: David said he was feeling ill (se suprime el that).
Si observas los ejemplos anteriores, se ha pasado de presente a pasado: el am ha pasado a was.

El pronombre también cambia de "I" a "he". Aquí tienes otros ejemplos:

Si en el Direct speech aparece el verbo en past simple o present perfect, se pasará a past perfect cuando se transforme a reported speech. Por ejemplo:

Susan said "I went to the doctor, so I didn't go to work."

Susan said (that) she had gone to the doctor, so she hadn't gone to work.

Susan said "I have gone to the doctor, so I haven't gone to work."

Susan said (that) she had gone to the doctor, so she hadn't gone to work.

Además, hay que cambiar las referencias de tiempo y de lugar para utilizar el estilo indirecto.

Por ejemplo:

"I saw him today", she said.

She said that she had seen him that day

He said, "I live here"

He siad he lived there.

Activities:

Activity 1. Warm up.

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