Direct Speech
("Estilo Directo") se refiere a las palabras que
realmente se dicen, y que, por ello, van
entrecomilladas:
Peter: "I'm
tired"
En Reported
Speech ("Estilo Indirecto") no decimos literalmente
las palabras dichas, sino el significado:
Peter says
he's tired
Cuando pasamos a
Reported Speech órdenes y peticiones (ya sean en
afirmativo o en negativo) utilizamos el infinitivo
siguiendo estas estructuras:
- En órdenes o peticiones afirmativas:
My mother said
to my brother: "Please help me"
She told him
to help her
- En órdenes o peticiones
negativas:
The priest said
to the boy: "Don't lie"
He told him
not to lie
Para practicar,
responde EN VOZ ALTA cambiando de estilo directo a
estilo indirecto (reported speech) de acuerdo con
los ejemplos anteriores:
1- My mother said to my
brother: "Please help me"
Respuesta Correcta
She told him to help her
2- The
priest said to the boy: "Don't lie"
Respuesta Correcta
He told him not to lie
3- The
policeman said to my daughter: "Please move the car"
Respuesta Correcta
He told her to move the car
4- The boss
said to my son: "Get out of the room"
Respuesta Correcta
He told him to get out of the room
5- The
teacher said to the student: "Don't waste time"
Respuesta Correcta
He told him not to waste time
6- My uncle
said to his daughter: "Don´t be late"
Respuesta Correcta
He told her not to be late
7- The
doctor said to the patient: "Exercise regularly"
Respuesta Correcta
He told him to exercise regularly
8- The
teacher sait to Mary: "Don't worry about making mistakes"
Respuesta Correcta
He told her not to worry about making mistakes
9- The
doctor said to Paul: "Get some rest"
Respuesta Correcta
He told him to get some rest
10- The
priest said to the children: "Obey your parents"
Respuesta Correcta
He told them to obey their parents
11- The boss
said to his secretary: "Post the letter"
Respuesta Correcta
He told her to post the letter
12- My brother said to me: "Please,
give me a glass of water"
Respuesta Correcta
He told me to give him a glass of water
13- The
grandmother said to John: "Have a glass of milk"
Respuesta Correcta
She told him to have a glass of milk
14-
The mother said to her son: "Don't make noise"
Respuesta Correcta
She told him no to make noise
15- The doctor said to my
father: "Don't smoke
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