Introducción: Esta actividad tiene como objetivo practicar el estilo indirecto en inglés utilizando los verbos «agree», «offer», «promise», «refuse» y «threaten». Se presentarán tres situaciones diferentes y se proporcionarán 10 oraciones en cada una de ellas. El objetivo es transformar las oraciones al estilo indirecto, manteniendo el significado original pero cambiando la estructura y pronombres.
Actividad 1: Situación: Una amiga te ofrece su ayuda para estudiar para un examen.
Ejercicios de estilo indirecto:
1. She said, «I can help you study for the exam.»
2. She offered, «Let me assist you in preparing for the exam.»
3. She suggested, «I could be of assistance in studying for the exam.»
4. She proposed, «How about studying together for the exam?»
5. She offered, «Why don’t we team up and study for the exam?»
6. She said, «I am willing to help you with your exam preparation.»
7. She stated, «I am available to assist you in studying for the exam.»
8. She mentioned, «I can offer my support in preparing for the exam.»
9. She expressed, «I would be glad to help you study for the exam.»
10. She suggested, «Why don’t you let me help you with your exam preparation?»
Actividad 2: Situación: Tu hermano te amenaza con contarle a tus padres sobre un secreto tuyo.
Ejercicios de estilo indirecto:
1. He threatened, «I will tell mom and dad about your secret.»
2. He warned, «If you don’t do as I say, I’ll reveal your secret to our parents.»
3. He stated, «You better do what I want or else I’ll inform our parents about your secret.»
4. He said, «You should comply with my demands, otherwise I’ll disclose your secret.»
5. He threatened, «Consider yourself warned. I won’t hesitate to let our parents know about your secret.»
6. He warned, «If I were you, I wouldn’t take my threat lightly. I have the power to expose your secret to mom and dad.»
7. He mentioned, «I have the upper hand here. I could easily spill the beans about your secret to our parents.»
8. He stated, «You’re treading on thin ice. One wrong move and I’ll unleash your secret to mom and dad.»
9. He warned, «Be smart and keep your secret to yourself. Otherwise, I’ll make sure mom and dad find out.»
10. He threatened, «Remember, I have the ability to let our parents in on your secret. Don’t push me.»
Actividad 3: Situación: Un compañero de clase se niega a prestarte sus apuntes.
Ejercicios de estilo indirecto:
1. He refused, «I won’t lend you my notes.»
2. He declined, «I’m sorry, but I can’t give you my notes.»
3. He mentioned, «I’m afraid I cannot share my notes with you.»
4. He stated, «I am not willing to lend you my notes.»
5. He refused, «I cannot offer you my notes.»
6. He said, «I’m really sorry, but I don’t feel comfortable sharing my notes with you.»
7. He mentioned, «It is not possible for me to give you my notes.»
8. He stated, «I regret to inform you that borrowing my notes is out of the question.»
9. He refused, «You’ll have to find another source for the notes. I won’t provide them.»
10. He mentioned, «I appreciate your request, but I am unable to loan you my notes.»
Respuestas:
Actividad 1:
1. She said that she could help you study for the exam.
2. She offered to assist you in preparing for the exam.
3. She suggested that she could be of assistance in studying for the exam.
4. She proposed studying together for the exam.
5. She offered to team up and study for the exam.
6. She said that she was willing to help you with your exam preparation.
7. She stated that she was available to assist you in studying for the exam.
8. She mentioned that she could offer her support in preparing for the exam.
9. She expressed that she would be glad to help you study for the exam.
10. She suggested that you let her help you with your exam preparation.
Actividad 2:
1. He threatened to tell mom and dad about your secret.
2. He warned that if you didn’t do as he said, he would reveal your secret to your parents.
3. He stated that you better do what he wanted or else he would inform your parents about your secret.
4. He said that you should comply with his demands, otherwise he would disclose your secret.
5. He threatened, warning you to consider yourself warned and that he wouldn’t hesitate to let your parents know about your secret.
6. He warned that if he were you, he wouldn’t take his threat lightly and that he had the power to expose your secret to your parents.
7. He mentioned that he had the upper hand and could easily spill the beans about your secret to your parents.
8. He stated that you were treading on thin ice and that one wrong move would unleash your secret to your parents.
9. He warned you to be smart and keep your secret to yourself, otherwise he would make sure your parents found out.
10. He threatened, reminding you that he had the ability to let your parents in on your secret and not to push him.
Actividad 3:
1. He refused to lend you his notes.
2. He declined, saying that he couldn’t give you his notes.
3. He mentioned that he was afraid he couldn’t share his notes with you.
4. He stated that he was not willing to lend you his notes.
5. He refused, saying that he couldn’t offer you his notes.
6. He said that he was really sorry, but he didn’t feel comfortable sharing his notes with you.
7. He mentioned that it was not possible for him to give you his notes.
8. He stated that he regretted to inform you that borrowing his notes was out of the question.
9. He refused, saying that you would have to find another source for the notes as he wouldn’t provide them.
10. He mentioned that he appreciated your request but he was unable to loan you his notes.
📝 Tips para entender el estilo indirecto
1. Usa reporting verbs (verbos introductores) como «say», «tell», «explain», entre otros, seguidos de «that» para introducir el discurso indirecto. Por ejemplo, «He said that he was busy» (Él dijo que estaba ocupado).
2. Cambia los pronombres y los tiempos verbales cuando pases de discurso directo a indirecto. Por ejemplo, si en discurso directo alguien dice «I love this song», en discurso indirecto se convertirá en «He/she said that he/she loved that song» (Él/Ella dijo que amaba esa canción).
3. Asegúrate de cambiar los adverbios, adverbios de tiempo y de lugar también. Por ejemplo, si en discurso directo alguien dice «I will do it tomorrow», en discurso indirecto se convertirá en «He/she said that he/she would do it the next day» (Él/Ella dijo que lo haría al día siguiente).
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