Actividad 1: Cambio de direct speech a reported speech
- She said, «I love ice cream.»
- He said, «I am going to the grocery store.»
- Mary said, «I have already finished my homework.»
- John said, «I can swim.»
- The teacher said, «The exam is tomorrow.»
- Sara said, «I will call you later.»
- Tom said, «I saw a movie last night.»
- Lisa said, «I want to travel the world.»
- Mike said, «I have never been to Paris before.»
- Emily said, «I didn’t eat breakfast this morning.»
Actividad 2: Cambio de direct speech a reported speech
- «I have a headache,» said Jane.
- «We are going to the park,» said the children.
- «He is reading a book,» said Sarah.
- «I played football yesterday,» said Peter.
- «The train is late,» said the announcement.
- «They will meet us at the airport,» said my friend.
- «She has already seen the movie,» said David.
- «I want to learn a new language,» said Emily.
- «I ate pizza for dinner,» said Alex.
- «We haven’t seen each other for a long time,» said Jack.
Actividad 3: Cambio de direct speech a reported speech
- «I will be late,» said Tom to his boss.
- «We are going on vacation,» said the couple.
- «He loves playing basketball,» said his friend.
- «I have been studying all night,» said Sarah.
- «The concert was amazing,» said the audience.
- «She can sing very well,» said her teacher.
- «I had a great time at the party,» said John.
- «I want to buy a new car,» said Lisa.
- «I didn’t sleep well last night,» said Mike.
- «They have been living in London for three years,» said the neighbors.
Respuestas:
Actividad 1:
- She said that she loved ice cream.
- He said that he was going to the grocery store.
- Mary said that she had already finished her homework.
- John said that he could swim.
- The teacher said that the exam was tomorrow.
- Sara said that she would call later.
- Tom said that he had seen a movie last night.
- Lisa said that she wanted to travel the world.
- Mike said that he had never been to Paris before.
- Emily said that she hadn’t eaten breakfast that morning.
Actividad 2:
- Jane said that she had a headache.
- The children said that they were going to the park.
- Sarah said that he was reading a book.
- Peter said that he had played football the day before.
- The announcement said that the train was late.
- My friend said that they would meet us at the airport.
- David said that she had already seen the movie.
- Emily said that she wanted to learn a new language.
- Alex said that he had eaten pizza for dinner.
- Jack said that they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
Actividad 3:
- Tom said to his boss that he would be late.
- The couple said that they were going on vacation.
- His friend said that he loved playing basketball.
- Sarah said that she had been studying all night.
- The audience said that the concert was amazing.
- Her teacher said that she could sing very well.
- John said that he had a great time at the party.
- Lisa said that she wanted to buy a new car.
- Mike said that he hadn’t slept well the night before.
- The neighbors said that they had been living in London for three years.
📝 Entiende el Reported Speech
1. Recuerda que en el Reported Speech debes cambiar los verbos y pronombres de acuerdo a la persona que habla y la persona sobre la que se está hablando. Por ejemplo, si alguien dice «I am happy», en Reported Speech se diría «He/She said he/she was happy».
2. Asegúrate de cambiar los tiempos verbales adecuadamente. Si estás reportando algo que sucedió en el pasado, debes cambiar los tiempos verbales a uno pasado. Por ejemplo, si alguien dice «I will go to the party», en Reported Speech se diría «He/She said he/she would go to the party».
3. Recuerda utilizar palabras de introducción como «he/she said», «they told me» o «I heard» al inicio de la oración en Reported Speech para indicar que estás reportando lo que alguien más dijo. Por ejemplo, «He said, ‘I am tired'» se convierte en «He said he was tired».
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