REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

1. Reported Speech (also called Indirect Speech) is used to communicate what someone else said, but without using the exact words. A few changes are necessary; often a pronoun has to be changed and the verb is usually moved back a tense, where possible.

   • SON LOS SUSTANTIVOS Y PUEDEN SER COMUNES O PROPIOS, AL IGUAL QUE EN ESPAÑOL. EL SUSTANTIVO COMUN ES  AQUELAL CUAL HACEMOS REFERENCIA  COMO "COSAS" Y EL SUSTANTIVO PROPIO ES "NOMBRE DE PERSONAS ANIMALES  TIENDAS "

2. EXAMPLES

   • SON LAS PALABRAS QUE DETERMINAN O  CALIFICAN AL SUSTANTIVO O NOMBRE . SU ESTRUCTURA GRAMATICAL EN INGLES ES:  AJECTIVE  + NOUN
   • SE SITUA ANTES DEL  SUSTANTIVO O NOUN Y NO TIENE GENERO.
   • NEGATIVE
     • DESCRIBE CUALIDADES 
     • I don't want to eat an ice cream ---> She said (that) she didn't want to eat an ice cream.
       • I don't know Marcos ---> Maria said (that) she didn't know Marcos
         • I haven't seen Karla ---> He said (that) he hadn't seen Karla
   • AFFIRMATIVE
     • PUEDEN ESTAR EN SINGULAR O PLURAL Y HACEN REFERENCIA A LA DISTANCIA
     • My uncle said that he was going to Florida.
       • They asked me how I was yesterday.
         • My boss told them that he was very busy
   • QUESTION
     • E UTILIZA PARA DAR INICIO A LAS PREGUNTAS  Y SON WHICH WHERE WHAT  Y HOW Y DA INICIO A LAS PREGUNTAS.
     • She asked him where Peter lived.
       • She asked where I was going.
         • She asked what time the train arrived.
     • Where does Peter live?
       • Where are you going?
         • What time does the train arrive?she asked
   • direct
   • indirect