Examen de Estilo Indirecto Básico

Traduce: “Él dijo que estaba ocupado.”

• He said he is busy

• He said that he was busy

• He said that he’s busy

• He said that he be busy

Answer explanation

La traducción correcta es "He said that he was busy" porque mantiene el tiempo pasado del verbo "estaba" en español, que se traduce como "was" en inglés. Las otras opciones no reflejan correctamente el tiempo verbal.

Completá: “She told me ______ the window.” (orden)

• to close

• close

• that I close

• closing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'to close' because it follows the structure of indirect commands in English. The phrase 'She told me to close the window' is grammatically correct, while the other options do not fit this structure.

¿Cuál es un ejemplo correcto de estilo indirecto con say?

• He said me to go

• He told me that go

• He said that he was tired

• He said to I’m tired

Answer explanation

La opción correcta es 'He said that he was tired' porque utiliza 'say' en estilo indirecto correctamente, introduciendo la oración con 'that' y manteniendo la concordancia temporal.

Elegí la frase que convierte correctamente una pregunta directa:

• She asked me where do I live

• She asked me where I live

• She told me where I live

• She asked me where I am live

Answer explanation

La frase correcta es 'She asked me where I live' porque convierte adecuadamente la pregunta directa a una indirecta, manteniendo la estructura del presente simple sin el uso de 'do'.

Verdadero o falso: Told siempre se usa con objeto directo (me, you, us...).

• Verdadero

• Falso

Answer explanation

Verdadero. El verbo 'told' se utiliza con un objeto directo, como 'me', 'you' o 'us', para indicar a quién se le dice algo. Por lo tanto, la afirmación es correcta.

Traduce: “Me dijeron que no fuera.”

• They told me don’t go

• They said me not go

• They told me not to go

• They told not go to me

Answer explanation

The correct translation is "They told me not to go" because it accurately conveys the meaning of the original sentence, using the proper structure for indirect commands in English.

Completá: “He said that he ______ the message.”

• receive

• received

• had receiving

• receiving

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'received' because it is the past tense form of 'receive', which fits the reported speech structure. The sentence indicates that he said something in the past, so the past tense is required.

¿Cuál de estas frases cambia correctamente del estilo directo al indirecto?

• “I’m cold” → He said he is cold

• “I’m cold” → He said he was cold

• “I’m cold” → He told he is cold

• “I’m cold” → He tell that he’s cold

Answer explanation

La frase correcta es "He said he was cold" porque al cambiar del estilo directo al indirecto, el tiempo verbal debe retroceder. "Is" se convierte en "was" en el estilo indirecto.

Traduce: “Ella me pidió que la ayudara.”

• She asked me that help her

• She asked me help her

• She asked me to help her

• She told me help

Answer explanation

La traducción correcta es "She asked me to help her" porque refleja la estructura del español, donde se usa "pedir que" seguido de un infinitivo. Las otras opciones no son gramaticalmente correctas en inglés.

Elegí la opción con un error común de estilo indirecto:

• He told me to be careful

• She said she was tired

• They said us to stop

• She asked if I liked it

Answer explanation

La opción "They said us to stop" contiene un error de estilo indirecto. La forma correcta sería "They told us to stop". En inglés, se usa "tell" en lugar de "say" cuando se incluye un objeto directo.