Reported Speech

1. 1) Direct speech: “I love chocolate,” she said.

Reported speech: She said that she loved chocolate.

❓ ¿Qué diferencia hay entre Direct Speech y Reported Speech?

• Direct Speech usa cambios gramaticales.

• Reported Speech repite las palabras exactas.

• Direct Speech son palabras textuales y Reported Speech hace cambios

• No existe diferencia.

2) Direct speech: “I will help you tomorrow.”

Reported speech: He said he would help me the next day.

❓ ¿Cómo cambia el verbo “will” en reported speech?

• a) Will → Would

• b) Will → Should

• c) Will → Could

• d) Will → Might

3) Direct speech: “Can you lend me money?”

Reported speech: She asked if I could lend her money.

❓ ¿Qué pasa con el modal “can” en reported speech?

• a ) Can → May

• b) Can → Could

• C) Can → Might

• d) Can → Should

4) Direct speech: “Don’t forget your homework.”

Reported speech: The teacher told us not to forget our homework.

❓ ¿Cómo se transforman los imperativos en reported speech?

• a) Con “said to”

• b) Con “told + infinitivo”

• c) Con “was + verb”

• d) No cambian

5) Direct speech: “I saw him yesterday.”

Reported speech: She said she had seen him the day before.

❓ ¿Cómo cambia la expresión de tiempo “yesterday” en reported speech?

• a) Yesterday → That day

• b) Yesterday → The day before

• c) Yesterday → Tomorrow

• d) Yesterday → Next day

6) Direct speech: “I am studying English.”

Reported speech: She said she was studying English.

❓ ¿Qué pasa con el presente continuo en reported speech?

• a) Presente continuo → Futuro continuo

• b) Presente continuo → Pasado continuo

• c) Presente continuo → Presente simple

• d) No cambia

7) Direct speech: “Do you like pizza?”

Reported speech: He asked me if I liked pizza.

❓ ¿Cómo se transforman las yes/no questions en reported speech?

• a) Se usan con “that”

• b) Se cambian por “if / whether”

• c) Se dejan igual

• d) Se cambian a imperativo

8) Direct speech: “Where do you live?”

Reported speech: He asked me where I lived.

❓ ¿Cómo cambian las wh- questions en reported speech?

• a) Se eliminan

• b) Se mantienen las palabras interrogativas

• c) Se reemplazan con “if”

• d) Se cambian a presente

9) Direct speech: “I don’t understand this exercise.”

Reported speech: Mary said that she didn’t understand that exercise.

❓ ¿Cómo se reemplaza “this” en reported speech?

• a) This → That

• b) This → Those

• c) This → It

• d) This → The same

10) Direct speech: “We are happy.”

Reported speech: They said they were happy.

❓ ¿Qué pasa con el verbo “to be” en presente cuando lo pasamos a reported speech?

• a) Is/are → Were

• b) Is/are → Was/were going to

• c) Is/are → Had been

• d) No cambia