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B2 Gramática

B2Estilo indirecto15 min

Estilo indirecto

Reported speech

Transmite las afirmaciones, preguntas y peticiones de otras personas y aprende cuándo cambia el tiempo verbal.

Cuando transmitimos las palabras de alguien más tarde, normalmente usamos un verbo de comunicación como say, tell o ask. Si el verbo de comunicación está en pasado, el verbo de la oración subordinada suele retroceder un paso en el tiempo.

Estilo directoEstilo indirecto
"I live in Cairo."She said (that) she lived in Cairo.
"I'm looking for my keys."He said he was looking for his keys.
"We have finished."They said they had finished.
"I saw the film."She said she had seen the film.
"I will call you."He said he would call me.
"I can swim."She said she could swim.
"You must be careful."He said I had to be careful.

Los pronombres y las expresiones de tiempo también cambian para adaptarse a la nueva situación: today se convierte en that day, tomorrow en the next day o the following day, here en there y ago en before.

Say, tell y ask

Tell necesita una persona como complemento; say no. Las preguntas indirectas usan el orden de palabras de una oración afirmativa y no llevan signo de interrogación. Usa if o whether para las preguntas de sí o no. Para transmitir peticiones y órdenes, usa ask o tell + persona + to + infinitivo.

  • Mateo told me (that) he was moving to Chile.
  • Mateo said (that) he was moving to Chile.
  • She asked me where I lived.
  • He asked if I had a pen.
  • The coach told us not to be late.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la forma indirecta

Elige la opción correcta para completar cada oración en estilo indirecto.

  1. Hana _____ me that she was feeling better.

  2. "I'm tired," said Leo. Leo said that he _____ tired.

  3. "Where do you live?" She asked me where _____.

  4. "Can you help me?" Omar asked me _____ help him.

  5. "Don't touch the oven." My dad told me _____ the oven.

  6. "We'll finish the project tomorrow." They said they _____ finish the project the next day.

  7. "I bought a new laptop last week." Ana said she _____ a new laptop the week before.

  8. Which sentence is correct?

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Completa las oraciones en estilo indirecto

Lee el estilo directo y completa la oración en estilo indirecto. Escribe de una a tres palabras.

  1. "I'm cooking dinner," Jo said when I phoned her yesterday. Jo said she dinner.

  2. "I've lost my wallet," said Kemal. Kemal said he his wallet, but he found it an hour later.

  3. "Do you like spicy food?" Priya asked me spicy food.

  4. "Please close the window." The teacher asked us the window.

  5. "I'll send you the photos tomorrow." Sam said he me the photos the next day.

  6. "We're leaving tomorrow," Ali said on Sunday. On Sunday, Ali said they were leaving the day.

  7. The guide (say / tell) us that the castle was closed.

  8. "Where did you buy that jacket?" Nina asked me where I that jacket.

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