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Estilo indirecto

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

Elige la forma indirecta

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

Hana ___ me that she was feeling better.
- a) told
- b) said
- c) asked
"I'm tired," said Leo. Leo said that he ___ tired.
- a) has been
- b) were
- c) was
"Where do you live?" She asked me where ___.
- a) did I live
- b) I lived
- c) do I live
"Can you help me?" Omar asked me ___ help him.
- a) that I can
- b) could I
- c) if I could
"Don't touch the oven." My dad told me ___ the oven.
- a) not to touch
- b) not touching
- c) don't touch
"We'll finish the project tomorrow." They said they ___ finish the project the next day.
- a) will
- b) would
- c) had
"I bought a new laptop last week." Ana said she ___ a new laptop the week before.
- a) has bought
- b) had bought
- c) buys
Which sentence is correct?
- a) He said me that he was busy.
- b) He told that he was busy.
- c) He told me that he was busy.

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

"I'm cooking dinner," Jo said when I phoned her yesterday. Jo said she ___ dinner.
"I've lost my wallet," said Kemal. Kemal said he ___ his wallet, but he found it an hour later.
"Do you like spicy food?" Priya asked me ___ spicy food.
"Please close the window." The teacher asked us ___ the window.
"I'll send you the photos tomorrow." Sam said he ___ me the photos the next day.
"We're leaving tomorrow," Ali said on Sunday. On Sunday, Ali said they were leaving the ___ day.
The guide ___ (say / tell) us that the castle was closed.
"Where did you buy that jacket?" Nina asked me where I ___ that jacket.

a) toldTell va seguido de una persona (me). Say no.
c) wasAm retrocede a was en el estilo indirecto después de said.
b) I livedLas preguntas indirectas usan el orden de una oración afirmativa (sujeto + verbo), sin do ni did.
c) if I couldLas preguntas de sí o no se transmiten con if o whether, y can retrocede a could.
a) not to touchLas órdenes negativas se transmiten con tell + persona + not to + infinitivo.
b) wouldWill retrocede a would y tomorrow se convierte en the next day.
b) had boughtEl pasado simple suele retroceder al pasado perfecto y last week se convierte en the week before.
c) He told me that he was busy.Tell necesita una persona como complemento. Say no admite una persona directamente.

was cookingLa conversación fue ayer, así que el presente continuo retrocede al pasado continuo: was cooking.
had lost / 'd lostLa situación ya no es cierta, así que el presente perfecto retrocede al pasado perfecto: had lost.
if I liked / whether I liked / if I like / whether I likeLas preguntas de sí o no se transmiten con if o whether y con el orden de una oración afirmativa. Like puede quedarse en presente si sigue siendo cierto.
to closeLas peticiones se transmiten con ask + persona + to + infinitivo.
would send / 'd sendLa referencia temporal ha cambiado al día siguiente, así que will retrocede a would.
next / followingEn el estilo indirecto, tomorrow suele convertirse en the next day o the following day.
toldDespués del espacio hay una persona (us), así que necesitamos tell. En pasado es told.
had bought / 'd bought / boughtLas preguntas indirectas usan el orden de una oración afirmativa. El pasado simple puede retroceder a had bought o quedarse como bought.