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Discorso indiretto

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Riporta le affermazioni, le domande e le richieste di altre persone e scopri quando cambia il tempo verbale.

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Scegli l'opzione corretta per completare ogni frase riportata.

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.

Leggi il discorso diretto e completa la frase riportata. Scrivi da una a tre parole.

"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 è seguito da una persona (me). Say no.
c) wasAm torna indietro a was nel discorso indiretto dopo said.
b) I livedLe domande indirette usano l'ordine delle parole di una frase affermativa (soggetto + verbo), senza do o did.
c) if I couldLe domande sì/no si riportano con if o whether e can torna indietro a could.
a) not to touchGli ordini negativi si riportano con tell + persona + not to + infinito.
b) wouldWill torna indietro a would e tomorrow diventa the next day.
b) had boughtIl past simple spesso torna indietro al past perfect e last week diventa the week before.
c) He told me that he was busy.Tell richiede una persona come complemento. Say non vuole direttamente una persona.

was cookingLa conversazione era ieri, quindi il present continuous torna indietro al past continuous: was cooking.
had lost / 'd lostLa situazione non è più vera, quindi il present perfect torna indietro al past perfect: had lost.
if I liked / whether I liked / if I like / whether I likeLe domande sì/no si riportano con if o whether e con l'ordine delle parole di una frase affermativa. Like può restare al presente se è ancora vero.
to closeLe richieste si riportano con ask + persona + to + infinito.
would send / 'd sendIl riferimento temporale è cambiato in the next day, quindi will torna indietro a would.
next / followingNel discorso indiretto, tomorrow di solito diventa the next day o the following day.
toldDopo lo spazio c'è una persona (us), quindi serve tell. Al passato è told.
had bought / 'd bought / boughtLe domande indirette usano l'ordine delle parole di una frase affermativa. Il past simple può tornare indietro a had bought oppure restare bought.