B1 Preliminary Unit 13_Reported Speech

CAMBRIDGE B1 PRELIMINARY (PET)
UNIDAD 13 – REPORTED SPEECH
ESTILO INDIRECTO

El Reported Speech se utiliza para contar lo que otra persona ha dicho.

1. DIRECT SPEECH VS REPORTED SPEECH
• DIRECT SPEECH

Repetimos exactamente las palabras de una persona.

Anna said:

“I am tired.”

Anna dijo: «Estoy cansada».

• REPORTED SPEECH

Contamos lo que dijo, sin repetir exactamente sus palabras.

Anna said that she was tired.

Anna dijo que estaba cansada.

TRUCO

DIRECT SPEECH → lo que dijo exactamente.

REPORTED SPEECH → contamos lo que dijo.

2. SAID
Una estructura muy frecuente es:

SUBJECT + SAID + (THAT) + FRASE
Peter said that he was tired.

Peter dijo que estaba cansado.

She said that she liked the film.

Ella dijo que le gustaba la película.

THAT puede omitirse:

She said she was tired.

También es correcto.

, 3. CAMBIO DE PRONOMBRES
Tenemos que adaptar los pronombres dependiendo de quién habla.

• DIRECT SPEECH

Mary said:

“I am tired.”

• REPORTED SPEECH

Mary said that she was tired. I → SHE

Otro ejemplo:

Peter said:

“I like my job.” → Peter said that he liked his job.

Por tanto, no hay que traducir mecánicamente. Hay que pensar: ¿Quién dijo la frase?

4. CAMBIO DE TIEMPOS VERBALES
Cuando utilizamos said en pasado, normalmente el tiempo verbal retrocede.

PRESENT SIMPLE → PAST SIMPLE
“I work in London.” → She said that she worked in London.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS → PAST CONTINUOUS
“I am studying.” → She said that she was studying.

PAST SIMPLE → PAST PERFECT
“I visited London.”→ She said that she had visited London.

Para B1 es suficiente reconocer esta transformación.

PRESENT PERFECT → PAST PERFECT
“I have finished.” → He said that he had finished.

WILL → WOULD
“I will call you.” → She said that she would call me.

CAN → COULD
“I can swim.” → He said that he could swim.