Say and Tell
Say and Tell
Say and Tell
Lesson 6.1
Direct and Reported Speech
El estilo directo y indirecto
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Ejemplos:
I am going to London next week, she said. (Voy a Londres la
semana que viene, ella dijo.)
Do you have a pen I could borrow, he asked. (Tienes un
bolgrafo que puedas prestarme?, l pregunt.)
Alice said, I love to dance. (Alice dijo, Me encanta bailar.)
Chris asked, Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow
night? (Chris pregunt, Te gustara cenar conmigo maana por la
noche?)
He asked,
He asked if Id been
were you sleeping when I
sleeping when he called.
called?
Ejemplos:
Im 30 years old, she said. She said she is 30 years old.
Dave said, Kelly is sick. Dave said Kelly is sick.
We are going to Tokyo next week, they said. They said
they are going to Tokyo next week.
Ill cut my hair tomorrow, Nina said. Nina said she is cutting her
hair tomorrow.
Will Would
Can Could
Must Had to
Shall Should
May Might/Could
The boy
May I use the bathroom,
asked if he could use the
please?, the boy asked.
bathroom.
Nota: A continuacin tienes una tabla donde puedes observar los
cambios que sufren las expresiones de tiempo cuando usamos el
estilo indirecto.
the week/month
last week/month/year year before or the
previous week/month/year
Otros cambios
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Lesson 6.2
Say vs. Tell
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Say
Ejemplos:
Estilo directo
Im hungry, he said. (Tengo hambre, l dijo.)
I need your help, Glen said to Mike. (Necesito tu ayuda, Glen dijo
a Mike.)
Estilo indirecto
He said he was hungry. (l dijo que tena hambre.)
Glen said to Mike that he needed his help. (Glen dijo a Mike que
necesitaba su ayuda.)
Tell
Ejemplos:
Estilo directo
He told me, Im hungry. (Me dijo, Tengo hambre.)
Glen told Mike, I need your help. (Glen dijo a Mike, Necesito tu
ayuda.)
Estilo indirecto
He told me that he was hungry. (Me dijo que tena hambre.)
Glen told Mike that he needed his help. (Glen dijo a Mike que
necesitaba su ayuda.)
Ejemplos:
I told him, Stop complaining. (Le dije, Deja de quejarte.)
She told us to hurry. (Nos dijo que nos diramos prisa.)
Ejemplos:
Can you tell me your name please? (Dme tu nombre, por favor.)
You told him the address of the office? (Le dijiste la direccin de la
oficina?)
Ejemplos:
He told us a great story. (Nos cont un cuento maravilloso.)
Tell me a joke, she said. (Cuntame un chiste, dijo ella.)
Ejemplos:
Tell me the truth, she demanded. (Dime la verdad, dijo ella.)
Keith never tells lies. (Keith nunca miente.)
Ejemplos:
Could you tell me the time, please? she asked. (Podras decirme
la hora, por favor? me pregunt.)
Bob told me the date. (Bob me dijo la fecha.)