Reported Speech regla, ejemplos, ejercicios y pruebas

Reported speech usamos

Lo utilizamos para volver a contar las palabras de otra persona cambiando su forma, de modo que se integren en tu texto y no sean una cita directa.
Transformamos el discurso directo en discurso indirecto.

Reported speech Forma

Subject + reporting V, that subject + V (con cambio de tiempo verbal si es necesario)

“I am tired”, she said. She said that she was tired.

Reported speech Regla

En inglés, el estilo indirecto no lleva comillas, a diferencia del estilo directo:

George said, “I am ready to dance with you.”

George said (that) he was ready to dance with me.

Reported speech Cambios de tiempo verbal

Estilo directo (Direct speech)	Estilo indirecto (Reported speech)
Present Simple I know	Past Simple he said he knew
Present Continuous I am doing	Past Continuous he said he was doing
Present Perfect I have done	Past Perfect he said he had done
Past Simple I did	Past Perfect he said he had done
Past Continuous I was doing	Past Perfect Continuous he said he had been doing
Past Perfect I had done	Past Perfect I had done
Future (will) I will go	would he said he would go

❗ Cuando el tiempo verbal no cambia

Verdades generales, hechos, leyes de la naturaleza.
Si algo es siempre cierto, el tiempo verbal no cambia:
The Earth moves around the Sun. He said that the Earth moves around the Sun.
Cuando la acción sigue siendo relevante en el momento de hablar.
Si la afirmación sigue siendo cierta ahora.
I live in Paris. She said she lives in Paris. (porque ella aún vive allí)
Si la oración subordinada está en past continuous, en el habla común el tiempo verbal puede no cambiar.
He said, “I was playing football when she called me.”.
Él dijo: «Estaba jugando al fútbol cuando ella me llamó». He said that he was playing football when she called him.
Él dijo que estaba jugando al fútbol cuando ella lo llamó.
Si el verbo de reporte está en presente
Con says, tells, has said no hay cambio de tiempo verbal.
I’m busy. She says she is busy

Reported speech Verbos modales

Los verbos modales que cambian:

Estilo directo (Direct speech)	Estilo indirecto (Reported speech)
will	would
can	could
may	might
shall	should
must (obligación)	had to
must (expresa una orden o un acuerdo)	was to

He said, “I will help you.” He said (that) he would help me.

She said, “I can finish it today.” She said (that) she could finish it that day.

John said, “I may go to the party.” John said (that) he might go to the party.

I asked, “Shall we begin?” I asked if we should begin.

My mother said, “You must do your homework.” My mother said (that) I had to do my homework.

The officer said, “You must be there by 6.” The officer said (that) I was to be there by 6.

Los verbos modales que NO cambian
(no tienen forma de pasado):
could, should, would, might, ought to
“I could help you,” he said. He said he could help me.

“You should study more,” the teacher said. The teacher said I should study more.

“I would love to join you,” she said. She said she would love to join us.

“It might rain later,” John said. John said it might rain later.

“You ought to be more careful,” she said. She said I ought to be more careful.

Reported speech Pronombres

Los pronombres cambian según quién habla y a quién van dirigidas las palabras.

“I like your car,” he said. He said he liked my car.

Reported speech Tiempo y lugar

the previous weektd>two days earlier

Estilo directo (Direct speech)	Estilo indirecto (Reported speech)
today	that day
yesterday	the day before
tomorrow	the next day
now	then
last week
tonight	that night
two days ago
here	there
this	that
these	those

“We have a meeting today,” he said. He said they had a meeting that day.

I bought these shoes yesterday. She said she had bought those shoes the day before.

I will come tomorrow. He said he would come the next day.

I can’t talk now. He said he couldn’t talk then.

I finished the course last week. She said she had finished the course the previous week.

I’m going out tonight. He said he was going out that night.

I moved here two days ago. She said she had moved there two days earlier.

Come here. She told him to come there.

This place is beautiful. He said that place was beautiful.

I bought these shoes. He said he had bought those shoes.

Reported speech Verbos

Verbos seguidos de una that-clause :
say, tell, add, explain, mention, reply, answer, admit, agree, deny, promise…
I’m tired. She said that she was tired.
Verbos seguidos de un to-infinitive:
advise, ask, tell, order, persuade, remind, warn, invite, encourage…
Don’t be late. He told me to not be late.

Reported speech Negación

Agregar / mantener not antes del verbo principal
I don’t like it. She said she didn’t like it.
Si el verbo modal lleva una negación con not, cambiamos el modal y añadimos not.
I can’t help you. He said he couldn’t help me.
Si not se refiere al significado y no a la gramática, lo dejamos como está.
Don’t worry. He told me not to worry.

Reported speech Preguntas

En el estilo indirecto, las preguntas generales (de sí/no) se introducen con if o whether. El orden de las palabras cambia al de una oración enunciativa.
- If se usa en las preguntas típicas de Yes/No, cuando solo se quiere saber «sí o no».
  Do you like it? He asked if I liked it.
- Se usa whether cuando la pregunta incluye una alternativa o una elección.
  Do you want tea or coffee? He asked whether I wanted tea or coffee.
Preguntas con palabra interrogativa (wh-questions)
Reporting verb + wh-word + orden de palabras directo (sin inversión)

“Where do you live?” she asked. She asked where I lived.

“What is he doing?” I asked. I asked what he was doing.

“Why did you leave early?” he asked. He asked why I had left early.

“How can we solve this?” they asked. They asked how they could solve it.

“When will you call me?” she asked. She asked when I would call her.
Preguntas generales (Yes/No questions) Empiezan con Do / Does / Did / Are / Is / Can / Will, etc.
Reporting verb + if/whether + orden directo de palabras

“Do you like coffee?” she asked. She asked if I liked coffee.

“Are they coming to the party?” he asked. He asked if they were coming to the party.

“Did you see the movie?” I asked. I asked if she had seen the movie.

“Will it rain tomorrow?” Tom asked. Tom asked if it would rain the next day.

“Can you help me?” she asked. She asked if I could help her.

“Is this your book?” he asked. He asked whether that was my book.

Reported speech Imperativo

Oración afirmativa: reporting verb + object + to + verb

Open the door. He told me to open the door.

Prohibición: reporting verb + object + not to + verb

Don’t be late. She told me not to be late.

Reported speech Errores comunes

Mantener la inversión en las preguntas
❌ He asked where was I going
✔️ He asked where I was going
Usar “said me”
❌ He said me that…
✔️ He told me that…
✔️ He said that…
say — без объекта, tell — с объектом
No cambiar el tiempo verbal
❌ He said he is happy.
✔️ He said he was happy. Если reporting verb в прошедшем — делаем сдвиг времени.
No cambiar los pronombres
❌ She said I am tired.
✔️ She said she was tired. Местоимения всегда подстраиваются под новый контекст.

Reported speech Oraciones

“I am learning French,” she said. She said she was learning French.

“He has finished his project,” they said. They said he had finished his project.

“I shall return soon,” he said. He said he should return soon.

“You must call her today,” Mom said. Mom said I had to call her that day.

“What time does the train leave?” I asked. I asked what time the train left.

“Why are you crying?” he asked. He asked why I was crying.

“Can she swim?” I asked. I asked if she could swim.

“Is your brother at home?” she asked. She asked whether my brother was at home.

Leave your shoes outside. He told me to leave my shoes outside.

Don’t touch that button. She told me not to touch that button.

Reported speech Ejemplos

“I was reading a book,” she said. She said she had been reading a book.

“We have seen this movie,” they said. They said they had seen that movie.

“He will help us tomorrow,” I said. I said he would help us the next day.

“When did she arrive?” he asked. He asked when she had arrived.

“Where are my keys?” she asked. She asked where her keys were.

“Does he like pizza?” I asked. I asked if he liked pizza.

“Will they join us?” she asked. She asked if they would join us.

“You ought to apologize,” he said. He said I ought to apologize.

Be quiet, please. She told me to be quiet.

Don’t forget your umbrella. He reminded me not to forget my umbrella.

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