Atividades sobre reported speech

REPORTED SPEECH
Quando falamos o que disse, conta, pedi, pergunta um
a outra pessoa existe duas maneiras:
O discurso direto em ingls, chamado de direct
speech repete-se ao p da letra a fala da pessoa.
Consiste em perodos simples.
O discurso indireto em ingls, chamado de indirect
speech ou reported speech relata-se com as nossas
palavras o que a pessoa falou. Consiste em perodo
composto.
Exemplo:
Direct Speech
- Kitty said, Im very happy. (Kitty disse, eu estou
muito feliz.)
Indirect Speech
- Kitty said that she was very happy. (Kitty disse que
estava muito feliz.)
Algumas sugestes que devem ser usadas para a
transformao e formao dos discursos diretos e
indiretos:
DIRECT SPEECH

INDIRECT SPEECH

Simple present

Simple past

Simple past

Past perfect

Present perfect

Past perfect

Simple future

Conditional

Imperative

Infinitive

Exemplos:
Mary said, I study every day. (simple present)
Mary disse, estudo todo dia.
Mary said (that) she studied every Day. (simple past)
Mary disse que estudava todo dia.

Susan said, I studied yesterday. (simple past)

Susan disse, (eu) estudei ontem.
Susan said (that) she had studied the day before. (past
perfect)
Susan disse que tinha estudado no dia anterior.
Leo said, I have studied. (present perfect)
Leo disse, eu tenho estudado.
Tobby said, I will study tomorrow. (simple future)
Tobby disse, estudarei amanh.
Tobby said (that) he would study in the following day.
(conditional)
Tobby disse que estudaria no dia seguinte.
Carol said to him, study hard. (imperative)
Carol disse a ele, estude bastante.
Carol told him to study hard. (infinitive)
Carol disse a ele para estudar bastante.
DIRECT SPEECH

INDIRECT SPEECH

Can

Could

May

Might

Must

Had to

Should

Should

Ought

Ought

Liz said, I can go. / Liz said (that) she could go.
Jane said, I may go. / Jane said (that) she might go.
Paul said, I must go. / Paul said (that) he had to go.
John said, I should go. / John said (that) he should go.
She said, I ought to go. / She said (that) she ought go.
Existem ainda outras modificaes feitas em algumas palavras quando se passa a
frase do discurso direto para o indireto. Confira:
Direct speech

Indirect speech

Today

That day

Yesterday

The day before

Last night

The night before

Now

Then

Here

There

Tomorrow

The next day

This

That (quando em expresso de tempo)

This, that

The (quando adjetivos)

This, these

It, them (quando pronomes)