Ejercicios Resueltos de Reported Speech en Inglés con Explicaciones

Dominando el Reported Speech: Ejercicios Prácticos

Pon a prueba tus conocimientos de gramática en inglés con estos ejercicios prácticos de estilo indirecto. A continuación, encontrarás diferentes oraciones transformadas paso a paso.

Declaraciones (Statements) en Reported Speech

Transforma las siguientes declaraciones directas en estilo indirecto:

• Sandra said, "I can´t stay here any longer"
  Sandra said that she couldn´t stay there any longer.
• Mary said to Molly, "You have been away for a long time"
  Mary told Molly that she had been away for a long time.
• Peter said to me, "I won´t apply for this job. It is not well paid"
  Peter told me that he wouldn´t apply for that job because it wasn´t well paid.
• Dan said to Mark, "We have already paid the rent this month"
  Dan told Mark that they had already paid the rent that month.
• The teacher said to the Headmaster, "He didn´t come to school last week"
  The teacher told the Headmaster that he hadn´t come to school the week before.

Comandos y Peticiones (Commands)

Aprende a reportar órdenes y prohibiciones correctamente:

• Adam said to Helen, "Don´t go near the edge. It is dangerous"
  Adam warned Helen not to go near the edge because it was dangerous.

• Mario said to me, "Drive on the right if you don´t want to have an accident"
  Mario advised me to drive on the right if I didn´t want to have an accident.

  

Preguntas Directas a Reported Speech

Convierte preguntas directas en estilo indirecto prestando especial atención al orden de las palabras:

• "Why are you behaving like that?" His father asked him...
  His father asked him why he was behaving like that.
• "Who invited you to the cinema last weekend?" My friend wanted to know...
  My friend wanted to know who had invited me to the cinema the weekend before.
• "Have you seen this film before?" She asked her...
  She asked her if she had seen that film before.
• "How much does this sweater cost?" I asked the shop assistant...
  I asked the shop assistant how much that sweater cost.

Uso de Verbos Introductorios Específicos

Reescribe las oraciones utilizando el verbo adecuado del siguiente recuadro: Apologise for, insist on, admit, advise, suggest, promise, order.

• "What about going to the beach tomorrow?"
  I suggested going to the beach the following day.
• "Be quiet"
  I ordered them to be quiet.
• "I wouldn´t do it if I were you"
  I advised her not to do that.
• "Yes, I broke that vase"
  I admitted that I had broken that vase.
• "I´ll love you forever"
  I promised that I would love him forever.
• "I´m sorry. I´m late"
  I apologised for being late.
• "No, no. This round is on me. I´ll pay"
  I insisted on paying that round.

Cambio de Verbos en el Estilo Indirecto

Practica la modificación de los verbos principales según el contexto:

• "Leave the building", the firefighters told us.
  The firefighters ordered us to leave the building.
• "You should visit the British Museum", the guide said.
  The guide advised us to visit the British Museum.
• "I can help you with your computer problem tomorrow", said Amy.
  Amy told me that she could help me with my computer problem the next day.
• "Don´t walk alone in this neighbourhood at night", the hotel manager said to me.
  The hotel manager warned me not to walk alone in that neighbourhood at night.

Estructuras Avanzadas con Verbos en Paréntesis

Completa las oraciones aplicando el verbo específico indicado:

• Our neighbours said they would phone the police about the noise. (threatened)
  Our neighbours threatened to phone the police about the noise.
• I told them they should go to London. (suggested)
  I suggested going to London.
• Our IT teacher said we shouldn´t put any personal information online. (warned)
  Our IT teacher warned us not to put any personal information online.
• Our teacher said that everyone had to bring their lunch on the trip. (reminded)
  Our teacher reminded everyone to bring their lunch on the trip.