Gramática Inglesa Esencial: Reported Speech, Pronombres Relativos y Tiempos Verbales

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Tabla de Reported Speech (Estilo Indirecto)

Tense	Direct Speech	Reported Speech
present simple	I like ice cream	She said (that) she liked ice cream.
present continuous	I am living in London	She said she was living in London.
past simple	I bought a car	She said she had bought a car OR She said she bought a car.
past continuous	I was walking along the street	She said she had been walking along the street.
present perfect	I haven't seen Julie	She said she hadn't seen Julie.
past perfect*	I had taken English lessons before	She said she had taken English lessons before.
will	I'll see you later	She said she would see me later.
would*	I would help, but..	She said she would help but...
can	I can speak perfect English	She said she could speak perfect English.
could*	I could swim when I was four	She said she could swim when she was four.
shall	I shall come later	She said she would come later.
should*	I should call my mother	She said she should call her mother
might*	"I might be late"	She said she might be late
must	"I must study at the weekend"	She said she must study at the weekend OR She said she had to study at the weekend

relative pronoun	use	example
who	subject or object pronoun for people	I told you about the woman who lives next door.
which	subject or object pronoun for animals and things	Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof?
which	referring to a whole sentence	He couldn’t read which surprised me.
whose	possession for people animals and things	Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
whom	object pronoun for people	I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference.
that	subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses	I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.

PRESENT SIMPLE: Acciones y hábitos que se hacen siempre (I play tennis on Saturdays)

- I work / She works
- I don't work / She doesn't work
- Do I work? / Does she work?

PAST SIMPLE: Describimos una acción del pasado (I had an accident and broke my leg)

- I played
- I didn't play
- Did I play?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Hablamos de algo que está pasando en el momento (They're playing tennis)

- I'm going
- I'm not going
- Am I going?

PAST CONTINUOUS: Describimos la escena (It was raining and I was feeling cold)

- I/She was skiing (You/They were skiing)
- I wasn't skiing / You weren't skiing
- Was I skiing? / Were you skiing?

CONDITIONALS

1st - If + Pres. Simple -> will + verb (If I see Mary, I will tell her) (I will tell Mary, if I see her)
2nd - If + Past Simple -> would + verb (If I married Mary, I would be happy) (I would be happy, if I married Mary)