Extension Unit 6 2º Bto.

REPORTED SPEECH: Reported Statements : other changes.
When we convert direct speech into reported speech there are changes in :

•  pronouns and possessive adjectives: 

          I'm watching you __He said that he was watching me.  

          I have lost my book __ She said that she had lost her keys

•   demonstrative adjectives and expressions of time:

                I will buy these jeans __ He said that he would buy those jeans.  

Como ya tenéis los cambios en los pronombres y adjetivos posesivos en la entrada Varios Bto, unidad 6 1º Bto en este mismo blog os recuerdo los cambios en las expresiones de tiempo y lugar.

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
here	there
this	that
these	those
now	then
next week	the following week
today	that day
this (morning, afternoon, evening)	that (morning, afternoon, evening)
tonight	that night
tomorrow	the following day
yesterday	the day before
last week	the week before

   Reported Questions: en el estilo indirecto tienen el mismo orden que una oración afirmativa.

• Si la pregunta indirecta no tiene question word, utilizamos if / whether en el estilo indirecto :

        Ex.- "Are you fine?", he asked us---He asked us if /whether we were fine.

• Si la pregunta utiliza una question word (who, why...), repetimos la -Wh question en el estilo indirecto:

           Ex.- "What are you eating?"---He asked her what she was eating.
(Observa que el orden en la pregunta indirecta es sujeto + verbo (igual que una oración afirmativa)

Reported orders, requests and suggestions: En el estilo directo utilizamos el imperativo para las órdenes o sugerencias, pero en el estilo indirecto la estructura es ésta: reporting verb + object + to infinitive.
  Ex.- "Sit down!" --- He ordered them to sit down.
Si la sugerencia o la orden en estilo directo es negativa, en el indirecto la estructura es: reporting verb + object + not + to infinitive: "Don´t shout! "---He told her not to shout.

Other Reporting Verbs: algunos verbos que se utilizan para introducir el estilo indirecto siguen diferentes estructuras:

• Agree / offer / promise / refuse   + to infinitive: "I will help you" ... He offered to help him.
• Add / admit / declare / explain / insist / predict / promise / recommend / reply / reveal / say / suggest + (that) + clause: "You must call me "--- He insisted (that) I called him.
• Advise / ask / encourage / invite / order / remind / tell / persuade / warn + object + to infinitive: "You really should become a professional dancer "--- She encouraged me to become a professional dancer.
• Advise / inform / remind / tell / warn + object + that + clause : "Don´t forget! There is an exam tomorrow". ---They reminded us that there was an exam the following day.
• Recommend / suggest / propose + -ing form / noun: "You should try the salad ".--- He recommended trying the salad // He recommended the salad.
• Apologize for / complain about / insist on / object to + preposition + -ing form / noun: "Sorry I was rude."---She apologized for being rude.

Reported Speech exercises online: Click here 
Rephrasing