Reported Speech

GRAMMAR FOCUS
LESSON 3: REPORTED SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH:
“She said, I buy soda for my little angels”.
DIRECT SPEECH: She said: “I buy soda for my little angels”.
Vem entre aspas
O narrador repete exatamente as palavras de quem fala ou falou.
INDIRECT SPEECH: She said (that) she bought soda for her little angels.
Sem aspas
O narrador usa suas próprias palavras, mas o significado da mensagem
permanence o mesmo
O tempo verbal muda
Há também mudanças em outros componentes da frase (ex: pronomes).
MUDANÇAS NOS TEMPOS VERBAIS:
Direct speech Indirect speech
Simple Present Simple Past
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Present Perfect Past Perfect
Simple Future

Ex: He said, “You are a good professional”.

He said (that) I was a good professional.
He said, “I read this book yesterday”.
He said (that) he had read that book the day before.
She said, “I will lend my book to John”. She said (that) she would lend her book to John.

OUTRAS MUDANÇAS
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
THIS THAT
 THESE THOSE
HERE THERE
NOW THEN
AGO BEFORE
TODAY THAT DAY
YESTERDAY THE DAY BEFORE

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH

TOMORROW THE NEXT DAY
I HE/SHE
WE THEY
ME HIM/HER
MY HIS/HER
YOU I
INFORMAÇÕES COMPLEMENTARES
1. Imperativo – Infinitivo
SAID – TOLD
She said, “Go home and rest”.
She told me to go home and rest”.
2. Pergunta – Estrutura condicional
SAID- ASKED
Jack said, “Can you wait a minute?”
Jack asked me if/whether I could wait a minute.
(IF/WHETHER) express doubts!
3. Imperativo – variações (além de TOLD):
SAID – COMMANDED/ ORDERED/ REQUESTED
She Said, “Go home and rest”.
She told/commanded/ordered/requested me to go home and rest.
4. Imperativo – substituição do narrador:
She said, “Go home and rest!”
I was told ordered/commanded/requested to go home and rest.
 EXERCISES:
1. Faça os exercícios a partir do modelo:
She Said: “I buy soda for my kids”.
She said (that) she bought soda for her kids.
a) Denise said: “I am buying a gift for my husband”.
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b) Lucy said: “I taught this lesson to Jane yesterday”.
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c) Silvio said: “I have met the Harrisons today”.
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d) She said: “I have met the Harrisons today”.
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e) She said: “I like this kind of clothes”.
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f) He said: “I’ll return this bottle tomorrow”.
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g) Alexandra thought: “I could ask him to come here”.
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h) The boss said: “Don’t fail to come tomorrow”.
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i) Beth said to her brother: “Do you want this toy?”
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j) Sonia said: “Get out now”.
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k) They said: “Could you stay away for a while?”
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2. Faça como no modelo proposto:

a) She Said: “Take your medicine!”
I was told to take my medicine.
b) Helena said to Marina: “Don’t get home late!”
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c) They said to the little kid: “Be quiet!”
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d) My nosy neighbor said: “Could you come visit us?”
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e) She said: “You should work less”.
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f) The policeman said: “You may take this by-road there”.
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