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| Reported Speech |
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| tell (tél) decir, contar |
| say (séi) decir |
| ask (ásk) preguntar, pedir |
| admit (admít) admitir |
| "OK, OK. Yeah. I broke that window" |
| He admitted that he had broken the window |
| agree (agríi) estar de acuerdo |
| "Yeah, of course. I will give you the money" |
| He agreed to loan me some money |
| answer (ánser) responder |
| "Oh, not now. I am too busy at this moment" |
| She answered that she was too busy at that moment |
| invite (inváit) invitar |
| "Hey guys!. Don't you want to go to the beach with me?" |
| He invited us to go to beach with him |
| complain (compléin) quejarse |
| "Oh, no. I have this terrible toothache again!" |
| He complained of a toothache |
| offer (ófer) ofrecer |
| "I could help you with that math problem if you want" |
| She offered to help me with the math problem |
| suggest (soyést) sugerir |
| "It's a nice day. We could go to the country and have a picnic" |
| Bill suggested that we have a picnic |
| demand (dimánd) exigir |
| "I want to see the manager of this company inmediately!" |
| The man demanded to see the manager of the company |
| request (rikuést) solicitar |
| "Excuse me, Madam. Could I use your telephone for a minute?" |
| He requested permission to use the woman's telephone |
| remind (rimáind) hacer acordar |
| "Hey Bill. Don't forget to mail this letter today!" |
| Jack reminded Bill that he had to mail a letter that day |
| describe (discráib) describir |
| "The house is white. It has three bedrooms and a beautiful garden" |
| He described his house |
| confess (confés) confesar |
| "I must tell you something Jane... I love you with all my heart" |
| He confessed that he loved her |
| blame (bléim) culpar |
| "It was your fault that I couldn't arrive on time" |
| The girl blamed the boy for her arriving late |
| propose (propóus) proponer |
| "Sir, I think we should have a meeting this afternoon" |
| He proposed to have a meeting for that afternoon |
| refuse (rifiús) rehusarse |
| "I won't do this job any longer" |
| He refused to continue working |
| congratulate (congrátchiuléit) felicitar |
| "Congratulations Jack. Your performance was excellent!" |
| He congratulated Jack on giving a good performance at the theater |
| greet (gríit) saludar |
| "Hi everybody" |
| Bill greeted everybody as he entered the room |
| introduce (introdiús) presentar |
| "This is my mother. Her name is Nancy" |
| He introduced me to his mother |
| warn (uórn) advertir |
| "Don't drink so much or you'll get drunk" |
| Bill warned Jack not to drink too much |
| insist (insíst) insistir |
| "You must take me there!. Come on. I really want to go there!" |
| She insisted that she wanted to go |
| insult (insólt) insultar |
| "You... damned fat cow!. You ate all my cookies!" |
| She insulted her friend calling her a 'fat cow' |
| apologize (apóloyáis) pedir disculpas |
| "I am very sorry for having insulted you in that way" |
| She apologized to her friend for having insulted her |
| thank (záenk) agradecer |
| "Thank you so much for your help, Mary" |
| Jack thanked Mary for her help |
| protest (protést) protestar |
| "Come on. It was not my fault. You are accusing the wrong person!" |
| The girl protested against the unfair accusation |
| threaten (zréten) amenazar |
| "If you don't give me the money, I will kill you" |
| The robber threatened to kill the man |
| advise (adváis) aconsejar |
| "If you don't want to have problems with your health, you should stop smoking" |
| His doctor advised him to stop smoking |
| inquire (inkuáir) preguntar |
| "Could you tell me where the main library is?" |
| She inquired the way to get to the library |
| praise (préis) elogiar |
| "I really think that the work you are doing is excellent" |
| Bill's boss praised him for the work he was doing |
| deny (dinái) negar |
| "I don't know what you think, but I didn't break that window" |
| Billy denied that he had broken the window |
| assure (ashúur) asegurar |
| "Don't worry. I will finish my work on time" |
| He assured me that he would finish his work on time |
| persuade (persuéid) persuadir |
| "Come on. You'll have a great time a the party. Let's go!" |
| Jack persuaded Bill to go to the party |
| convince (convíns) convencer |
| "Instead of going to France we should go to Brazil on vacation. It's cheaper, nearer and warmer" |
| She convinced her husband to go to Brazil instead of France |
| beg (beg) rogar, suplicar |
| "Oh please, Mom, please, let me go. I promise I'll be back before midnight!" |
| She begged her mother to let her go the party |
| dissuade (disuéid) disuadir |
| "I don't think it is a good idea to fly now. The conditions are dangerous" |
| The man dissuaded him from flying under those weather conditions |
| confide (confáid) confiar |
| "I am terribly afraid of storms" |
| He confided his fear about storms to his companion |
| recommend (rékoménd) recomendar |
| "I think you should take these shoes. They are very nice and have a good quality" |
| The salesgirl recommended that I buy those shoes |
| scold (skóuld) regañar |
| "Look what you have done!. You broke the vase!. You must be more careful with things in the house" |
| Jack's mother scolded him for breaking the vase |
| order (órder) ordenar |
| "Fire!!" |
| The sergeant ordered the soldiers to fire at the enemy |
| accuse (akiús) acusar |
| "I saw you when you stole my money!" |
| The man accused his colleague of stealing his money |
| explain (expléin) explicar |
| "I couldn't call you because there was no phone nearby" |
| He explained why he couldn't call me |
| mention (ménshon) mencionar |
| "By the way, I am a bit tired after this trip" |
| Bill mentioned that he was tired after the trip |
| compliment (cómplemént) felicitar, piropear, hacer un cumplido |
| "Jane.What elegant you are tonight !" |
| The man complimented Jane on being so elegant that night |
| encourage (enkáridch) alentar |
| "Come on. Don't quit now!. You are about to win the game" |
| Bill's father encouraged him to continue with the game |
| discourage (diskáridch) desalentar |
| "It is cold and it is raining. I think you shouldn't go out tonight" |
| Mary's mother discouraged her from going out that night |
| console (consóul) consolar |
| "Don't feel so bad. It is not so terrible to fail an exam. You'll pass it next time!" |
| Bill's companion tried to console him for having failed at the exam |
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
| Simple Present | Simple Past |
| "I work in Argentina" | He said that he worked in Argentina |
| "I am a teacher" | He said that he was a teacher |
| Simple Past | Simple Past Perfect |
| "We saw a good film on TV" | They said that they had seen a good film on TV |
| "I was tired" | He said that he had been tired |
| Simple Perfect | Simple Past Perfect |
| "We have gone to that place before" | They said that they had gone to that place before |
| "I have been here many times" | She said that she had been there many times |
| Simple Future | Simple Conditional |
| "I will visit my mother" | He said that he would visit his mother |
| "She will be happy to see me" | He said that she would be happy to see him |
| Simple Future perfect | Simple Conditional Perfect |
| "I will have arrived there by 5 pm" | He said he would have arrived here by 5 pm |
| "I will have sent all the products by tomorrow" | He said that he would have sent all the products by tomorrow |
| Present Continuous | Past Continuous |
| "I am doing my job" | He said that he was doing his job |
| "We are living in New York" | They said that they were living in New York |
| Past Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous |
| "I was dancing with Mary" | He said that he had been dancing with Mary |
| "We were talking" | They said that they had been talking |
| Perfect Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous |
| "I have been doing this for two years" | He said that he had been doing that for two years |
| "We have been trying to phone him" | They said that they had been trying to phone him |
| Future Continuous | Conditional Continuous |
| "I will be flying to Chicago" | He said that he would be flying to Chicago |
| "I will be staying at a good hotel" | He said that he would be staying at a good hotel" |
| Future Perfect Continuous | Conditional Perfect Continuous |
| "I will have been selling books for two years" | He said that he would have been selling books for two years |
| "I will have been having a good life" | He said that he would have been having a good life |
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
| can | could |
| "I can stay here until Sunday" | He said he could stay there until Sunday |
| "I can do this alone" | He said that he could do that alone |
| may | might |
| "I may go fishing next weekend" | He said he might go fishing next weekend |
| "We may travel to Europe" | They said that they might travel to Europe |
| will | would |
| "I will stay here" | He said that he would stay there |
| "I will not go away" | He said that he wouldn't go away |
| must | had to |
| "I must work everyday" | He said he had to work everyday |
| "I must not arrive late" | He said he didn't have to arrive late |
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
| now | then, at that moment |
| today | that day |
| tonight | that night |
| last night | the previous night, the night before |
| this morning | that morning |
| tomorrow | the next day, the following day |
| yesterday | the previous day, the day before |
| this week | that week |
| next week | the following week, the week after |
| last year | the previous year, the year before |
| next year | the following year, the year after |
| here | there |
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