Direct speech | Reported speech | |
| present simple |  | past simple He said he was happy He said he slept |
| present continuos I am feeling happy I am sleeping | | past continuos He said he was feeling happy He said he was sleeping |
| present perfect I have been happy I have slept | | past perfect He said he had been happy He said he had slept |
| present perfect continuos I have been feeling happy I have been sleeping | | past perfect continuos He said he had been feeling happy He said he had been sleeping |
| future I will be happy I will sleep | | simple conditional He said he would be happy He said he would sleep |
| future perfect I will have been happy I will have sleep | | simple conditional perfect He said he would have been happy He said he would have slept |
Verbos modales
Direct speech | Reported speech | |
| CAN | | COULD He said he could sleep |
| MAY I may sleep | | MIGHT He said he might sleep |
| WILL I will sleep | | WOULD He said he would sleep |
| MUST I must sleep | | HAD TO He said he had to sleep |
Cambios que pueden sufrir algunas partículas de lugar y tiempo:
| now | | at that moment, then |
| tonight | | that night |
| today | | that day |
| last night | | the night before |
| this morning | | that morning |
| this week | | that week |
| next week | | the following week |
| next year | | the year after |
| here | | there |
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH
Reported Speech: questions
En las oraciones interrogativas usamos el mismo orden gramatical: el sujeto va después del verbo pero no es necesario usar el auxiliar "do" o "did".
| Direct speech | Reported speech |
| "Where do Susan and Ann work? " | He asked me where Susan and Ann worked. |
| "¿Dónde trabajan Susan y Ann?" | Él me preguntó dónde trabajaban Mary y Tom. |
