Ejercicios B2 : El discurso directo e indirecto en inglés

Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a consolidar las reglas del discurso directo e indirecto en inglés, incluyendo el backshift verbal. Pon a prueba tu dominio de las transformaciones y comunícate con mayor precisión.

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Ejercicio 1 : El backshift: completa las frases en discurso indirecto

Completa cada frase en discurso indirecto eligiendo la forma verbal correcta del backshift. Escribe la frase completa en tu respuesta.

1. Direct: 'I am working late tonight.' → She said that she ___ (work) late that night.
2. Direct: 'We have already eaten.' → They told me that they ___ (eat) already.
3. Direct: 'I will call you tomorrow.' → He said that he ___ (call) me the following day.
4. Direct: 'She can speak three languages.' → He mentioned that she ___ (speak) three languages.

Correction

1. She said that she was working late that night.
2. They told me that they had already eaten.
3. He said that he would call me the following day.
4. He mentioned that she could speak three languages.

Ejercicio 2 : De discurso directo a indirecto

Transforma cada frase del discurso directo al discurso indirecto, aplicando el backshift y los cambios de pronombres o expresiones de tiempo necesarios. Escribe la frase completa.

1. Transform into reported speech: 'I don't know where my passport is,' said Anna.
2. Transform into reported speech: 'We saw that film last week,' they told us.
3. Transform into reported speech: 'You must submit the report by Friday,' the manager said to them.
4. Transform into reported speech: 'I have never been to New York,' he admitted.

Correction

1. Anna said that she didn't know where her passport was.
2. They told us that they had seen that film the week before.
3. The manager told them that they had to submit the report by Friday.
4. He admitted that he had never been to New York.

Ejercicio 3 : Corrige los errores en el discurso indirecto

Cada frase contiene un error relacionado con el discurso indirecto en inglés (backshift, pronombres o expresiones temporales). Identifica el error y escribe la frase correcta completa.

1. She told me that she will finish the project the next day. → Find and correct the error.
2. He said that he has visited Paris two years before. → Find and correct the error.
3. They said us that the meeting was cancelled. → Find and correct the error.
4. My friend said that she can't come tomorrow. → Find and correct the error.

Correction

1. She told me that she would finish the project the next day.
2. He said that he had visited Paris two years before.
3. They told us that the meeting had been cancelled.
4. My friend said that she couldn't come the following day.