Reported Speech - edu.xunta.gal
www.edu.xunta.gal › centros › iesallarizREPORTED SPEECH A) Podemos contar lo que alguien dijo de dos maneras: 1. Repitiendo sus palabras exactas, es decir, empleando el estilo directo. - “I have to go now,” she said. - “We lived in Paris for three years,” Peter said. 2. Contando la idea, pero no las palabras exactas, que es el “estilo indirecto”.
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www.sjsu.edu › ajeep › docsReported speech (also called indirect speech) relates what the person said, but does not use the exact words. You often need to change verbs and pronouns to keep the original meaning. (The students may notice that verb tenses change in reported speech. The general rule is that reported speech “backs up” one verb tense.