Reported Speech: Introduction

Reported speech es decir lo que otra persona dijo pero sin usar las mismas palabras. No usamos comillas. La palabra that puede ser usada u omitida después del verbo introductorio (say, tell, suggest, etc).

          She said (that) she wouldn't be back until 10 o'clock.

Say - tell

• say + no personal object - He said he was very tired.
• say + to + personal object - He said to us he was very tired.
• tell + personal object - He told us he was very tired.

Expresiones usadas con say, tell y ask:

• say -> hello, good morning/afternoon etc, something/nothing, so, a prayer, a few words, no more, for certain/sure, etc
• tell -> the truth, a lie, a secret, a story, a joke, the time, the difference, one from another, somebody one's name, somebody the way, somebody so, someone's fortune, etc
• ask -> a question, a favour, the price, after somebody, the time, around for somethinf/somebody, etc

En esta entrada hemos visto qué es el reported speech así como una breve introducción al reported speech con statements para entender el concepto de reported speech.

En futuras entradas vamos a profundizar en los siguientes tipos de reported speech:

• Reported Statements
• Reported Questions
• Reported Orders
• Reported Commands, Requests, Suggestions, etc