This document discusses reported speech (indirect speech) in English. It explains that reported speech is used to tell someone what another person said. It outlines the three steps to change direct speech into reported speech: 1) changing the verb tense from present to past, 2) changing the subject according to the speaker, and 3) optionally adding the word "that". It provides examples of direct and indirect speech. It also discusses the differences between using "say" and "tell" in reported speech constructions.

1. REPORTED SPEECH (estilo indirecto)

2. USO Se utiliza para informar a una persona de lo que ha dicho otra

3. Directo-Indirecto Para pasar de estilo DIRECTO (”The chips taste great”, says Sarah) a un estilo INDIRECTO (Sarah said that the chips tasted great)

5. Se cambia el sujeto según el hablante

6. Se coloca la partícula ”that” que significa ”que” (tambiém ésta se puede omitir)

8. 2)Se cambia el sujeto DIRECTO: Matthew said: ” I never buy Cds INDIRECTO: Matthew said he never bought CDs

9. 3) That DIRECTO: Marta says:” I like cycling” INDIRECTO: Marta said (that) she liked cycling

11. Sí: Marc said that he was happy.

12. No: Marc said me he was happy.

13. Tell

14. Sí: Helen told me that she was worried.

15. No: Helen told to me that she was worried.

16. No: Helen told that she was worried.

17. Make by: F.Sánchez J.Rodríguez http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech