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=. esmo Reported speech O discurso indireto usa-se quando queremos contar / dizer o que alguém nos contou / disse / perguntou. Os verbos mais utilizados para introduzir o discurso indireto são: ask, tell, say, explain, suggest. 5 z e Quando o verbo introdutório do discurso indireto está num tempo do presente (Present Simple, Present Perfect, Future), o verbo que se segue não muda de tempo, mas o pronome geralmente muda para a 3.º pessoa. Example: “/ am feeling ill.” - He says he is feeling ill. “Vil come tomorrow.” — She says she will come tomorrow. e Quando o verbo introdutório do discurso indireto está num tempo do passado, o verbo que se segue passa também para um tempo do passado: Direct speech Reported speech | > Present Simple > Past Simple > Present Continuous > Past Continuous > Past Simple / Present Perfect / Past Perfect > Past Perfect > Future > Conditional > Infinitive (com to) > Imperative Example: “| swim very well.” — He said he swam very well. “iam leaving for school.” — She said she was leaving for school. “My last holiday was superb!” — He told us his last holiday had been superb. “We'll come tomorrow.” — They said they would come the next day. “Sit down!” — The teacher told me to sit down. “Don't make noise!” — His father told him not to make noise. * Quando queremos referir-nos a uma pergunta, geralmente utilizamos o verbo introdutório ask seguido de um pronome forma de complemento. * Se a pergunta for iniciada com um pronome interrogativo (who / when / what...), depois de ask não se faz a inversão do sujeito: ask + pronome complemento + who / when / what... + sujeito + verbo Example: “Where are you going?” — He asked them where they were going. * Se a pergunta for iniciada com o verbo (perguntas que dão origem a Yes / No answers), depois de ask + pronome complemento, temos de utilizar if / whether + sujeito + verbo. Example: “Do you like sushi?” — He asked me if | liked sushi. 166 one hundredand Sixty-six MYEZA9 6 Porto Editora * Há expressões de tempo / lugar que sofrem alterações: here there | tonight that night this that tomorrow — the next / following day |I these those yesterday the day before | | now then next week the following week today that day ago before (0) Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. a. “l was in London last weekend”, she says. b c e. “| am tired today”, he says. “They will visit us next week”, he says. “Carol is a smart girl”, he says. “John has lost his bicycle”, she says. (2) Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Make any necessary changes. a. “I go to Cardiff by train”, he said. » “He is feeling better today”, his mother said. se ps » “He has just decided to travel to Spain next year”, she said. “We'll go fishing next weekend”, they said. “| visited James last Saturday”, Carol explained. “Like this dress”, she said. « “We can't go. We are studying now”, they explained. » “VII do it for her”, he told me. MYE789 & Porto Editora O) Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Make any necessary changes. a. “Are you going to the beach tomorrow?” — he asked. b. “Do you know this girl?” - she asked. c. “Have you ever been to Australia?” — they enquired. a “Did you have a nice weekend?” — he asked. e. “Where did she buy her handbag?” — Mary asked. f. “Will you take this bag for me?” — she asked John. “What are the children doing?” — Mrs. Burton asked her husband. ma ” “How are you feeling today?” — Carol enquired. i. “Shall we go to the cinema?” — Philip suggested to us. j. “Will you have a cup of tea?” — he asked Sam. (5) Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Make any necessary changes. a. “Who left the door open?” — Miriam asked. b. “I can explain itto you.” — he says. c. “Bob doesn't look very well today.” — Carol said. d. “This book wasn't very interesting.” — Martin told us. e. “Where is Harry going tomorrow?” — Sue asked. f. “We won't be late for dinner tonight.” — they said. one hundred and sixty-nine 168 
