Na passagem do
Direct speech para o
Indirect speech há alterações a serem feitas.
Devemos alterar os tempos verbais, os advérbios de tempo e lugar, os pronomes e determinantes.
Exemplo:
I'm visiting Sue today - (direct speech)
He said (that) he was visiting Sue that day - (indirect speech)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tempos Verbais
Direct speech
Present Simple : I have three dogs.
Present Continuous : Tom is having dinner.
Future (Will) : We will help the children.
Indirect speech
Past Simple : She said (that) she has three dogs.
Past continuous : She said (that) Tom was having dinner.
Would : He said (that) the would help the children.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal Pronouns :
Object :
Direct speech - me, us, you, him/her/it, them
Indirect speech - him/her, them, me/us, him/her/it, them
Subject :
Direct speech - i, we, you, he/she/it, they
Indirect speech - he/she, they, i/we, he/she/it, they
Possessive Determiners :
Direct speech - my, our, your, his/her/its, their
Indirect speech - his/her, their, my/our, his/her/its, their
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time and place expressions
Direct speech / Indirect speech :
Today - That day
Now - Then / At the moment
Yesterday - The day before
Days ago - Days before
Last week/month/year - The previous week/month/year
Next week/month/year - The following week/month/year
Tomorrow - The next day/Following day
Here - There
This/These - There/Those
