Reported Speech III - Referencias tiempo y lugar




 

Para pasar una frase que contiene una referencia de tiempo o lugar al estilo indirecto hay que cambiar esta por un equivalente.

 

Direct Speech / Estilo directo

 

Reported Speech / Estilo Indirecto

 

Now

Then / At that moment

Peter said, "I dont want to go now".

Peter said he didn't want to go at that moment.

 

Today

That day

Peter said, "I started my new job today".

Peter said he started his new job that day.

 

Tonight

That night

Peter said, "Mark and John are coming with us tonight".

Peter said that Mark and John were going with them that night.

 

Last night

The previous night / The night before

Peter said, "I couldn't sleep last night".

Peter said he couldn't sleep the night before.

 

Tomorrow

The next day / The following day

Peter said, "We're going to Madrid tomorrow".

Peter said he was going to Madrid the next day.

 

Yesterday

The previous day / The day before

Peter said, "Mary didn't go to school yesterday".

 

Peter said Mary hadn' gone to school the day before.

This week

That week

Peter said, "The team has a lot of work this week".

Peter said the team had had a lot of work that week.

 

Next week

The following week / The week after

Peter said, "I'm going to Cuba next week".

Peter said he was going to Cuba the week after.

 

Last year

The previous year / The year before

Peter said, "Paul and Mary got divorced last year".

Peter said Paul and Peter had gotten divorced the year before.

 

Here

There

Peter said, "Larry lives here".

Peter said that Larry lived there.