16/07/2012

3rd Bimester

Direct and Indirect Speech

No discurso direto, ns temos as palavras exatamente como so ditas pela pessoa que fala e geralmente indicadas entre aspas ou travesso. No discurso indireto, quando relatamos as palavras ditas por algum, mantemos o mesmo significado, mas com uma forma diferente. Say e tell so os verbos usados nesse tipo de estrutura. Veja nas tabelas a seguir as principais mudanas a serem feitas para converter o discurso direto em indireto: Mudana nos tempos verbais Discurso direto Discurso Indireto Simple Present Simple Past Present Continuous Past Continuous Simple Past Past Perfect PPresent Perfect Past Perfect Simple Future Simple Conditional Simple Conditional Conditional Perfect May Might Can Could Past Continuous Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Could Could Might Might Should Should Ought Ought

Exemplos: Ringo said, I study hard to pass my exams. Ringo said he studied hard to pass his exams. Anthony said I am going downtown now. Anthony said he was going downtown then. Emilia said I didnt buy that dog! Emilia said she hadnt bought that dog. I said I have lived here for ages. I said I had lived there for ages. The boys said to his friends well win the match! The boys told his friends that they would win the match. I said to my girlfriend love can tear us apart. I told my girlfriend that love could tear us apart.

TASK Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!

1. John: "Peter is at school." John said that __________________________________________ 2. Mark: "Close the door." Mark told me __________________________________________ 3. Mary: "Do you want to go to the cinema with me?" Mary asked me __________________________________________ 4. Steve: "I visited my grandmother two days ago." Steve said that __________________________________________ 5. Harry: "Have you seen John?" Harry asked me __________________________________________ 6. Jack: "Don't cross the road." Jack told me __________________________________________ 7. Peter: "Where is my bike?" Peter asked me __________________________________________ 8. Mary: "I will help you with your homework." Mary told Jack that __________________________________________ 9. Peter: "Why didn't you stay at home yesterday?" Peter asked Mary __________________________________________ 10. George: "At this moment I am playing tennis with my father." George said that __________________________________________