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Icfes-Reported Speech Workshop: Name: Gomez Zamora Fabian David GRADE: 1107 DATE: 12/april/2021
Icfes-Reported Speech Workshop: Name: Gomez Zamora Fabian David GRADE: 1107 DATE: 12/april/2021
Lebron James’ doctor said: “I expect when he completely heals, he’ll be just like who he was
before hurt”
CORRECT OPTION: He expected, he would be, He expected, healed,he would be, had been
WHY?: Porque al reportar necesito principalmente el tiempo pasado simple o pasado perfecto y
asi mi oración toma sentido
The embezzler was asked: “How much did you use from the business incomes?”
CORRECT OPTION: The judge asked how much he had used from the incomes, How much had he
used from de incomes
WHY? Como estamos reportando y hablando lo que alguien más dijo, en este caso el juez
debemos tener siempre presente el how much ya que nos guia hacia la respuesta
80% of times, reported verbs will transform to:
CORRECT OPTION: Past perfect that(had+participle), past simple ( ed+ irregulars)
Consequently, these verbs, become, spend, differ, set off, carry out, deliver transform to:
CORRECT OPTION: had become, had differ, had spent, had delivered, had carried out, had set
off.
A witness to the crime said: “I saw when the gang told the kid to smash the window and take
what was inside”
CORRECT OPTION: He saw, told, smashed, took; He said he had seen, had told, to smash, take.
WHY? Esto pasa porque para el objetivo que buscamos necesitamos que los verbos deben estar
en pasado perfecto o pasado simple sin olvidar que el auxiliar del tiempo debe estar ya que este
es el que me sustenta de que estemos en el tiempo correcto
Name four different verbs to report from say and tell
CORRECT OPTION: Persuade to, explained that, claimed that, refuse to, agree to, recommend
that, encourage to, apologize for, suggest (ing)
WHY? Esto se debe a la regla de que segun la opcion que se vaya utilizar tengamos que agregar
unos prefijos o sufijos para que esta tenga sentido en el orden de un reportaje
Name 4 phrasal verbs we have learned so far.
Taking into account the murder, the lawyer recommended that the killer _____ (be) sentenced
to life.
CORRECT OPTION: Had been, Was
WHY?: Es una acción que se realizo en el pasado y ahora en el presente se menciona como
hecho anterior y para denotar tal accion se utiliza el had been que es la correcta forma de
decirlo en el reportaje
The robbery took place in the bank and to enter they persuaded ___ to ___ them in.
CORRECT OPTION: Them; let The guards let
WHY?Cada parte o palabra específica del reported speech tiene ciertas características y con el
persuaded también se aplica, con estos sabemos que para indicar que algo se tenga que hacer
podemos utilizar el let y el them se usa en referencia a quien recae la acción, siguiendo con la
estructura del reportaje.
It should be obvious that when someone hurts or breaks your heart, they must ____
CORRECT OPTIONS: Apologize,Give an apology, Apologize for hurting
WHY?:Como ya lo he dicho algunas palabras tienen ciertas reglas dentro del reportaje y
apologize hace parte de ellas donde se dice que se puede poner un prefijo o al verbo siguiente
agregarle ING asi se representa el hecho de pedir disculpas por algo o de por si ofrecer una
disculpa
Albert Gonzalez suggested _______ which the cops accepted, turning him into a snitch.
CORRECT OPTION
WHY?
The lawyer asked the fast drivers: Do you think you can pay the fine on the deadline?
CORRECT OPTION: He asked if they could pay, It’s a closed question, use if
WHY? Porque se debe cambiar los tiempos de presente a pasado ya sea simple o continuo o
perfecto sin dejar de lado el if, ah y por reglas del reporte cambian palabras en su escritura
como son can a could.
The government suggests not ______ to clubs unless you are vaccinated
CORRECT OPTION
After released, the mugger complained that he hadn’t had his belongings yet.
CORRECT OPTION.
WHY?
“How long has been the sentence so far?”, asked the reporter. He answered…
CORRECT OPTION: 5 year’s e.t.c, time duration
WHY?:Cuanto tenemos el HOW LONG la respuesta debe estar comenzando con for o en este
caso con un lapso de tiempo ya que es lo que nos está preguntando (determinado)
“How far did the mugger run before he was caught”, asked the same reporter.
CORRECT OPTION
WHY?
The order of a normal report is:
Persona que dijo + verbo de reportaje+ (that o to depende) + sujeto involucrado + verbo
reportado + efecto de acción.
CORRECT ANSWER