Dominando el Estilo Indirecto en Inglés: Tiempos y Modales
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Transformación de Tiempos Verbales y Modales en Estilo Indirecto
Aprende cómo los tiempos verbales y los verbos modales cambian al convertir el discurso directo a indirecto (reported speech) en inglés. Esta referencia rápida te ayudará a dominar las reglas esenciales.
Presente Simple
I never eat meat.
Pasado Simple
He explained that he never ate meat.
Presente Continuo
He said, "I am waiting for Ann."
Pasado Continuo
He said that he was waiting for Ann.
Presente Perfecto
He said, "I have found a flat."
Pasado Perfecto
He said that he had found a flat.
Pasado Simple
She said, "I took it home."
Pasado Perfecto
She said that she had taken it home.
Futuro (Will)
He said, "I will be in Paris on Monday."
Condicional (Would)
He said that he would be in Paris on Monday.
Condicional (Would)
I said, "I would like to see it."
Condicional (Would)
I said that I would like to see it.
Pasado Perfecto
He said, "I had decided to stay in."
Pasado Perfecto
He said that he had decided to stay in.
Pasado Continuo
She said, "When I saw them, they were playing tennis."
Pasado Continuo o Pasado Perfecto Continuo
She said that when she saw them, they were playing tennis.
Transformación de Verbos Modales en Estilo Indirecto
Can
He said, "I can't stand on my head."
Could
He said that he couldn't stand on his head.
May
He said, "Ann may ring tonight."
Might
He said that Ann might ring that day.
Should / Ought to
I said, "They should widen that road."
Should / Ought to
I said that they should widen that road.
Must (Obligación)
Tom said, "You must be there by nine tomorrow."
Had to (Obligación)
Tom said that I had to be there by nine the next day.
Must (Deducción)
She always well..., she must be rich.
Must (Deducción)
Jim said that she was always... so she must be rich.