EJERCICIOS DE ESTILO INDIRECTO E IDIOMS

TEORÍA: 

Direct Speech                                                                            Reported Speech

DIRECT		=>	INDIRECT
future	'I will always love you.'	=>	conditional	He said he would always love me.
present simple	.'He is ill.'	=>	past simple	She said he was ill.
present continuous	'I'm leaving today.'	=>	past continuous	He said he was leaving that day.
present perfect	'You have bought a dress.'	=>	past perfect	He said she had bought a dress.
present perf. cont.	'I've been working all day.'	=>	past perf. cont.	He said he had been working all day.
past simple	'I went to London.'	=>	past perfect	He said he had gone to London.
past continuous	'My friends were playing chess.'	=>	past perfect cont.	He said his friends had been playing chess.
past perfect	'I had lost my bag'	.	.	pas de changement

MODALS
can	=>	could	'She can cook delicious meals.'	He said she could cook delicious meals.
may	=>	might	'It may not rain this night.'	He said it might not rain that night.
must	=>	had to	'I must leave now.'	She said she had to leave then.

CAMBIOS EN EL TIEMPO

• TOMOROW-                       THE NEXT DAY
• LAST WEEK-                    THE WEEK BEFORE
• NOW-                                     THEN
• THIS-                                      THAT
• HERE-                                    THERE
• LAST (YEAR ,MONTH)      THE (YEAR ,MONTH) BEFORE

EJERCICIOS:

• "I can't believe what you're saying," Paul told me.
• "Would you like a cup of tea? she said to the girls.
• "What time did you arrive in London?" he asked
• "I'm sorry to be late, but I missed the bus" she said.
• "Thank you for the postcard you sent me," she said to Jane.
• "I'll show you when I finish," he said.
• The film had already started when Peter arrived," she said
• "I was having a shower when the phone rang," she said.
• "You must finish the report today," my boss told me.
• "Did they enjoy the party?" she asked.
• “Alright then, we'll meet after the lesson," she said.
• "No way! I won't tell them," he said.
• "Open your books and start reading, children," the teacher said.
• "Would you like to come to my party, John?" she said.
• "Let's go to the park!" she said.
• "You should be more careful in the future," he said.
• "Did you pass the exam?" I said to Joe.
• "I'm doing my homework," the boy said.
• "What were you doing when the lights went off?", she asked me.
• "Do you mind closing the window, please? It's getting cold" she said to the man.
• "Would you like another biscuit, John?" he said.
• "Remember to check the tyres before leaving," they said to us.
• "Sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you" she said.
• "You'd better go to the doctor, Paul" she said.
• "How about renting a canoe?" he said.
• “Have you enjoyed your meal?” She said to me

SOLUCIONES:

• Paul told me he couldn't believe what I was saying
• She offered the girls a cup of tea.
• He asked what time I had arrived in London.
• She apologised for being late and she said she had missed the bus.
• She thanked Jane for the postcard she had sent her.
• He said he would show me when he finished.
• She said the film had already started when Peter arrived.
• She said she was having a shower when the phone rang.
• My boss told me I had to finish the report that day.
• She asked if they had enjoyed the party.
• She agreed to meet after the lesson.
• He refused to tell them.
• The teacher told the children to open their books and start reading.
• She invited John to her party.
• She suggested going to the park. She suggested that we went to the park.
• He advised me to be more careful in the future.
• I asked Joe if he had passed the exam.
• The boy said he was doing his homework.
• She asked me what I was doing when the lights went off.
• She asked the man to close the window because it was getting cold.
• He offered John another biscuit.
• They reminded us to check the tyres.
• She apologized for interrupting us.
• She advised Paul to go to the doctor.
• He suggested renting a canoe. He suggested that we rented a canoe.
• She asked me if I had enjoyed the meal

IDIOMS

Be bitten by the hyg: picar el gusanillo/ la curiosidad
Be hooked on:  ser adicto a algo
Be on high: Estar de subidón
Be up to your eyeballs in: Estar hasta el cuello
Cost an arm and a leg: Costar un ojo de la cara
Feel down: Estar de bajón
Get out of hand: Irse de las manos
Go on a sprending spree: Salir a quemar la tarjeta de crédito
Live from hand to mouth: tener el dinero justo
Retail therapy: necesitar tiempo para uno mismo
Shop on shoestring:  corto de presupuesto
Shop till you drop: comprar hasta morirte
Tighten your belt: apretarse el cinturón