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Sobre discurso direto e indireto | reported speech em inglês
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Reported Speech, also known as Indirect Speech, involves reporting what someone else said, often requiring changes in tenses, pronouns, and time expressions. Analyze the following statements about backshifting:
I.When reporting a statement made in the Present Simple, the verb usually shifts to the Past Simple if the reporting verb is in the past.
II.The Modal Verb 'must' always remains 'must' in Reported Speech, as it is impossible to express obligation in a reported past context.
III.Time expressions like 'yesterday' are typically changed to 'the day before' or 'the previous day' to maintain the correct chronological reference.
Regarding these statements, select the correct alternative:
The boss said that he had been travelling a lot the previous month.
She asked him: "Did you have many problems yesterday?
He said to her: “I saw your sister on the street last night.”
Read this statement:
“Mr. Mason has gone out.” the secretary told me.
The correct sentence that maintains the meaning of the situation above, in reported speech, is:
Consider the direct speech:
“I can’t attend the meeting now because my supervisor is traveling,” said Laura.
When transforming the sentence into reported speech, it is necessary to consider the appropriate changes in verb tense and deictic expressions. About this, choose the correct alternative:
Observe a Frase: “I will submit the article tomorrow,” she said.
A forma correta do discurso indireto é:
“The company became synonymous with film photography because it controlled every stage of the process.”
Rewrite the sentence. Use the Reported Questions.
➢ Rita asked Kenny, “how old are you?”.
Change the following sentence from Direct Speech into Reported Speech.
➢ The secretary told me, “I’m sorry, but Mr. Brown has just left the office.”




Acerca das regras de transformação do discurso direto para o indireto, marque V, para as afirmativas verdadeiras, e F, para as falsas:
(__)Ao relatar uma fala, o *Simple Present* do discurso direto ("I *work* here") geralmente muda para o *Simple Past* no indireto ("He said he *worked* there").
(__)O *Simple Past* do discurso direto ("I *saw* the movie") geralmente muda para o *Past Perfect* no indireto ("She said she *had seen* the movie").
(__)Advérbios de tempo e lugar também mudam para refletir a perspectiva do narrador, como "now" mudando para "then" e "here" mudando para "there".
(__)Não é necessário fazer qualquer alteração no tempo verbal se o verbo principal de relato (*reporting verb*) estiver no presente (e.g., "She *says*...").
Após análise, assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência correta dos itens acima, de cima para baixo:
Choose the alternative that correctly transforms the direct speech into reported speech.
Direct speech:
"I will start the project tomorrow," he said.