Reported Speech: Verb Tense Changes in English and Spanish
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Reported Speech: Tiempos Verbales
| Direct Speech | → | Indirect / Reported Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Presente Simple | → | Pasado Simple |
| Presente Continuo | → | Pasado Continuo |
| Am / Are / Is going to | → | Was / Were going to |
| Pasado Simple | → | Pasado Perfecto |
| Presente Perfecto | → | Pasado Perfecto |
| Pasado Perfecto | → | Pasado Perfecto |
| Imperativo | → | Infinitivo (to + verbo) |
| Will | → | Would |
| Can | → | Could |
| May | → | Might |
| Shall | → | Should |
| Must | → | Had to |
| Have to | → | Had to |
Expresiones de Lugar y Tiempo
Direct Speech → Indirect / Reported Speech
| Direct Speech | Indirect / Reported Speech |
|---|---|
| This | That |
| These | Those |
| Here | There |
| Now | Then / at the moment |
| Today | That day |
| Tonight | That night |
| This / These (_____) | That / Those (_____) |
| Yesterday | The day before / the day before last (_____) |
| The (_____) before / (_____) ago | (_____) earlier |
| Tomorrow | The next day / the following day |
| Next | The next (_____) / the following (_____) |
Vocabulario
English — Spanish
- Get on with — Llevarse bien con
- Classmates — Compañeros de clase
- Fall out with — Discutir con
- Make up with — Hacer las paces con
- Discuss — Hablar / Debatir
- Advice — Consejo
- Gossip — Cotillear
- Trust — Confiar
- Pick on — Meterse con
- Stand up for — Dar la cara por / Defender
- Close friend — Amigo cercano
- Acquaintances — Conocidos
- Relatives — Familia
- My mum — Mi madre
- My dad — Mi padre
- Trusting each other — Confiar los unos en los otros
- Having a lot in common — Tener mucho en común
- Having fun — Pasarlo bien
- Say you're sorry — Pedir perdón
- Buy a present — Comprar un regalo
- Write a letter — Escribir una carta
- Money — Dinero
- A boy / A girl — Un niño / Una niña
- Problems at school — Problemas en el colegio
- Turn into — Transformarse en
- Get together — Unirse
- Turn out — Resultar
- Make up for — Compensar
- Siblings — Hermanos
- Plenty — Bastante
- Mature — Madurar
- Rely on — Confiar en
- Getting my own way — Hacer lo que yo quiera
- Warning / Notice — Aviso
- Argue — Discutir
- Support — Apoyar
- Stand / Tolerate — Soportar
- Parents — Padres