3.2. Marcos said that he worked as a freelance

Actividad

REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS
(ESTILO INDIRECTO: ORACIONES DECLARATIVAS)
 
 
Fíjate en el texto anterior. Si queremos contar a otra persona de lo que hablaron en la entrevista de trabajo, estos serían algunos ejemplos:
 
Jason: "I was looking for a part-time job..."Jason said that he had been looking for a part-time job. (Jason dijo que él había estado buscando un trabajo a media jornada)
 
Interviewer: "You must also keep the front of the shop tidy" → The interviewer told Jason that he had to keep the front of the shop tidy. (El entrevistado le dijo a Jason que tenía que mantener la fachada de la tienda limpia)
 
Jason: "I´m hard-working and very responsible" → Jason answered that he was hard-working and very responsible. (Jason respondió que él era trabajador y muy responsable).
 
 
¡Recuerda!
  • El estilo indirecto no utiliza comillas.
  • Es necesario un verbo introductorio (say, tell, answer...)
  • La conjunción "that" se escribe inmediatamente detrás del verbo introductorio.
  • Además del cambio en los tiempos verbales y expresiones, también es necesario modificar los pronombres.
Caso de estudio
Transforma las siguientes frases de estilo directo a indirecto, y tradúcelas al castellano.

1. Marcos said, "I work as a freelance"

2. Noemi said, "I´m staying with some friends"

3. She said, "Tom can´t use a smartphone"

4. My parents said, "we may travel to Ireland next month"

5. Jenny said, "I won´t go out tonight"

Caso de estudio
Lee la siguiente conversación entre dos amigas, Claudia y Lucía: completa el texto en estilo indirecto, utilizando las formas verbales y expresiones correctas. A continuación, traduce dicho texto al castellano.

Claudia: Hi, Lucía, how are you?

Lucía: I´m very happy. I´ve started a new job. The work is interesting and my partners are very friendly.

Claudia: What´s the job?

Lucía: I´m a hotel receptionist. I love it.

Claudia: Is it related to what you studied?

Lucía: Of course! I studied tourism at university and I had a temporary job as a tourist guide last year.

Claudia: I´m glad for you. Well, I have to go, but we can meet soon.

Lucía: Great! I´ll give you a ring next Saturday.

 

 

Lucía said that she __________ very happy. She said that she __________ a new job, that the work __________ interesting and _____ partners __________ very friendly.

Lucía answered that she __________ a hotel receptionist, that she __________ it.

Lucía said that she __________ tourism at university, and she __________ a temporary job as a tourist guide __________.

Claudia said that she __________ glad for _____. She said that she __________ go, but they __________ meet soon.

Lucía said that she __________ give her a ring __________ Saturday.


 

Objetivos

Aquí hay algunas actividades interesantes donde puedes perfeccionar el uso de las oraciones declarativas y los cambios en otras expresiones en el estilo indirecto:

Ejercicio 1
Ejercicio 2