Esther told me: “ I will go with my
friend”
INDIRECTO: Ella me dijo que me quería
REPORTED: SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE LOVED ME
DIRECTO: ELLA ME DIJO: “TE QUIERO”
DIRECT: SHE TOLD ME: “I LOVE YOU”.
- John le dijo a Jana que había trabajado
mucho.
JOHN TOLD JANA THAT SHE HAD WORKED MUCH /
VERY MUCH / A LOT / A LOT OF… (books…)
John le dijo a Jana: “has trabajado
mucho”.
JOHN TOLD JANA: “YOU HAVE WORKED MUCH”.
- Alba nos dijo que había hecho los
deberes el día anterior
ALBA TOLD US THAT SHE HAD DONE THE
HOMEWORK THE PREVIOUS DAY/THE DAY BEFORE
- ALBA NOS DIJO: “HICE LOS DEBERES AYER”
ALBA TOLD US: “I DID THE HOMEWORK
YESTERDAY”.
REPORTED: - TE DIJE QUE TE FUERAS
direct: I TOLD YOU: “GO”.
reported: I TOLD YOU TO GO
NOS DIJERON QUE NO HABLÁRAMOS
THEY TOLD US NOT TO SPEAK
THEY TOLD US:”DON’T SPEAK”.
- nos preguntaron (que) cuánto costaba ese
libro
THEY ASKED US HOW MUCH THAT BOOK COST
THEY ASKED US: “HOW MUCH DOES THAT BOOK
COST?”
- nos preguntaron si habíamos ido a
Londres la semana anterior
THEY ASKED US IF WE HAD GONE TO LONDON
THE PREVIOUS WEEK
THEY ASKED US: “DID YOU GO TO LONDON LAST
WEEK?