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Reported Speech - Cambios en verbos modales
Reported Speech - Changes in modal verbs
| Direct Speech | → | Reported Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Can | → | Could |
| "I can stay here until Sunday" | He said he could stay there until Sunday | |
| May | → | Might |
| "I may go fishing next weekend" | He said that he might go fishing next weekend | |
| Will | → | Would |
| "I will stay here!" | He said that he would stay there | |
| Must | → | Had to |
| "I must work everyday" | He said he had to work everyday |
Can → Could
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- Peter: "I can stay here until Sunday"
Peter: "Puedo quedarme aquí hasta el domingo" - He said that he could stay there until sunday
Él dijo que podía quedarse allí hasta el domingo - Mike: "I can do this alone"
Mike: "Puedo hacer esto solo" - He said that he could do that alone
Él dijo que podía hacer eso solo - Beth: "I can't open this jar!"
Beth: "¡No puedo abrir este frasco!" - She said that she couldn't open the jar
Ella dijo que no pidía abrir el frasco - Tommy: "He can't come with us"
Tommy: "Él no puede venir con nosotros" - The boy said that he couldn't go with them
El chico dijo que no podía ir con ellos.
May → Might
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- Jake: "I may go fishing next weekend"
Jake: "Puede ser que vaya a pescar el fin de semana que viene" - He said that he might go fishing next weekend
Él dijo que podría ser que fuera a pescar el fin de semana que viene - Mr. and Mrs. Collins: "We may travel to Europe"
Sr. y Sra. Collins: "Puede ser que viajemos a Europa" - They said that they might travel to Europe
Ellos dijeron que podría ser que viajaran a Europa - Dan: "You may not need this"
Dan: "Puede que no necesites esto" - He said I might not need that
Él dijo que podría ser que no necesitara eso - Kate: "I may not like Jim's friend"
Kate: "Puede que no me guste el amigo de Jim" - She said that she might not like Jim's friend
Ella dijo que podría ser que no le gustara el amigo de Jim
Will → Would
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- Chris: "I will stay here!"
Chris: "¡Me quedaré aquí!" - He said that he would stay there
Él dijo que se quedaría allí - Adam: "I will not go away"
Adam: "No me iré" - He said that he would not go away
Él dijo que no se iría - Kelly: "My dad won't let me go to the party"
Kelly: "Mi papá no me dejará ir a la fiesta" - She said that her father wouldn't let her go to the party
Ella dijo que su padre no la dejaría ir a la fiesta - Ian: "I'll help you with the dishes!"
Ian: "¡Yo te ayudaré con los platos!" - He said that he would help me with the dishes
Él dijo que me ayudaría con los platos
Must → Had to
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- Harry: "I must work everyday"
Harry: "Debo trabajar todos los días" - He said he had to work everyday
Él dijo que debía trabajar todos los días - Frank: "I must not arrive late"
Frank: "No debo llegar tarde" - He said that he was not to come late
Él dijo oque no debía llegar tarde - Manager: "You must not push this button"
Gerente: "No deben presionar este botón" - The manager said I was not to push the button
El gerente dijo que no debía presionar el botón - Luke: "We must leave at 8 o'clock"
Luke: "Debemos partir a las 8" - He said we had to leave at 8 o'clock
Él dijo que debíamos partir a las 8
