Svolgi i seguenti 24 esercizi sul reported speech con attenzione e ordine. Leggi ogni consegna prima di rispondere, verifica sempre il tempo verbale del reporting verb, il backshift, i pronomi e le espressioni di tempo e luogo. Per gli esercizi a risposta aperta sviluppa frasi complete e grammaticalmente corrette. Buon lavoro!
- Trasforma in reported speech: Helen said, "I am preparing dinner now."
- A) Helen said that she is preparing dinner now.
- B) Helen said that she was preparing dinner then.
- C) Helen said that she has been preparing dinner now.
- D) Helen said she prepares dinner then.
- Quale verbo è grammaticalmente corretto in questa frase? "My father ___ me that he would be home late."
- A) said
- B) told
- C) spoke
- D) talked
- Nella trasformazione in reported speech, il modale 'would' rimane invariato perché è già una forma passata.
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- Quando il reporting verb è al presente (es. 'says'), si deve comunque applicare il backshift ai tempi della subordinata.
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Completa la trasformazione: "I have lost my keys," Marco said. → Marco said that he ___ lost his keys.
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Completa la trasformazione: "Where do you work?" she asked him. → She asked him where he ___.
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Completa la trasformazione: "Don't open the window!" the teacher said. → The teacher told us ___ ___ open the window.
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Completa la trasformazione: "Are you coming with us?" Luca asked Anna. → Luca asked Anna ___ she was coming with them.
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Abbina ogni espressione di tempo del direct speech con la sua corrispondente nel reported speech. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | today | the day before | | yesterday | the next day | | tomorrow | then | | now | the following week | | next week | two days before | | two days ago | that day |
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Abbina ogni reporting verb al tipo di frase che introduce più naturalmente nel reported speech. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | ordered | a proposal with -ing form | | suggested | a question or polite request | | asked | a future commitment | | promised | a piece of personal advice | | advised | a danger or risk | | warned | a command |
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Quale è la trasformazione corretta? "I bought this jacket in Milan," she said.
- A) She said that she bought this jacket in Milan.
- B) She said that she had bought that jacket in Milan.
- C) She said she has bought that jacket in Milan.
- D) She said she buys that jacket in Milan.
- Quale frase contiene un errore?
- A) He told me that he was tired.
- B) She said to her friend that she would call later.
- C) They told that they had finished the project.
- D) Mum said that dinner was ready.
- La frase "The professor said that the Earth revolves around the Sun" è grammaticalmente accettabile perché esprime una verità sempre valida.
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- Quando trasformiamo una yes/no question in reported speech, possiamo usare indifferentemente 'if' o 'whether' come connettivo.
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Trasforma: "I will help you tomorrow," John said to Mary. → John told Mary that he ___ help her ___ ___ ___.
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Trasforma in reported speech la richiesta: "Could you pass me the salt, please?" he asked. → He asked me ___ ___ him the salt.
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Trasforma in reported speech: "We have been waiting here for two hours," the tourists complained.
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Trasforma in reported speech: "Why didn't you tell me the truth?" Laura asked her brother.
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Riporta in forma indiretta la frase: "Let's go for a walk this evening," Sandra suggested.
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Trasforma in direct speech: The doctor advised her to drink more water and to avoid coffee.
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Riferisci in reported speech il seguente breve dialogo, usando reporting verbs variati (non solo 'say'): Anna: "I'm exhausted! I have studied all night." Marco: "Why don't you take a break? I'll make you a cup of tea." Anna: "Thank you, that's really kind of you."
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Scrivi un breve paragrafo (almeno 6 frasi) in cui riferisci in reported speech una conversazione recente avuta con un familiare o un amico. Utilizza almeno cinque reporting verbs diversi e applica correttamente il backshift, il cambio dei pronomi e delle espressioni temporali.
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Individua la trasformazione corretta in reported speech della frase: "You must finish your homework before dinner," mum told me.
- A) Mum told me that I must finish my homework before dinner.
- B) Mum told me that I had to finish my homework before dinner.
- C) Mum told me to finishing my homework before dinner.
- D) Mum said me that I had to finish my homework before dinner.
- Riscrivi in reported speech il seguente mini-dialogo, motivando ogni trasformazione effettuata: Teacher: "Have you done the exercises I gave you yesterday?" Student: "No, I haven't finished them yet, but I will bring them tomorrow."