Svolgi gli esercizi seguenti sul tuo quaderno. Presta particolare attenzione al backshift dei tempi verbali, al cambiamento dei pronomi e all'adattamento delle espressioni di tempo e luogo. Lavora con ordine e giustifica, quando richiesto, le tue scelte.
- Quale frase è la corretta trasformazione in reported speech di: Paul said, "I am reading an interesting novel."?
- A) Paul said that he is reading an interesting novel.
- B) Paul said that he was reading an interesting novel.
- C) Paul said that he has been reading an interesting novel.
- D) Paul said that he read an interesting novel.
- Quando il reporting verb è al present simple (es. He says...), si applica comunque il backshift dei tempi verbali nella subordinata.
- Vero / Falso
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Completa la trasformazione. Frase diretta: "We have just finished our homework," the children said. Reported: The children said that they ___ just ___ their homework.
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Abbina ogni espressione di tempo o di luogo del discorso diretto alla forma corrispondente nel reported speech (con reporting verb al passato). | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | now | the next day | | tomorrow | the day before | | yesterday | there | | here | that morning | | this morning | two days before | | two days ago | then |
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Trasforma in reported speech la domanda. Frase diretta: "Where did you put my keys?" she asked him. Reported: She asked him ___.
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Individua la corretta trasformazione dell'ordine: The coach said to the players, "Don't be late tomorrow!"
- A) The coach told the players don't be late the next day.
- B) The coach told the players not to be late the next day.
- C) The coach said the players to not be late tomorrow.
- D) The coach told the players that they not be late the next day.
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Trasforma in reported speech la seguente frase, indicando esplicitamente i tre cambiamenti principali (tempo verbale, pronome, avverbio): "I bought this jacket yesterday," Sarah said.
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Riscrivi il seguente breve dialogo in reported speech, usando una varietà di reporting verbs (said, asked, told, replied, explained). Tom: "I'm preparing dinner for my parents tonight." Lisa: "Can you cook well?" Tom: "My mother taught me last summer, so I'll do my best!" Spiega in due righe le scelte fatte sui tempi verbali.