Ao contarmos a uma pessoa o que outra disse ou pensou, frequentemente usamos indirect speech.
Os tempos verbais e os pronomes (I, you, etc) mudam em indirect speech quando o tempo e a pessoa que falou e a pessoa que está relatando, são diferentes.
| DIRECT SPEECH | INDIRECT SPEECH |
|---|---|
| Simple present | Simple past |
| Simple past | Past perfect |
| Present perfect | Past perfect |
| Simple future | Conditional |
| Imperative | Infinitive |
Exemplos:
Mary said: “I study every day.” (simple present)
Mary disse: “Estudo todo dia.”
Mary said (that) she studied every Day. (simple past)
Mary disse que estudava todo dia.
Susan said: “I studied yesterday.” (simple past)
Susan disse: “(Eu) estudei ontem.”
Susan said (that) she had studied the day before. (past perfect)
Susan disse que tinha estudado no dia anterior.
Tobby said: “I will study tomorrow.” (simple future)
Tobby disse: “Estudarei amanhã.”
Tobby said (that) he would study in the following day. (conditional)
Tobby disse que estudaria no dia seguinte.
Carol said to him: “Study hard.” (imperative)
Carol disse a ele: “Estude bastante.”
Carol told him to study hard. (infinitive)
Carol disse a ele para estudar bastante.
| DIRECT SPEECH | INDIRECT SPEECH |
|---|---|
| Can | Could |
| May | Might |
| Must | Had to |
| Should | Should |
Liz said: “I can go.” / Liz said (that) she could go.
Jane said: “I may go.” / Jane said (that) she might go.
Paul said: “I must go.” / Paul said (that) he had to go.
John said: “I should go.” / John said (that) he should go.
Okay! So now, tell someone what the guy from the video said. He speaks very clearly. Notice the TH pronunciation!
https://www.infoescola.com/ingles/direct-and-indirect-speech/