Não consigo fazer gente, me ajudem a passar para direct speech?
I asked Robson if he was enjoying his new job
My best friend asked where I had bought my dress
Gabriela told me she would never go mountain biking again
Mom said she coudn't cook italian food
My father asked what time I had come back from the party
Someone asked me where the nearest post office was
I asked Mario if he was having a good time
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Hi, Time
I can't speak Portuguese, so I haven't been able to include translations nor explanations in your language. I'm sorry.
The sentences in your exercise are in r̲e̲p̲o̲r̲t̲e̲d̲ speech (someone is telling what he/she said or asked, or what someone else said or asked). You have to write those sentences in d̲i̲r̲e̲c̲t̲ speech (i.e., you have to write the 'real' sentences or questions).
• To make the appropriate changes, you need to pay attention to the verb forms, the personal pronouns and the possessive adjectives.
• I've written in capital letters all the words that undergo any changes.
• In reported questions there is no subject-auxiliary inversion. When you write the direct questions you have to invert the order between the subject and the auxiliary.
These are the sentences in direct speech:
1- I asked Robson if HE WAS enjoying HIS new job.
1- (I to Robson) → - "ARE YOU enjoying YOUR new job".
CHANGES:
• (he) was enjoying (past progressive, in reported speech) → are (you) enjoying (present progressive + inversion, in direct speech)
• he / his (in reported speech) → you / your (in direct speech)
2- My best friend asked where I HAD BOUGHT MY dress.
2- (My best friend to me) → - "Where DID YOU BUY YOUR dress?"
CHANGES:
• where (I) had bought (past perfect, in reported speech) → where did (you) buy (past simple + inversion, in direct speech)
• I / my (in reported speech) → you / your (in direct speech)
3- Gabriela told me SHE WOULD never go mountain biking again.
3- (Gabriela to me) → - "I will never go mountain biking again".
3- (Gabriela to me) → - "I'll never go mountain biking again".
CHANGES:
• would go (conditional, in reported speech) → will go (future simple, in direct speech)
• she (in reported speech) → I (in direct speech)
4- Mom said SHE COULDN'T cook Italian food.
4- Mom: - "I CAN'T cook Italian food".
CHANGES:
• couldn't cook (modal "couldn't" (past simple), in reported speech) → can't cook (modal "can't" (present simple), in direct speech)
• she (in reported speech) → I (in direct speech)
5- My father asked what time I HAD COME back from the party.
5- (My father to me) → - "What time DID YOU COME back from the party?"
CHANGES:
• what time (I) had come (past perfect, in reported speech) → what time did (you) come (past simple + inversion, in direct speech)
• I (in reported speech) → you (in direct speech)
6- Someone asked me where the nearest post office WAS.
6- (Someone to me) → - "Where IS the nearest post office?"
CHANGES:
• where (it) was (past simple, in reported speech) → where is (it) (present simple + inversion, in direct speech)
7- I asked Mario if HE WAS HAVING a good time.
7- (I to Mario) → - "ARE YOU HAVING a good time?"
CHANGES:
• (he) was having (past progressive, in reported speech) → are (you) having (present progressive + inversion, in direct speech)
• he (in reported speech) → you (in direct speech)
Cheers. Have a nice day. ㋡
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Simples. Pra eu lembrar como usar o Direct Speech eu marcava na cabeça que o "Direct" significava que vem Direto da boca.
Exemplo:
Minha mae disse " - voce não vai sair hoje" (Direct Speech)
Minha mae disse Que eu não vou poder sair hoje.
Conseguio ver a diferença, vc tem que contar o que aconteceu usando exatamente o jeito que o sujeito disse.
I asked Robson.
-Are you enjoying your new job ?
My best friend asked me
-Where did you buy your dress ?
Gabriela said.
- I would never go mountaing biking again.
Mom said.
- I coudn't cook italian food
My father asked
- What time did you come back from the party ?
Someone asked me.
- where is the nearest post office ?
I asked Mario
- Are you having a good time ?
Eu perguntei a Robson se ele estava gostando do seu novo emprego.
Meu melhor amigo perguntou onde eu comprei meu vestido.
Gabriela me disse que nunca mais iria fazer mountain biking de novo.
Mamãe falou que ela não podia cozinhar comida italiana.
Meu pai perguntou de que horas eu voltaria da festa.
Alguém me perguntou onde era o correio mais próximo.
Eu perguntei ao Mario se ele estava passando bem.
Mais ou menos isso, só o último acho que traduzi meio confuso.