ESTILO INDIRECTO Usamos el Estilo Indirecto cuando estamos contando o informando de algo que ha ocurrido generalmente en un lugar diferente y a menudo en un momento distinto de aquellos en los que estamos. CAMBIOS 1. Pronombres: varían con las circunstancias. El sentido común determinará qué pron. personales se deberán usar. 2. Adverbios de tiempo y lugar: aunque existen otras posibilidades, éstas son las más habituales This That Tomorrow The day after, the following day Here There Last week The previous week; the week before Ago Before Now Then Today That day Come Go Yesterday The day before Bring Take 3. ESTRUCTURA: La estructura de las frases cambia dependiendo de su tipo: a) Enunciativas: el verbo introductorio es say seguido de “that”. Si pensamos mencionar la persona a la que se refiere la frase utilizaremos el verbo tell: He said: “James has lost his watch”. = He said that James had lost his watch. He said to Julie: “James has lost his watch”. = He told Julie that James ... b) Interrogativas: verbo introductorio ask seguido del pronombre interrogativo de la frase directa o de “if” o “whether” si es una frase de “sí/no”, pero nunca se utiliza “that” en frases interrogativas. He said: “What time is it?" = He asked what time it was. He said:“Is your sister coming tonight?” = He asked if/whether my sister was coming that night. c) Imperativas: el verbo introductorio siempre es tell seguido de la persona a quien va dirigida la orden y de una oración de infinitivo con “to”: He said: “Tom, go to bed, it’s too late.” = He told Tom to go to bed because it was too late. Aunque a veces se utiliza el verbo “ask” si la orden tiene forma de petición educada: He said: “Tom, could you go to the shop for me?” = He asked Tom to go to the shop for him. d) Sugerencias: el verbo introductorio suele ser “suggest” y la oración de información irá en gerundio. Cuando haya que mencionar la persona a la que se sugiere una acción, ésta será un adjetivo posesivo o un pronombre objeto OR. INTRODUCCIÓN OR. DE INFORMACIÓN ENUNCIATIVAS TOLD + pron. obj. SAID TO + pron. obj. (THAT) frase INTERROGATIVAS ASKED + pron. obj. WONDERED IF + frase PRON. INTERROG + frase IMPERATIVAS TOLD + pron. obj. ASKED + pron. obj. TO + infinitivo SUGGESTED + pron. obj. SUGGESTED + adj. poses. gerundio ADVISED + pron. obj. TO + infinitivo SUGERENCIAS 4. Verbos: Casi todos los tiempos verbales cambian, a excepción de los condicionales y el pretérito pluscuamperfecto. Present (eats) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Past (ate) Simple Past/Present Perfect (ate / has eaten). . . Past Perfect (had eaten) Future (will eat). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditional (would eat) Imperative (eat). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinitive (to eat) a) En algunos casos el verbo no cambia en la frase de estilo indirecto: • Cuando el verbo introductorio va en presente: She says she's arriving at Heathrow • Verdades universales y hechos más o menos permanentes (incluyendo hábitos o acciones repetidas) She told me that many shops in London are always open on Sundays • los modales would, could, may, might, ought to, should , used to: I used to live in China = She said she used to live in China He said: “I would do it if I had the money” = He said that he would do it if he could. b) Una de las cosas que pueden cambiar son los verbos introductorios, dependiendo del tipo de frase y de las circunstancias del caso. Estos verbos sustituirán a los signos de exclamación y otros de la frase de E.D. • Statements: assure, boast (about + subst), comment, inform, mention, remark, tell, ... Algunos no usan la estructura tradicional, sino que rigen TO + INF: agree, promise, refuse, threaten ... He said that he would do it = He agreed to do it He said he wouldn't lend her any more money = He refused to lend her ... Otros rigen gerundio: accuse + obj + of + -ing, admit, deny, apologize for, insist on ... • Questions: el “THAT” de las frases enunciativas cambia por IF/WHETHER, Verbos: ask, want to know*, enquire*, wonder*, beg me to tell him, implore, ... (los que levan asterisco no llevan O.I.). Hay que mencionar el uso de WHETHER: He asked me whether I wanted to go by air or by sea He asked me whether or not I wanted to insure my luggage • Commands, requests: Los verbos introductores dependen de la relación entre los hablantes: advise, ask, beg, command, encourage, forbid, implore, invite, order, recommend, remind, request, shout to, tell, urge, warn, ... Todos ellos usan la estructura Vb + obj + TO INF (el verbo ask no lleva objeto indirecto). La estructura TO BE TO + INF sustituye a order: He ordered me not to open the door = He said I was not to open the door • Exclamations: pueden omitirse en la frase indirecta o usar verbos de sentido común: curse, greet, thank, wish, congratulate, swear "What a ..." = He said that it was a ..." "Good morning, people" = He greeted us "Damn the child, he's spilled the wine on my coat" = He was angry at the child for spilling .../He expressed annoyance at having wine spilled ... • Advice: además de tell hay otras estructuras: "If I were you I would/should ..." = He advised me to ... "You should .../You'd better ..." " " "I'd be very grateful if you ..." = He politely asked me to ... "If your brakes are bad you shouldn't drive too fast" = He said that if ... I shouldn't/ He told/advised me not to drive if... Let's ... = He suggested + GER (Let's go to the cinema = He suggested going to the cinema) Do ... = He advised/urged + obj + INF (Talk to her = He advised/urged/told me to talk to her) Cuando let no es sugerencia tiene otro tratamiento: "I don't care, let the government fix it" = He said that he didn't care and that the government ought to fix it. REPORTING VERBS Statements C Accuse + object + of GER C Add + that C Admit + GER C Agree + to INF / that C Answer + that C Apologize + for GER C Argue + that C Assure + s.o. + that C Boast that C Comment on C Complain (to s.o.) about noun / of GER C Declare + that C Deny + GER C Explain (to s.o.) + that C Inform (s.o.) that / of something C Insist + on + GER C Mention that C Object + that / to + adj poses + GER C C C C C C C C C C C C Observe that Offer + to INF / object + noun Point out + that Promise + to INF / object + noun Refuse + to INF / that Remark + that Remind + s.o. + to INF Reply + that Say (to s.o.) that Scold s.o. for + GER Tell s.o. that Threaten + to INF/with STH Questions C Ask (s.o.) to C Enquire / Want to know / Wonder if Exclamations C Greet s.o. C C C C C C Wish Congratulate s.o. for + GER / noun Thank s.o. for GER /noun Curse (against) Swear + at = use bad language Express annoyance / irritation / surprise at the fact that C Exclaim with surprise that C Give an exclamation of Suggestions C Advise s.o. + to INF C Recommend + GER / s.o. to INF C Suggest + GER Order /Request C Ask /Advise / Beg /Command /Encourage / Entreat / Forbid / Implore / Invite / Order / Recommend / Remind / Request / Tell / Urge / Warn s.o. to inf.