Reported speech

Clave de Respuestas

Ejercicio 1:

1. He said he worked in a bank.
2. She said they were watching a movie.
3. He said he had visited his grandparents the previous weekend.
4. She said she had finished her homework.
5. He said he would call me the next day.
6. She said she could speak Japanese.
7. He said I had to arrive on time.
8. She said she was going to travel to Cuenca the following month.

Ejercicio 2:

1. He told me he had seen me there the day before.
2. They said they would meet at that café the next day.
3. She said her parents were visiting her that day.
4. He told us he had bought those shoes the previous week.
5. She said she had to finish that report then.

Ejercicio 3:

1. He asked me where I lived.
2. She asked me if I was enjoying the party.
3. He wanted to know what time the flight arrived.
4. She asked me if I had visited the Mitad del Mundo the year before.
5. He asked me if I would help him with that project.
6. She wanted to know how long I had been studying English.

Ejercicio 4:

1. advised
2. offered
3. admitted
4. reminded me
5. suggested
6. apologised
7. begged
8. warned

Ejercicio 5:

1. She told me that she was tired.
2. He asked me where I lived.
3. They told us that they would come.
4. She said she was happy with her job. (O "is" si sigue siendo verdad)
5. He asked me if I could help him.
6. She suggested going to the park.
7. He warned us about touching the hot surface.
8. They told us they were leaving.

Ejercicio 6:
(Posibles respuestas)

• El jefe le preguntó a María si había terminado el reporte de ventas.
• María respondió que no lo había completado todavía y que estaba teniendo algunos problemas con los datos.
• El jefe le dijo que necesitaba terminarlo para el viernes y le preguntó si podía prometerle eso.
• María prometió que intentaría lo mejor posible, pero sugirió que podría necesitar ayuda del departamento de informática.
• Finalmente, el jefe se ofreció a contactarlos por ella y le pidió que no retrasara eso más.

Ejercicio 7:

1. She told me she had visited the Galapagos Islands the previous year.
2. My friend asked me if I wanted to go eat ceviche with him.
3. The teacher warned us that the exam would be difficult.
4. My mother reminded me to buy bread at the store.
5. They apologised for arriving late to the meeting.
6. The tour guide suggested visiting the artisan market.

Ejercicio 8:
(Respuestas personales variadas, ejemplos:)

1. My friend told me that she was going to visit her family in Ambato over the weekend.
2. My sister asked me to help her with her English homework.
3. My boss told me to finish the report by Friday.
4. I promised my mother that I would call her more often.