Usa el estilo indirecto con pretéritos para contar lo que alguien dijo en el pasado.
(Use reported speech with past tenses to tell what someone said in the past.)
- Verbs like decir, recordar, preguntar are used to form reported speech.
| Estilo Directo (Direct speech) | Estilo Indirecto (Reported speech) |
|---|---|
| Juan: "Me gusta negociar la oferta." (Juan: "I like negotiating the offer.") | Juan me dijo que le gustaba negociar la oferta. (Juan told me that he liked negotiating the offer.) |
| Ana: "Creo que la oferta es positiva." (Ana: "I think the offer is positive.") | Ana me dijo que creía que la oferta era positiva. (Ana told me that she thought the offer was positive.) |
| Pedro: "¿Vas a rechazar la contraoferta?" (Pedro: "Are you going to reject the counteroffer?") | Pedro me preguntó si iba a rechazar la contraoferta. (Pedro asked me if I was going to reject the counteroffer.) |
| Eva: "Sin duda, la oferta es excelente." (Eva: "Without a doubt, the offer is excellent.") | Eva me dijo que, sin duda, la oferta era excelente. (Eva told me that, without a doubt, the offer was excellent.) |
Exceptions!
- Pronouns can change depending on the context, like me, le, les. For example: Me gusta esta oferta. - Ella dijo que le gusta esta oferta.
Exercise 1: Multiple choice
Instruction: Choose the correct answer
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1. Ayer, el jefe me dijo que la contraoferta ___ negativa.
Yesterday, the boss told me that the counteroffer ___ negative.2. En la reunión, Ana me dijo que ___ que el resultado era positivo.
In the meeting, Ana told me that ___ that the result was positive.3. Pedro me preguntó si ___ a rechazar la oferta.
Pedro asked me if ___ going to reject the offer.4. La clienta dijo que ___ gustaba negociar la condición.
The client said that ___ liked negotiating the condition.
