Ex.: She said: "I will clean the kitchen."
Direct Speech
Ocorre quando a fala é reproduzida na íntegra, tal como foi dita ou escrita. Na escrita, aparece entre aspas.
Ex.: My father said: "I ate bread for breakfast this morning."
Indirect Speech
Ocorre quando se reproduz a fala com as palavras do narrador. A fala citada faz parte da fala do narrador.
Ex.: My father said that he had eaten bread for breakfast that morning.
Quando a fala citada é incorporada à voz narrativa, são necessárias algumas alterações. Além do tempo verbal, alguns termos e expressões precisam ser alterados.
Tempos Verbais
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Direct Speech
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Indirect Speech
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Simple
Present
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Simple
Past
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Simple
Past
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Past
Perfect
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Present
Perfect
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Past
Perfect
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Present
Continuous
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Past
Continuous
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Past
Continuous
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Past
Perfect Continuous
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Past
Perfect
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Past
Perfect
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Will
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Would
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Would
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Would
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Can
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Could
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Could
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Could
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Direct Speech
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Indirect Speech
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Here
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There
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Now
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Then
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Today
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That day
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Tonight
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That
night
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Yesterday
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The
previous day / the day before
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Tomorrow
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The
following day / the next day
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This
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That
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