Reported speech: Yes, no questions
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Lesson 218
Reported speech: Yes, no questions
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\'Are you a teacher?\' she asked me. = \'¿Eres profesor?\' Me preguntó.
Cuando relatamos lo que dice alguien, usando las mismas palabras que la persona utilizo, es el 'direct speech'.
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She asked me if I was a teacher.
Cuando contamos con nuestras palabras lo que la persona dijo, es el 'reported speech'.
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\'Can they speak English?\' Maria asked.

Reported Speech: Maria asked if they could speak English.
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Para relatar una pregunta que se puede responder con un si o un no:
1) Usamos un reporting verb, como 'asked'
2) Después de eso ponemos 'if/whether'
3) Cambiamos la pregunta al pasado cuando usamos un 'reporting verb' (can -> could).
'Is she Spaniard? he asked me.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
He asked me if she was Spaniard.
He asked me is she Spaniard.
'Do you like Amanda? he asked me.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
He asked me if you liked Amanda
He asked me if I liked Amanda
'Do you think they will like my present? Maria asked me.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
Maria asked me if I thought they would like her present.
Maria asked me if I thought they will like her present.
'Is he happy with the decision? they asked me.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
They asked me if was he happy with the decision.
They asked me if he was happy with the decision.
'I have been ill, she said.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
She said that she had be ill.
She said that she had been ill.
'Are you single? she asked me.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
She asked me was I single.
She asked me if I was single.
'Do you have children? he asked me.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
He asked me if I had children.
He asked me if I have children.
'Is it raining? he asked me' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
He asked me was it raining.
He asked me if it was raining.
'Are you new here? she asked me.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
She asked me if you were new there.
She asked me if I was new there.
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'Is it cold here? Maria asked'.
Here = Aquí. Cuando María dijo esto, estaba hablando del lugar en el que estaba en ese momento.
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Reported Speech: Maria asked if it was cold there.
Al contar lo que ella dijo, ya no estás presente en ese lugar, por eso, se cambia 'here' por 'there'.
'Will you talk to her? she asked me.' Selecciona el 'reported speech' (discurso indirecto) correcto.
She asked me if I will talk to her.
She asked me if I would talk to her.
'Can Mark help me? she asked.' Selecciona el Reported Speech (Discurso indirecto) correcto.
She asked if Mark could help her.
She asked if Mark could help me.
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