{"id":3652,"date":"2011-11-02T14:56:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T18:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2011-11-02T14:56:01","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T18:56:01","slug":"spanish-lesson-intermediate-24-indirect-or-reported-speech-estilo-indirecto-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-intermediate-24-indirect-or-reported-speech-estilo-indirecto-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 24 Indirect or Reported Speech &#8211; Estilo Indirecto (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 24 Indirect or Reported Speech - Estilo Indirecto (Part 1)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/huoGnKJQYUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is?<\/p>\n<p>Hoy vamos a practicar el Estilo Indirecto en espa\u00f1ol. Today we are going to practice the Spanish \u201cEstilo Indirecto\u201d \u2013 Indirect or Reported Speech. This is the first part in a series of two video lessons on the topic.<\/p>\n<p>Indirect or Reported Speech is a way of reporting a statement or question. In Spanish and English there are two different ways of expressing the words of another person: Direct and Indirect Speech. Indirect or Reported Speech is different to Direct Speech because it does not phrase the statement or question in the same way as the original speaker; instead, certain grammatical categories are changed depending on the tense (present, past, future, etc). Direct speech is very simple as the exact words of the original speaker are reported in quotation marks.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at an example of Indirect or Reported Speech. If someone said to you: &#8220;I like chocolate&#8221; (\u201cMe gusta el chocolate\u201d) and soon after you wanted to tell someone else what that person had just told you, then you would use Indirect or Reported Speech and say: \u201cHe\/She has said to me that he\/she likes chocolate\u201d (Me ha dicho que le gusta el chocolate).<\/p>\n<p>When we report what someone says in general, we use the original tense used by the speaker in our reported speech sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Dice que: He\/She says that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Original time (presente): Dice que + presente:<br \/>\n\u2022 (Silvia dice) \u201cEste restaurante es muy bueno\u201d: (Silvia says) \u201cThis restaurant is very good\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dice que este restaurante es muy bueno: Silvia says that this restaurant is very good<\/p>\n<p>Original time (pret. imperfecto): Dice que + pret. imperfecto:<br \/>\n\u2022 (Silvia dice) \u201cAntes aqu\u00ed llov\u00eda mucho\u201d: (Silvia says) \u201cBefore it used to rain a lot here\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dice que antes aqu\u00ed llov\u00eda mucho: Silvia says that before it used to rain a lot here<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we have to change the personal pronoun of the reported speech sentence:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Silvia dice) \u201cFui a Londres hace tres a\u00f1os\u201d: (Silvia says) \u201cI went to London three years ago\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dice que fue a Londres hace tres a\u00f1os: Silvia says that she went to London three years ago<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Silvia dice) \u201cHe estudiado en esa Universidad\u201d: (Silvia says) \u201cI have studied in that university\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dice que ha estudiado en esa universidad: Silvia says that she has studied in that university<\/p>\n<p>Also be aware that the tense of the original sentence might change when we want to tell someone what another person said in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Dijo que: He\/She said that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Original time (presente): Dijo que + pret\u00e9rito imperfecto:<br \/>\n\u2022 (Silvia dijo) \u201cEste restaurante es muy bueno\u201d: (Silvia said) \u201cThis restaurant is very good\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dijo que este restaurante era muy bueno: Silvia said that this restaurant was very good<\/p>\n<p>Original time (pret. imperfecto): Dijo que + pret. imperfecto:<br \/>\n\u2022 (Silvia dijo) \u201cAntes aqu\u00ed llov\u00eda mucho\u201d: (Silvia said) \u201cBefore it used to rain a lot here\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dijo que antes aqu\u00ed llov\u00eda mucho: Silvia said that before it used to rain a lot here<\/p>\n<p>Original time (pret. indefinido): Dijo que + pret. pluscuamperfecto:<br \/>\n\u2022 (Silvia dijo) \u201cFui a Londres\u201d: (Silvia said) \u201cI went to London\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dijo que hab\u00eda ido a Londres: Silvia said that she had gone to London<\/p>\n<p>Original time (pret. perfecto): Dijo que + pret. pluscuamperfecto:<br \/>\n\u2022 (Silvia dijo) \u201cHe estudiado en esa Universidad\u201d: (Silvia said) \u201cI have studied in that university\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dijo que hab\u00eda estudiado en esa universidad: Silvia said that she had studied in that university<\/p>\n<p>Original time (pret. pluscuamperfecto): Dijo que + pret. pluscuamperfecto:<br \/>\n\u2022 (Silvia dijo) \u201cHab\u00eda estudiado mucho para el examen\u201d: (Silvia said) \u201cI had studied a lot for the exam\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Silvia dijo que hab\u00eda estudiado mucho para el examen: Silvia said that she had studied a lot for the exam<\/p>\n<p>As you can see mastering Indirect or Reported Speech is a case of learning lots of different combinations and being careful and methodical in your approach to constructing sentences. The best way to remember all of these combinations is to write out lots of practice sentences and to read as much as possible in Spanish. Look out for any examples of Indirect or Reported Speech in the texts you read and do your best to utilise these sentences in your own conversation in Spanish. Remember that the best place to store all of your information is in your head and not in your books. So practice as much as you can until you are completely clear on every new topic and keep using and reviewing all you have learned so as never to forget it.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to returning next time for another Intermediate Spanish video lesson continuing our investigation into El estilo indirecto and wish you all the very best until then.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta luego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is? Hoy vamos a practicar el Estilo Indirecto en espa\u00f1ol. 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