Solucionario de los ejercicios de estilo indirecto inglés (inglés 3.º ESO) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Said o told

Told lleva persona; said no.

1. told
2. said
3. told
4. said
5. told
6. said

Ejercicio 2. Pronombres y posesivos

El pronombre sigue a quien habló, no a quien escucha.

1. he / his
2. they / their
3. his (la hermana de Leo)
4. she / me

Ejercicio 3. Del presente al pasado

1. played
2. lived
3. had
4. didn’t like
5. studied
6. went

El presente pasa a pasado simple; la negación usa didn’t + verbo base.

Ejercicio 4. Une la frase con su versión

1-c, 2-e, 3-d, 4-a, 5-b

Recuerda que here pasa a there en la versión indirecta.

Ejercicio 5. Palabras de tiempo y lugar

1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b, 6-f

now → then, today → that day, yesterday → the day before, tomorrow → the following day, here → there, last week → the week before.

Ejercicio 6. Ordena el mensaje

1. Lucía said that she was happy.
2. Mateo told me he was lost.
3. The twins said they were tired.
4. The guide told us the castle was closed.

Orden: sujeto + verbo introductor + (persona) + mensaje con orden de afirmación.

Ejercicio 7. Traduce al inglés

1. She said (that) she was hungry.
2. Mateo told me (that) he lived in Bilbao.
3. They said (that) they were tired.
4. My teacher said (that) the book was interesting.

Cuidado: told va con me, nunca said me.

Ejercicio 8. Reescribe en estilo indirecto

1. Ximena said she spoke three languages.
2. Joaquín said his dad worked in a hospital.
3. Valentina said they practised on Saturdays.
4. Santiago told me he didn’t know the answer.
5. The coach told Ana she played well.

Presente simple → pasado simple; I pasa a he / she; you pasa a she porque habla de Ana.

Ejercicio 9. Presente continuo

1. Lucía said she was reading a novel.
2. Mateo said they were waiting for the bus.
3. Ben said it was raining in Leeds.
4. Nora said she wasn’t feeling well.
5. Dani told me I was making a mistake.

am / is / are + -ing pasa a was / were + -ing. En la última, you pasa a I porque «me» eres tú.

Ejercicio 10. Pasado simple a pasado perfecto

1. Lucía said she had lost her keys.
2. Mateo said they had won the match.
3. Ruth said she hadn’t seen the message.
4. Omar said his train had left early.
5. Jess told me she had called me twice.

El pasado simple retrocede a had + participio. En conversación informal se acepta mantener el pasado simple, pero en los ejercicios usa had.

Ejercicio 11. Will, can y must

1. Leo said he would send the photos.
2. Marta said she couldn’t open the file.
3. Dad said we had to leave at six.
4. Chloe said she could swim 400 metres.
5. The pilot said the plane would land at nine.

will → would, can → could, must → had to.

Ejercicio 12. Corrige el error

1. She told me that she was ill. (o: She said that she was ill.)
2. He said that he was late. (o: He told me that he was late.)
3. Lucía said that she was tired.
4. Mateo told us that he would come.
5. He said that his sister didn’t like pizza.

Después de didn’t el verbo va en forma base.

Ejercicio 13. Tiempo y lugar

1. Mia told Leo (that) she would see him there the next day.
2. Joaquín said (that) he was busy that day.
3. Ximena said (that) they had moved there the year before.
4. Hugo said (that) his exam was the next day.

Vale también the following day y the previous year.

Ejercicio 14. Traduce al español

1. Ruth nos dijo que había perdido su pasaporte en Madrid.
2. El guía dijo que el museo abriría a las diez.
3. Omar dijo que no podía venir ese día.
4. Chloe me dijo que había estado esperando allí una hora.

would equivale a un condicional y had been waiting a un pluscuamperfecto.

Ejercicio 15. Un mensaje desde Cork

1. She told them (that) the trip to the coast was on Friday.
2. She said (that) it was freezing.
3. He said (that) he couldn’t swim very well.
4. False. Aoife said she had been to the beach before.

Ejercicio 16. Mediación: mensajes en español

1. Lucía said (that) she was at the airport and (that) her flight was late.
2. My mum said (that) she would work late the next day.
3. Mrs Pérez said (that) her students had finished the project.

Revisa: pronombre (her), tiempo verbal retrocedido y the next day en lugar de «mañana».

Ejercicio 17. De diálogo a informe

Santiago said (that) he was making a cake. Valentina said (that) she could help him. Santiago said (that) his oven didn’t work.

Revisa: I → he / she, you → him, can → could y presente → pasado.

Ejercicio 18. ¿Retrocedo o no?

1. is — el verbo introductor está en presente.
2. is — es una costumbre presente de Dani.
3. boils (también vale boiled) — es una verdad general.
4. is — has told es presente perfecto y se comporta como presente.

Ejercicio 19. Escritura guiada: viaje a Dublín

Modelo: The guide said the tour started at nine. Nora said she had a cold. Hugo said they were staying near the river. The teacher told us we could buy souvenirs after lunch.

Revisa: cuatro frases, verbos retrocedidos (starts → started, can → could), pronombres correctos y told us con persona.

Ejercicio 20. Mediación: mensaje de mamá

Modelo: My mum said she would be late that day. She said she had already made dinner. She said we would go to the beach the next day.

Revisa: today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, I’ve prepared → she had made y we mantenido porque Leo y su madre van juntos.