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Ao usar o discurso indireto, o verbo principal de relato da frase é geralmente no passado:

• He said ...
• She told me ...
• They asked ...

O tempo presente no discurso direto normalmente é alterado para o passado no discurso indireto:

direct speech		indirect speech
"I'm going to the park."	➞	She said that she was going to the park.
"You must report to the manager."	➞	He told me that I had to report to the manager.
"We will do it."	➞	They said that they would do it.
"Ana can swim very well."	➞	I said that Ana could swim very well.

O tempo verbal do passado simples no discurso direto pode ficar como passado simples para o discurso indireto ou pode mudar para passado perfeito:

Discurso direto		Discurso indireto
"I arrived late, so they sacked me."	➞	He said that he arrived late, so they sacked him. He said that he had arrived late, so they had sacked him.

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Exercício 1

Complete o discurso indireto, alterando o tempo do verbo do discurso direto:

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1)

"I don't like olives."
She said that she    olives.

 

2)

"I'll post the letter."
He said that he    the letter.

 

3)

"We're going to the theatre."
They said that they    to the theatre.

 

4)

"You can leave early."
She told me I    early.

 

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Quando você usa o discurso indireto, você deve se lembrar de mudar pronomes sujeito e objeto:

Discurso direto		Discurso indireto
"I'm late for work."	➞	April said that she was late for work.
"I will give you the box."	➞	Tom said that he would give me the box.

Nós também devemos mudar advérbios e locuções adverbiais de tempo e lugar:

Discurso direto		Discurso indireto
"We will arrive tomorrow."	➞	They said they would arrive the next day.
"The diary is here in my office."	➞	He told me that the diary was there in his office.

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Exercício 2

Complete o discurso indireto com os pronomes corretos:

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1)

"We are visiting the museum tomorrow."
They said    were visiting the museum the next day.

 

2)

"I will see you later."
She said    would see    later.

 

3)

"We have left you our car."
They told me that    had left    their car.

 

4)

"I wasn't driving very fast when I crashed."
He said that    wasn't driving very fast when    crashed.

 

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Se a situação reportada ainda é verdadeira no momento da comunicação, não é necessário alterar o tempo verbal do verbo para o discurso indireto:

Discurso direto		Discurso indireto
"I love my new house!"	➞	Mary said that she loves her new house. (Isso ainda é verdade. Ela ainda ama sua casa.)

Mas alterar o tempo verbal também está correto:

Discurso direto		Discurso indireto
"I love my new house!"	➞	Mary said that she loved her new house.

Nas situações a seguir, você deve mudar o tempo verbal:

• A situação relatada mudou ou acabou;
  Rose said that she was going to New York.
  Não "is going", porque ela está lá agora
   
• O que foi dito e o que é verdade são diferentes;
  She told me she would tell him.
  (Não "will tell" porque ou ela não contou a ele ou nós não sabemos se ela lhe disse ou não.)
   

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Quando reportamos ordens, comandos ou pedidos usamos "tell" ou "ask" e o infinitivo com "to":

Discurso direto		Discurso indireto
"Close the door."	➞	She told me to close the door.
"Please, give me the key."	➞	He asked me to give him the key.

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Say or tell?

"Tell" precisa de um objeto:

• Paul told me he was retiring.
• I told him to be quiet.
• We told the teacher that he was wrong.

"Say" não leva um objeto:

• Mary said that she was leaving.
• I said she was very noisy.
• They said that the house was very old.

Pratique ainda mais

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1)

Sara told ____ .
 

he she would marry him

Peter she sould marry him

she would marry him

she will marry him

 

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2)

My cousins told me ____ for the holidays.
 

are coming

they were coming

we is coming

were coming

 

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3)

The doctor said ____.
 

I would be alright

me I would be alright

I will being alright

me I will be alright

 

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4)

I told ____.
 

you to locked the door

you to lock the door

lock the door

you lock the door

 

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5)

Manuel said ____.
 

that he wanted to visit Mexico

wanted to visit Mexico

me he wanted to visit Mexico

he want to visit Mexico

 

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6)

I asked him ____ a chance.
 

gave me

giving me

give me

to give me

 

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