Referencias de tiempo y de lugar
Hay que cambiar las referencias de tiempo y de lugar para utilizar el estilo indirecto.
| Frase en estilo directo | Equivalente en estilo indirecto |
|---|---|
| today (hoy) | that day (ese día) |
| "I saw him today", she said. | She said that she had seen him that day. |
| yesterday (ayer) | the day before (anteayer) |
| "I saw him yesterday", she said. | She said that she had seen him the day before. |
| The day before yesterday (antes de ayer) | two days before (dos días antes) |
| "I met her the day before yesterday", he said. | He said that he had met her two days before. |
| Tomorrow (mañana) | the next/following day (el día siguiente) |
| "I'll see you tomorrow", he said | He said that he would see me the next day. |
| The day after tomorrow (pasado mañana) | in two days time/ two days later (dentro de dos días) |
| "We'll come the day after tomorrow", they said. | They said that they would come in two days time/ two days later. |
| Next week/month/year (la semana / mes / año siguiente) | the following week/month/year (la semana / mes / año siguiente) |
| "I have an appointment next week", she said. | She said that she had an appointment the following week. |
| Last week/month/year (la semana / mes / año pasada/o) | the previous/week/month/year (la semana / mes / año anterior) |
| "I was on holiday last week", he told us. | He told us that he had been on holiday the previous week. |
| ago (hace ... años) | before (antes) |
| "I saw her a week ago," he said. | He said he had seen her a week before. |
| this (for time) (este/a, indicación de tiempo) | that (ese/a) |
| "I'm getting a new car this week", she said. | She said she was getting a new car that week. |
| this/that (adjetivos) (este/a, ese/a) | the (la, el) |
| "Do you like this shirt?" he asked | He asked if I liked the shirt. |
| here (aquí) | there (allí) |
| He said, "I live here". | He told me he lived there. |
En general, los pronombres personales cambian a la tercera persona del singular o del plural, salvo cuando el hablante se refiere a sus propias palabras:
I/me/my/mine, you/your/yours = him/his/her/hers
we/us/our/ours, you/your/yours = they/their/theirs
He said: "I like your new car." = He told her that he liked her new car.
I said: "I'm going to my friend's house." = I said that I was going to my friend's house.