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REPORTED SPEECH - MODAL VERBS AND PAST  PERFECT  Las reglas del Reported Speech en inglés Hay varias reglas para el uso del reported speech en inglés. Pero primero, dejamos claro qué es. El reported speech también se llama estilo indirecto. Y así es lo contrario de estilo directo, que utiliza comillas. La versión corta: estilo directo es exactamente – textualmente – lo que dice alguien. Reported speech es una forma de contarlo a otra persona. Un ejemplo sencillo… Estilo directo:  “I’m on my way”, said Tom. Estilo indirecto / reported speech:  Tom said he was on his way. Otras reglas: generalmente, el estilo indirecto utiliza un “paso atrás” en el tiempo. O sea, que cambiamos el tiempo verbal al pasado. Entonces… Presente simple cambia a pasado simple. Can cambia a could. Will cambia a would. Presente perfecto cambia a pasado perfecto. Pasado simple cambia a pasado perfecto. Direct Speech Decir exactamente lo que alguien ha dicho se llama discurs

repeated and double comparatives INCREASING Para indicar que algo está aumentando, podemos aplicar dos estructuras: er y er / más y más. a)   …….er and …….er Para formar esta estructura, debemos agregar "er" al adjetivo para formar un adjetivo comparativo. Se usa con adjetivos y adverbios cortos; tales como, más y más, más y más. Examples: She is getting clos er   and  clos er  of her mother. By the end of the twentieth century, couples were waiting long er and  long er  to marry . b)  more and more We can use this structure with long adjectives or adverbs ; for example, more and more difficult, more and more slowly. Examples: It’s becoming  more and more  difficult. He is going  more and more  slowly. DECREASING Para indicar que algo está disminuyendo, podemos usar las siguientes estructuras: cada vez menos, menos y menos. a)   Fewer and fewer It is used with countable nouns. Example: Fewer and fewer  children are leaving sc

Dynamic Verbs and Stative Verbs Dynamic and stative Some verbs can be both action verbs and dynamic verbs depending on their meaning: 1. Be be = it is usually used as a stative verb - stative He's an excellent guitarist. be = when it means behave or act, it can be used as a an action verb in the continuous form. - dynamic You are being silly. 2. Think think = to express an opinion, to believe - stative I think it's a fantastic idea. think = consider, to reason about or reflect on, ponder, to have or formulate in the mind - dynamic I am thinking about my friend 3. Have have = to possess, to own - stative He has a beautiful car have = when it doesn't mean own or possess - dynamic He's having lunch. 4. See see = to perceive with the eye, to understand - stative I see what you mean. see = to meet, to be in the company of, to escort, to attend - dynami