Ejercicios de discurso indirecto en inglés

El estilo indirecto suele causar confusión: ¿qué es correcto: «Dijo que estaba cansado» o «Dijo que está cansado»? Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a comprender las reglas de concordancia temporal, aprender a transformar el estilo directo en indirecto y consolidar la habilidad con la práctica.
En esta selección:

• ejercicios de transformación del estilo directo en indirecto;
• pruebas con respuestas de opción múltiple;
• tareas de corrección de errores;
• situaciones de la vida real;
• y, por supuesto, respuestas para autoevaluarse.

Ideal para practicar por tu cuenta, preparar exámenes o simplemente refrescar el tema.

Índice

• Ejercicio 1. Transforma el discurso directo en indirecto
• Ejercicio 2. Elige la forma correcta del discurso indirecto
• Ejercicio 3. Encuentra y corrige el error
• Ejercicio 4. Inventa frases indirectas para situaciones reales
• Ejercicio 5. Inserta la forma correcta del discurso indirecto

Ejercicio 1. Transforma el discurso directo en indirecto

Transforma cada oración del discurso directo al indirecto. Presta atención al tiempo verbal, los pronombres y los marcadores de tiempo.

1. She said, “I am tired.”
2. He said, “I will call you tomorrow.”
3. Tom said, “I’m reading a book.”
4. Mary said, “I have done my homework.”
5. They said, “We went to the cinema.”
6. He said, “I don’t like this movie.”
7. She said, “I can drive a car.”
8. Jack said, “We are going to the party.”
9. Lucy said, “I may be late.”
10. Anna said, “I must go now.”
11. Mike said, “I saw her yesterday.”
12. Emma said, “I am learning French.”
13. He said, “It is raining.”
14. She said, “I have been waiting for you.”
15. They said, “We will help you.”

✅ Las respuestas a todas las tareas se encuentran al final de la página.

Ejercicio 2. Elige la forma correcta del discurso indirecto

Elige una versión correcta del discurso indirecto. Observa el tiempo verbal, los pronombres y los cambios de tiempo.

Ejercicio 3. Encuentra y corrige el error

Cada oración contiene un error en la construcción del discurso indirecto. Encuéntralo y reescribe la frase correctamente.

1. He said that he is tired.
2. She said she will come.
3. They said that they has finished.
4. I said that I don’t know him.
5. He said he can drives.
6. She said she was go to school.
7. Mike said he had saw the movie.
8. Lucy said she must to leave.
9. Emma said that she are happy.
10. He said he don’t like fish.
11. She said she have done it.
12. They said that they will helps me.
13. Tom said he has saw her.
14. She said I will be late.
15. Jack said he going to the gym.

✅ Las respuestas a todas las tareas se encuentran al final de la página.

Ejercicio 4. Inventa frases indirectas para situaciones reales

Aquí tienes 15 situaciones reales en las que alguien dice algo. Tu tarea es imaginar que estás repitiendo estas palabras en tercera persona y diseñar cada frase como discurso indirecto. Usa diferentes tiempos verbales, cambia los pronombres y los marcadores de tiempo, como en el inglés real.

1. Mamá dijo: «Está lloviendo».
2. El profesor dijo: «El examen es mañana».
3. Ella dijo: «Me he ido a Londres».
4. Él dijo: «Estoy cansado».
5. Dijeron: «Vamos al cine».
6. La niña dijo: «Tengo frío».
7. El jefe dijo: «El informe está listo».
8. John dijo: «Me compré un coche nuevo».
9. Ella dijo: «No me gusta el pescado».
10. Dijimos: «Los estamos esperando».
11. Papá dijo: «Estoy ocupado».
12. Ella dijo: «No estoy segura».
13. El policía dijo: «Todo bien».
14. El niño dijo: «He perdido mi libro».
15. Los amigos dijeron: «Nos vamos ya».

✅ Las respuestas a todas las tareas se encuentran al final de la página.

Ejercicio 5. Inserta la forma correcta del discurso indirecto

Elige la forma correcta del discurso indirecto de las dos propuestas. Este ejercicio te ayudará a consolidar las reglas de concordancia temporal y la correcta sustitución de pronombres y verbos modales.

Respuestas

Ejercicio 1

1. She said (that) she was tired.
2. He said (that) he would call me the next day.
3. Tom said (that) he was reading a book.
4. Mary said (that) she had done her homework.
5. They said (that) they had gone to the cinema.
6. He said (that) he didn’t like that movie.
7. She said (that) she could drive a car.
8. Jack said (that) they were going to the party.
9. Lucy said (that) she might be late.
10. Anna said (that) she had to go then.
11. Mike said (that) he had seen her the day before.
12. Emma said (that) she was learning French.
13. He said (that) it was raining.
14. She said (that) she had been waiting for me.
15. They said (that) they would help me.

Ejercicio 2

1. a
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. c
8. c
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. a
13. c
14. c
15. a

Ejercicio 3

1. He said that he was tired.
2. She said she would come.
3. They said that they had finished.
4. I said that I didn’t know him.
5. He said he could drive.
6. She said she was going to school.
7. Mike said he had seen the movie.
8. Lucy said she had to leave.
9. Emma said that she was happy.
10. He said he didn’t like fish.
11. She said she had done it.
12. They said that they would help me.
13. Tom said he had seen her.
14. She said I would be late.
15. Jack said he was going to the gym.

Ejercicio 4

1. Mom said (that) it was raining.
2. The teacher said (that) the test would be the next day.
3. She said (that) she had gone to London.
4. He said (that) he was tired.
5. They said (that) they were going to the cinema.
6. The girl said (that) she was cold.
7. The boss said (that) the report was ready.
8. John said (that) he had bought a new car.
9. She said (that) she didn’t like fish.
10. We said (that) we were waiting for you.
11. Dad said (that) he was busy.
12. She said (that) she wasn’t sure.
13. The policeman said (that) everything was fine.
14. The boy said (that) he had lost the book.
15. The friends said (that) they were already leaving.

Ejercicio 5

1. a
2. a
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. b
11. a
12. a
13. a
14. a
15. a