Ejercicios de Reported Speech resueltos (25+ preguntas para practicar todo)

25 Ejercicios de Reported Speech con soluciones detalladas

Has aprendido las reglas básicas, los cambios de tiempo verbal, cómo reportar preguntas y órdenes, y los verbos de reporte más importantes. Ahora es el momento de ponerlo todo en práctica. Esta batería de 25 ejercicios cubre todos los aspectos del estilo indirecto: afirmaciones, preguntas (yes/no y wh-), órdenes, verbos de reporte variados, excepciones y mezcla de tipos. Cada ejercicio incluye su solución desplegable para que puedas autocorregirte.

🎯 Objetivo: Al completar estos ejercicios, serás capaz de usar el reported speech con fluidez en contextos reales. Dedica al menos 30 minutos y no mires las soluciones hasta haber intentado cada frase.

📊 Tabla resumen rápida (antes de practicar)

Tipo de oración	Estructura en reported speech	Ejemplo
Afirmativa	say/tell + (that) + sujeto + verbo (con backshift)	«I am tired» → He said he was tired.
Pregunta sí/no	ask + if/whether + sujeto + verbo	«Do you work?» → He asked if I worked.
Pregunta wh-	ask + wh- + sujeto + verbo	«Where do you live?» → He asked where I lived.
Orden afirmativa	tell + persona + to + infinitivo	«Sit down» → He told me to sit down.
Orden negativa	tell + persona + not + to + infinitivo	«Don’t run» → He told me not to run.

🔹 Bloque 1: Afirmaciones básicas (cambios de tiempo y pronombres)

Ejercicios 1 al 5

«I am a teacher,» said John.
«We are watching a movie,» they said.
«I will visit you tomorrow,» she told me.
«She has bought a new car,» her father said.
«They went to the beach yesterday,» said Paul.

✅ Ver soluciones 1-5

John said (that) he was a teacher.
They said (that) they were watching a movie.
She told me (that) she would visit me the next day / the following day.
Her father said (that) she had bought a new car.
Paul said (that) they had gone to the beach the day before / the previous day.

🔹 Bloque 2: Preguntas (yes/no y wh-)

Ejercicios 6 al 10

«Do you like coffee?» she asked me.
«Where is the nearest station?» the tourist asked.
«Have you finished your homework?» the mother asked her son.
«Why did you arrive late?» the boss asked.
«Can you help me move this table?» he asked his friend.

✅ Ver soluciones 6-10

She asked me if I liked coffee.
The tourist asked where the nearest station was.
The mother asked her son if he had finished his homework.
The boss asked why I/he/she had arrived late.
He asked his friend if he could help him move that table.

🔹 Bloque 3: Órdenes, peticiones y consejos

Ejercicios 11 al 15

«Close the door,» he said to me.
«Don’t be rude,» the mother told her child.
«Please lend me some money,» she asked her brother.
«You should rest for a few days,» the doctor advised the patient.
«Don’t touch the wire,» the electrician warned us.

✅ Ver soluciones 11-15

He told me to close the door.
The mother told her child not to be rude.
She asked her brother to lend her some money.
The doctor advised the patient to rest for a few days.
The electrician warned us not to touch the wire.

🔹 Bloque 4: Verbos de reporte variados (promise, suggest, admit, explain, complain)

Ejercicios 16 al 20

«I will always love you,» he said. (promise)
«Let’s go to the cinema,» she said. (suggest + gerundio)
«I stole the wallet,» the thief said. (admit)
«The reason I was absent is that I was sick,» the student said. (explain)
«This room is too cold,» the guest said. (complain)

✅ Ver soluciones 16-20

He promised (that) he would always love me / to always love me.
She suggested going to the cinema.
The thief admitted stealing the wallet / that he had stolen the wallet.
The student explained that the reason he had been absent was that he had been sick.
The guest complained that the room was too cold.

🔹 Bloque 5: Excepciones y casos especiales (sin backshift, condicionales, modales sin cambio)

Ejercicios 21 al 25

«The Earth revolves around the Sun,» the scientist said.
He says, «I am hungry.» (reporting verb en presente)
«I would buy a boat if I were rich,» he said.
«They had already eaten,» she said.
«I might come to the party,» she said.

✅ Ver soluciones 21-25

The scientist said that the Earth revolves around the Sun. (verdad universal, no cambio)
He says that he is hungry. (presente, no backshift)
He said that he would buy a boat if he were rich. (condicional sin cambio)
She said that they had already eaten. (past perfect no cambia)
She said that she might come to the party. (might no cambia)

🔹 BLOQUE EXTRA: 5 ejercicios mixtos para consolidar

Ejercicios 26 al 30 (nivel avanzado)

«Don’t forget to lock the door,» my father said to me. (remind)
«What time does the train leave?» the passenger asked.
«I’m sorry I broke your vase,» my sister said to me. (apologize)
«You should apply for that job,» my friend said. (encourage)
«If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam,» he said. (tercer condicional)

✅ Ver soluciones 26-30

My father reminded me to lock the door.
The passenger asked what time the train left.
My sister apologized to me for breaking my vase.
My friend encouraged me to apply for that job.
He said that if he had studied harder, he would have passed the exam. (sin cambios, porque el tercer condicional ya está en pasado perfecto y would have)

Nota: Los ejercicios 26-30 son de nivel avanzado. Si los has resuelto correctamente, ¡dominas el reported speech!

📈 Autoevaluación: ¿Cómo te ha ido?

Aciertos	Nivel	Recomendación
25-30	Avanzado	Ya puedes usar reported speech con confianza. Revisa solo los errores puntuales.
18-24	Intermedio alto	Repasa los cambios de tiempo y las preguntas. Vuelve a los posts anteriores.
10-17	Intermedio	Practica más con los bloques 1, 2 y 3. Haz de nuevo los ejercicios.
Menos de 10	Básico	Estudia de nuevo la serie completa desde el primer post.

💡 Consejos finales:

No memorices las soluciones, entiende por qué cambia cada elemento (pronombre, tiempo, adverbio).
Practica en voz alta: imagina que le cuentas a un amigo lo que otra persona dijo.
Escucha noticias en inglés y trata de reportar las declaraciones de los políticos o testigos.