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I love speaking in English ⇨ She said she loved speaking in English.

I live in London. ⇨ He said he lived in London.

Present Continuous ⇨ Past Continuous

I'm resting on the sofa. ⇨ He said he was resting on the sofa.

You're driving on the wrong side. ⇨ She said I was driving on the wrong side.

You're working too hard. ⇨ She told me I was working too hard.

I drove to Paris yesterday. ⇨ He said he had driven toParis the previous day.

I woke up in hospital. ⇨ He said he had woken up in hospital.

I worked last Sunday. ⇨ He said he had worksed last Sunday

I've bought a new cushion. ⇨ She said she had bought a new cushion.

I've swum with sharks. ⇨ She said she had swum with sharks.

I've swallowed my chewing gum. ⇨ He said he had swalloed his chewing gum.

¡Buenas noticias! No hay que cambiar el tiempo verbal para pasarlo a 'reported speech'.

The jury had had many doubts about the case. ⇨ She said the jury had hadmany doubts about the case.

I can't understand Scottish people. ⇨ She said she couldn't understand Scottish people.

I can play the piano. ⇨ He said he could play the piano.

I can cook for you. ⇨ He said he could cook for me.

I'll take the rubbish out this evening. ⇨ He said he would take the rubbish out that evening.

I'll love you forever. ⇨ She said she'd love me forever.

I'll speak to the manager. ⇨ He said he would speak to the manager.

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Reported speech en inglés: explicación y ejemplos | Amigos Ingleses

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I love speaking in English ⇨ She said she loved speaking in English. I live in London. ⇨ He said he lived in London. Present Continuous ⇨ Past Continuous I'm resting on the sofa. ⇨ He said he was resting on the sofa. You're driving on the wrong side.

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1. The passive voice (voz pasiva)

La voz pasiva es una estructura gramatical que se utiliza cuando no se quiere enfatizar quién o qué realiza la acción, sino que se enfatiza quién o qué la recibe.

2. Uso de la voz pasiva

En general, cuando hablamos es más común utilizar oraciones activas. Una oración activa es aquella en la que el sujeto es el que realiza la acción. No obstante, también podemos utilizar oraciones pasivas. En una oración pasiva el sujeto de la frase no es quién realiza la acción sino quién la recibe.

El sujeto de una oración pasiva es el complemento directo o indirecto de una oración activa.

3. ¿Cómo se construye una oración pasiva?

La oración pasiva se construye utilizando el verbo to be en el tiempo verbal correspondiente y el verbo principal en participio pasado; es decir, o bien añadiendo la partícula -ed al verbo si este es regular, o bien mirando el participio pasado en la lista de verbos irregulares si el verbo es irregular.

Sujeto + verbo to be + verbo principal en participio pasado

Supongamos que tenemos la siguiente frase activa:

Para pasar esta frase a pasiva pondremos el complemento directo como sujeto, luego el verbo to be en presente (porque la frase está en presente), después el verbo en participio pasado y el resto de la frase.

A continuación mostramos ejemplos de frases en activa y sus correspondientes frases en pasiva en los siguientes tiempos verbales:

No se puede formar una frase pasiva con verbos intransitivos ya que estos no llevan complemento directo.

Cuando en una oración activa se da un complemento directo y uno de indirecto es más común poner el complemento indirecto como sujeto en la frase pasiva.

Supongamos que tenemos la siguiente frase activa:

Para pasar esta frase a pasiva utilizaremos el complemento indirecto como sujeto. Fijémonos que cuando el complemento indirecto es un pronombre (me, him, them...) este se tendrá que sustituir por su correspondiente pronombre de sujeto (I, you, he...).

No obstante, también se puede pasar esta frase a pasiva utilizando el complemento directo como sujeto.

4. Usos de la voz pasiva

Los usos más comunes de la voz pasiva son los siguientes:

Cuando no es necesario mencionar quién realiza la acción porque es evidente.

Cuando no sabemos quién realiza la acción, o bien no es importante mencionarlo.

Cuando se enfatiza la acción y no quién la realiza.

Podemos introducir quién realiza la acción utilizando la preposición by.

5. La voz pasiva impersonal

La voz pasiva impersonal se utiliza para expresar lo que mucha gente opina, cree o siente sobre una situación de manera formal.

6. ¿Cómo se construye una oración pasiva impersonal?

Hay dos estructuras diferentes para construir una oración pasiva impersonal:

It + be (is / was / has been...) + reporting verb (en past participle) + (that) frase

Los reporting verbs son verbos que permiten expresar aquello que otra persona ha dicho anteriormente. Los que se suelen utilizar con esta estructura son: say, think, expect, know, believe, understand, consider...

Con esta estructura tenemos en cuenta el tiempo verbal en el que está el reporting verb en la frase activa.

La segunda estructura que se utiliza para construir una oración pasiva impersonal:

Sujeto + be (am / is ..) + reporting verb (en past participle) + to + infinitive / perfect infinitive

El sujeto en esta estructura es el mismo que el de la frase introducida por un reporting verb en la frase activa.

El perfect infinitive se forma con el verbo have + un verbo en participio pasado (-ed para verbos regulares o la 3a columna para verbos irregulares).

Con esta estructura tenemos en cuenta el tiempo verbal en el que está la frase introducida por el reporting verb en activa. Cuando la frase se refiere al presente o futuro, esta va introducida por to + infinitive. Cuando la frase se refiere al pasado, esta va introducida por to + perfect infinitive.

Cuando el tiempo verbal está en present continuous se colocará el verbo principal en gerundio precedido por el infinitivo del verbo to be.

El sujeto de la frase introducida por el reporting verb en activa puede ser un there is/are/was...En estos casos el procedimiento es el mismo que con cualquier otro sujeto.

People La gente say that dice que hay un buen sistema educativo en este país. there is a good education system in this country.

There is said to be a good education system in this country. Se dice que hay un buen sistema educativo en este país.

7. Usos de una oración pasiva impersonal

La voz pasiva impersonal se utiliza cuando queremos expresar lo que un número mayor o menor de personas piensa, opina, cree o siente sobre una situación. Se suele utilizar en textos, en medios de comunicación y en general en contextos formales.

¡Recuerda!

La voz pasiva se utiliza principalmente para enfatizar la acción y no quién o qué la realiza.

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La voz pasiva es una estructura gramatical que se utiliza cuando no se quiere enfatizar quién o qué realiza la acción, sino que se enfatiza quién o qué la recibe. En general, cuando hablamos es más común utilizar oraciones activas. Una oración activa es aquella en la que el sujeto es el que realiza la acción.

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It's time - gramática inglés y uso de palabras en "English Grammar Today" - Cambridge University Press

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Would rather, would sooner - gramática inglés y uso de palabras en "English Grammar Today" - Cambridge University Press

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lawebdelingles.com-Phrasal Verbs lista para exámenes oficiales First y CAE

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The four seasons are spring, summer, fall, and winter, and although various areas of the United States experience drastically different weather during these times, all portions of the country recognize the seasons; winter in California may bring heat, and winter in New York may bring blizzards, but both periods are nevertheless winter.

Following winter, spring begins on 20 March and ends on either 20 June or 21 June, in the United States (this date may vary slightly from year to year and hemisphere to hemisphere). For most, spring is a time of "thawing," when the cold and snow of the winter are replaced by sunshine, reasonable temperatures, green grass, and more. It is also the season wherein previously dormant bees and butterflies reemerge, and when birds become more active.

Summer follows spring and spans from about 21 June to 22 September, in America. Summer is the warmest, the longest, and (arguably) the liveliest of the four seasons; students from kindergarten to college are given two or so summer months off from class, and to be sure, there are more young individuals out and about during this season than any other. It's not uncommon to see shorts, t-shirts, and sunglasses worn by those who're soaking up the summer's hot sun, and to stay cool, many individuals crank the air conditioning, take a dip in a swimming pool, and/or explore the ever-comforting ocean waves.

Autumn (or fall), more than being a simple precursor to winter, is one of the most beautiful and exciting seasons. Spanning from 22 September to 21 December (technically, that is; snow will begin to fall long before this latter date, in most parts of the country, leading many to classify the period as winter) in the US, autumn is characterized by falling leaves, Halloween (on 31 October), and Thanksgiving. During fall, traditional farmers harvest their produce, and the aforementioned falling leaves change to gorgeous orange, red, and yellow colors; these colors are generally associated with autumn itself, in turn.

In the US, winter spans from 21 December to 20 March, and is, as one would expect, the coldest of the four seasons. In the eastern, northern, and central portions of the country, winter snowfall can be considerable; in the western and southern portions of the country, winter snowfall is highly unlikely, but temperatures nevertheless drop from their usual. Winter is most widely known for its snow and the Christmas holiday, but it also boasts New Year's Eve (on December 31, in recognition of the start of a new year) and other special days. Ice skating, sledding, ice hockey, and snowball fights are commonly enjoyed winter activities.

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The Four Seasons in English - Text and Questions

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The four seasons are spring, summer, fall, and winter, and although various areas of the United States experience drastically different weather during these times, all portions of the country recognize the seasons; winter in California may bring heat, and winter in New York may bring blizzards, but both periods are nevertheless winter.

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The Grand Canyon - English Text for Beginners

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The Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, is located in the state of Arizona. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Formed by over 70 million years of erosion from the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon offers a spectacular view.

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While eating at a restaurant is an enjoyable and convenient occasional treat, most individuals and families prepare their meals at home. To make breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, these persons must have the required foods and ingredients on hand and ready to go; foods and ingredients are typically purchased from a grocery store, or an establishment that distributes foods, drinks, household products, and other items that're used by the typical consumer.

Produce, or the term used to describe fresh fruits and vegetables, is commonly purchased by grocery store shoppers. In terms of fruit, most grocery stores offer bananas, apples, oranges, blackberries, raspberries, grapes, pineapples, cantaloupes, watermelons, and more; other grocery stores with larger produce selections might offer the listed fruits in addition to less common fruits, including mangoes, honeydews, starfruits, coconuts, and more.

Depending on the grocery store, customers can purchase fruits in a few different ways. Some stores will charge a set amount per pound of fruit, and will weigh customers' fruit purchases and bill them accordingly; other stores will charge customers for each piece of fruit they buy, or for bundles of fruit (a bag of bananas, a bag of apples, etc.); other stores yet will simply charge by the container.

Vegetables, including lettuce, corn, tomatoes, onions, celery, cucumbers, mushrooms, and more are also sold at many grocery stores, and are purchased similarly to the way that fruits are. Grocery stores typically stock more vegetables than fruit at any given time, as vegetables remain fresh longer than fruits do, generally speaking.

It'd take quite a while to list everything else that today's massive grocery stores sell, but most customers take the opportunity to shop for staples, or foods that play a prominent role in the average diet, at the establishments. Staples include pasta, rice, flour, sugar, milk, meat, and eggs, and bread. All the listed staples are available in prepackaged containers, but can be purchased "fresh" in some grocery stores, wherein employees will measure and weigh fresh products and then provide them to customers.

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While eating at a restaurant is an enjoyable and convenient occasional treat, most individuals and families prepare their meals at home. To make breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, these persons must have the required foods and ingredients on hand and ready to go; foods and ingredients are typically purchased from a grocery store, or an establishment that distributes foods, drinks, household products, and other items that're used by the typical consumer.