REPORTED SPEECH

Reported speech

Reported Speech

When we talk about reported speech sounds like a topic difficult to understand but it's not because with this we are just gonna say what other people say, let's see some examples in spanish so you can understand better what we are talking about:

Tu mamá me dijo que iba a pasar pr ti mas tarde

Ella me pregunto que cuantos años tenia

Tu hermano nos dijo que vendria a ayudarnos hoy

Ellos nos dijeron que no tenian mucho dinero para este fin de semana

Reported Speech

I like you Gloria

Marti, Melman told Gloria he liked her

The comparative

The faster you drive, the more dangerous it becomes specially when you are tired or drunk

The more you focus, the better because you'll be more productive when you are working

The more you practice, the more fluent you'll become when you study a new language

The more you travel, the more you'll broaden your horizons

The harder you work, the more succesful you'll become in the future

The more he smokes, the worse for his lungs because it's very harmful

The earlier we get to the concert, the closer to the stage we will be

The more they eat fast food, the more they will get fat

The more you exercise, the stronger and healthier you'll feel

The more you support others, the more support you'll receive in return.

The longer he waits, the more difficult it will be to solve his problems

The more food I gave him, the more he ate

The less junk food you eat, the more weight you'll lose

The less you worry, the less stressed you'll feel the day of the event

The less he sleeps, the more tired he'll be the next day

When your brother was a kid we thought it would be a good idea to send him to summer camp Cuando tu hermano era un niño creimos que seria buena idea mandarlo al campamento de verano

The more...

That's literally what drove their _________ as absurd as it sounds and the more people bought and consumed, the more demand for jobs Eso es lo que literalmente volvio a su _________ tan absurda como suena y entre mas personas compraban y consumian mas demandas de trabajos

a) country

b) economy

c) company

The longer we wait the more people will _______ you Entre mas tiempo esperemos mas personas te _______

a) ask

b) look for

c) see

The more I think about it the more __________ I am Entre mas pienso en ello mas ___________ estoy

a) excited

b) happy

c) anxious

But you know what? the more I think about it the more I realize I'm not the only one that made the _________, Ian Peor sabes que? entre mas pienso en ello mas cuenta me doy que no soy la unica que cometio el _________, Ian

a) error

b) mistake

c) effort

At the end of the day the more money we borrow the more money we have to __________ Al final del dia entre mas dinero pidamos prestado mas dinero tenemos que __________

a) lend

b) spend

c) pay back

The sooner the better, there's so much to ________ Entre mas pronto mejor, hay mucho que ________

a) do

b) work

c) plan

He absolutely loved history and believed that the more you know about the past the better _________ you are for the future El amaba la historia absolutamente y creia que entre mas sepas del pasado mejor __________ estas para el futuro

a) prepared

b) informed

c) confident

The longer you keep me here the ________ it's going to be Entre mas tiempo me tengan aqui, _______ va a ser

a) worse

b) better

c) faster

The problem is, Mark is _____, the longer we wait the worse it's gonna get El problema es que Mark ______, entre mas tiempo esperemos peor va a volver

a) right

b) wrong

c) confused

You need to come and get your stuff because I think the _______ is leaking, so you know, the sooner the better Necesitas venir por tus cosas porque creo que el _______ esta goteando, entonces sabes, entre mas pronto mejor

a) window

b) roof

c) floor

The more I think about it the more ____________ I am Entre mas pienso en ello mas ____________ estoy

a) excited

b) worried

c) convinced

The more I think about it the more _____________ I get Entre mas pienso en ello mas me _____________

a) confused

b) anxious

c) jealous

You know the more time you spend around all this stuff the more _________ it becomes Entre mas tiempo pases rodeado de estas cosas, mas _________ se vuelve

a) toxic

b) harmful

c) normal

The longer I work the more ________ I'll make Entre mas tiempo trabaje mas ________ haré

a) friends

b) money

c) mistakes

The more I know about you the more we can _______ together to create the best version of you Entre mas te conozca mas pordemos ________ juntos para crear la mejor version de ti

a) work

b) study

c) cooperate

The more you cooperate the _______ we can get out of here Entre mas coopere mas ________ podemos salir de aquí

a) easier

b) quicker

c) sooner

It's not your job to prove it and the more you try the more _________ you look No es tu trabajo probarlo y entre mas intentes mas __________ te ves

a) innocent

b) guilty

c) desperate

The basic rule is this: the more you llok at the clock the ________ the time goes La regla basica es esta: entre mas mires el reloj mas _______ pasa el tiempo

a) faster

b) slower

c) quicker

In fact the more we talk about it the more ________ it feels De hecho entre mas hablamos de ello mas _________ se siente

a) complicated

b) exciting

c) meaningless

The more we wait the more people are gonna be _________ Entre mas nos esperemos mas personas van a ser __________

a) killed

b) sacrificed

c) punished

The longer we exist in the same __________ the worse things will get Entre mas tiempo existamos en la misma __________ peor se volveran las cosas

a) universe

b) galaxy

c) dimension

a) sorry

b) happy

c) angry

When your brother was a kid we thought it would be a good idea to send him to summer camp Cuando tu hermano era un niño creimos que seria buena idea mandarlo al campamento de verano

The less

The less I know the __________ Entre menos sepa __________

a) worse

b) better

c) sooner

No, I get it. You don't wanna get ___________ involved, the less you know the better No, entiendo. No quieres involucrarte _______________, entre menos sepas mejor

a) emotionally

b) too

c) deeply

It just makes me feel all alone, so the more I work the less it _______ Simplemente me hace sentir solo, asi que entre mas trabajé menos ________

a) feels

b) hurts

c) matters

And there's something the more I think about the less I ____________ Y hay algo que entre mas pienso, menos ___________

a) understand

b) get

c) believe

I got news for you the less you talk the more things you hear and I haven't heard _________ Tengo noticias para ti entre menos hables mas cosas escuchas y no he escuchado _________

a) nothing

b) anything

c) something

The less I have to _______ with Gerry the better Entre menos tenga que _______ con Gerry mejor

a) work

b) deal

c) be

The way I see it the less interesting a man is the less likely he is to __________ you La forma en la que lo veo es que entre menos interesante sea un hombre menos probable es que te __________

a) cheat on

b) lie to

c) fascinate

The difference is, the more detail you give the less ________ he'll be La diferencia es, que entre mas detalle des menos ________ estara

a) worried

b) interested

c) jealous

It seems the more I know about something the less I ______ to know about it Parece que entre mas sepa sobre algo menos ______ saber sobre ello

a) need

b) have

c) want

The more he sleeps the less attention he draws from the _________ Entre mas duerma menos atención atrae de los _________

a) cops

b) neighbors

c) parents

The more he _______ the less he is able to pay the bills which is one of the reasons he's so unhappy Entre mas _______ menos es capaz de pagar las cuentas lo cual es una de las razones de que el sea tan infeliz

a) drinks

b) works

c) tries

The more Wendy thought of her _______ the less she could remember Cuanto mas Wendy pensaba en su ________ menos podia recordar

a) mother

b) father

c) brother

I'm not gonna tell you ________ more 'cause the less you know the better No voy a decirte ________ mas porque entre menos sepas mejor

a) anything

b) nothing

c) something

a) sorry

b) happy

c) angry

Time to speak

Hey honey do you know where Timmy is? I've looked for him everywhere

He told me he was gonna stop by Chester's house after school, what do you need him for?

Really? again? He has been spending so much time with him, don't you think so?

Oh yeah, I heard him play the other day but he really needs to practice more

Remember? Timmy has been practicing guitar lately because he wants to play a song for Trixie and Chester is helping him with that

Yeah, that's why he's been stopping by Chester's house these days

I see, well the more he practices to more he's gonna get better at it

Yeah, I hope this time she gives him a chance

He's been improving and it's a really nice detail for Trixie

The more they eat fast food, the more they will get fat

The faster you drive, the more dangerous it becomes specially when you are tired or drunk

The more food I gave him, the more he ate

The more he smokes, the worse for his lungs because it's very harmful

The more you travel, the more you'll broaden your horizons

The more you focus, the better because you'll be more productive when you are working

The more you practice, the more fluent you'll become when you study a new language

The less you worry, the less stressed you'll feel the day of the event

The more you support others, the more support you'll receive in return.

The earlier we get to the concert, the closer to the stage we will be

The more you exercise, the stronger and healthier you'll feel

The harder you work, the more succesful you'll become in the future

The less junk food you eat, the more weight you'll lose

The longer he waits, the more difficult it will be to solve his problems

The less he sleeps, the more tired he'llbe the next day