REPORTED SPEECH – SIMPLE PAST / PAST PERFECT – UECE-2012/2 – VESTIBULAR – LÍNGUA INGLESA – QUESTÃO COMENTADA.

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➧ QUESTÃO – (UECE-2012/2-VESTIBULAR)

In the sentence

John said, "I broke my foot during a tennis match.",

the reported/indirect speech of the sentence is:

John said that he ______ his foot during a tennis match.

A) breaks his foot

B) would break his foot

C) had broken

D) has been breaking

Resposta :  C

➧ Questão sobre REPORTED  SPEECH:

➧ DICA COM BIZU FEROZ (PASSADO vira PASSADO PERFEITO):

• Quando o RELATO DIRETO está no PASSADO SIMPLES (Simple Past), o RELATO INDIRETO deve vir no PASSADO DO PASSADO (Past Perfect = had +  past participle).

➧ RELATO DIRETO (SENTENÇA DA QUESTÃO): John said, "I broke my foot during a tennis match.". – John disse: "Eu quebrei meu pé durante uma partida de tênis

➧ NO RELATO INDIRETO: John said that he had broken his foot during a tennis match. – JJohn disse que ele quebrou o pé dele durante uma partida de tênis.

• BROKE (PASSADO) → HAD BROKEN (PASSADO PERFEITO).
• VERBO PRINCIPAL: to break (break, broke, broken).
• Sendo assim, alternativa (C) é a opção correta:
• Demais alternativas gramaticalmente incorretas porque não indicam PAST PERFECT.

➧ RESOLUÇÃO RÁPIDA:

In the sentence John said, "I broke my foot during a tennis match.",

the reported/indirect speech of the sentence is:

John said that he ______ his foot during a tennis match.

A) breaks his foot (PRESENTE SIMPLES)

B) would break his foot (PASSADO DE WILL)

C) had broken (PASSADO PERFEITO)

D) has been breaking (PRESENTE PERFEITO CONTÍNUO)