B1Spanishes.b1.044

Reported speech: tense shift (future → conditional)

Reported speech: tense shift (future → conditional)

Structure:

dijo que + conditional (original future)

Future in direct speech becomes conditional in reported speech.

Example:

«Vendré» → Dijo que vendría. **Translation:** 'I will come.' → She said she would come.

Examples

«Vendré» → Dijo que vendría.

'I will come.' → She said she would come.

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "«Vendré» → Dijo que vendría."

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