B1Spanishes.b1.045
Reported speech: tense shift (preterite → pluperfect)
Reported speech: tense shift (preterite → pluperfect)
Structure:
dijo que + pluperfect (original preterite)
Preterite in direct speech shifts to pluperfect (había + participle) in reported speech.
Example:
«Lo hice» → Dijo que lo había hecho. **Translation:** 'I did it.' → She said she had done it.
Examples
«Lo hice» → Dijo que lo había hecho.
'I did it.' → She said she had done it.