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Indirect commands: que + subjunctive

Structure:

decir/pedir/ordenar + que + subjunctive

Reporting a command shifts the main verb to the past and uses the imperfect subjunctive.

Example:

Le dije que viniera pronto. **Translation:** I told him to come soon.

Examples

Le dije que viniera pronto.

I told him to come soon.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Le dije que viniera pronto."

Absolute superlative: -ísimo / -ísima / -ísimos / -ísimas

Accentuation: acute accent on stressed syllable (general rule)

Accentuation: dieresis (güe/güi)

Accentuation: monosyllables with diacritical accent

Al + infinitive: simultaneous action / when