Direct and Indirect Speech Flashcards
How do you change a question without question words into indirect speech?
Use si
Direct speech: ¿Eres tú el que ha llamado antes?
Indirect speech: Te preguntó sí eras tú el que había llamado antes.
How do you change direct speech to indirect speech?
With que -
Direct speech: tengo prisa
Indirect speech: Aurora dice que tiene prisa
How do you change a question with question words into indirect speech?
Adverbs and interrogative words of direct speech are kept in indirect speech
Direct speech: ¿Cómo te llamas?
Indirect speech: Me preguntó cómo me llamaba.
Imperative
Imperfect subjunctive
Present indicative
Imperfect indicative
Simple future indicative
Conditional
Pretérito indefinido indicative
Pluscuamperfecto indicative
Pretérito perfecto indicative
Pluscuamperfecto indicative
Present subjunctive
Imperfect subjunctive
Imperfect indicative
No change
Imperfect subjunctive
No change
Pluscuamperfecto indicative
No change
Pluscuamperfecto subjunctive
No change
Conditional
No change
Hoy
Ese día, aquel día
Mañana
Al día siguiente
Ayer
El día anterior
Aquí
Allí
Este
Aquel, ese
What must you make sure to change?
Personal and possessive pronouns
How can you decide which tense to put the speech in?
Look at tense of decir que (etc)
