B1Spanishes.b1.043

Reported speech: tense shift (present → imperfect)

Structure:

dijo que + imperfect (original present)

Present tense in direct speech shifts to imperfect in reported speech.

Example:

«Tengo hambre» → Dijo que tenía hambre. **Translation:** 'I am hungry.' → He said he was hungry.

Examples

«Tengo hambre» → Dijo que tenía hambre.

'I am hungry.' → He said he was hungry.

Un exempleado de IBM acusa a la empresa de ocultar ataques

Key phrase: “William Barlow trabajaba en IBM.”

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Key phrase: “no sabe la causa”

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Key phrase: “El atacante no necesita autenticación.”

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "«Tengo hambre» → Dijo que tenía hambre."

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