Practice: Indirect Speech

In English, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, the reported verb should also be in the past. In Spanish, 'Ella dijo que estaba cansada.'

In reported speech, 'will' changes to 'would'. In Spanish, 'Él me dijo que visitaría a sus padres la próxima semana.'

In reported speech, the present tense 'live' changes to the past 'lived'. In Spanish, 'Ella se preguntaba si vivía en España.'

In reported questions, the present tense 'go' changes to past 'went'. In Spanish, 'Preguntaron a dónde fuimos después de la fiesta.'

In reported speech, 'is' changes to 'was'. In Spanish, the correct translation would be 'Él dijo que estaba cansado.'

In reported speech, 'will' changes to 'would'. In Spanish, the correct translation would be 'Ella me dijo que vendría a la reunión.'

In reported speech, 'live' changes to 'lived'. In Spanish, the correct translation would be 'Él preguntó si vivía en Madrid.'

In reported speech, 'is' changes to 'was'. In Spanish, the correct translation would be 'Ella se preguntaba si era cierto.'

In reported speech, 'is' changes to 'was'. In Spanish, the correct translation would be 'Él dijo que estaba cansado.'

In reported speech, 'will' changes to 'would'. In Spanish, the correct translation would be 'Ella me dijo que vendría.'

In reported speech, 'live' changes to 'lived'. In Spanish, the correct translation would be 'Él preguntó si vivía en Madrid.'

In reported speech, 'is' changes to 'was'. In Spanish, the correct translation would be 'Ella se preguntaba si era cierto.'