B2
Reported Speech
Caint Indíreach
About this concept
Reported speech with tense shifting: Dúirt sé go raibh sé tuirseach (He said he was tired). Questions reported with 'an/ar', commands with 'go/gan'. Complex backshift patterns.
In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level B2.
Examples
Dúirt sí go mbeadh sí ann.She said she would be there.
D'fhiafraigh sé an raibh mé réidh.He asked if I was ready.
Dúirt sé liom gan a bheith déanach.He told me not to be late.
Prerequisite
Noun Clauses with 'Go'B1More B2 concepts
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