B2

Indirect Speech

Indirekt Tal

About this concept

Reported speech with tense shift and pronoun changes. 'Att' often omitted after verbs of saying/thinking.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level B2.

Examples

Hon sa (att) hon var trött.She said (that) she was tired.
Han frågade om jag kunde.He asked if I could.
De berättade att de hade rest.They said they had traveled.
Jag trodde att du visste.I thought you knew.

Prerequisite

Subordinate ClausesA2

Concepts that build on this

Sequence of TensesC1

More B2 concepts

Types of Subordinate ClausesBisatstyperPronoun Reference (Den/Det/De)PronomenreferensBli-PassiveBli-passivSubjunctive MoodKonjunktivConditional SentencesKonditionalsatser

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