B1 · Intermedio
Capítulo 34
Reported Speech
1
Reglas totales
1
min
Lo que aprenderás
Shifting tenses and pronouns in indirect speech. Managing complex reporting verbs.
Consejos y trucos (1)
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Pronoun Check
Always pause and think: 'Who is the subject now?' before you say the pronoun.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Speech
Reglas en este capítulo (1)
Práctica rápida (3)
Correct the sentence.
Find and fix the mistake:
Он сказал, что я идет.
✓ Correct!
✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Он сказал, что он идет.
Pronoun and verb agreement.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Speech
Choose the correct reporting verb structure.
Она ___ мне прийти.
✓ Correct!
✗ Not quite. Correct answer: сказала
Requires dative + infinitive.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Speech
Fill in the blank with 'что' or 'ли'.
Он спросил, ___ я приду.
✓ Correct!
✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ли
It is an indirect question.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Speech
Score: /3
Preguntas frecuentes (2)
In formal writing, yes. In casual speech, it is sometimes dropped.
Russian indirect speech maintains the original tense of the speaker.
