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Advanced Reported Speech — Discorso Indiretto B2·Tense Backshift: Presente → Imperfetto
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Rule reminder

When the reporting verb is in the past (disse, ha detto, affermò), the present tense in the original speech shifts to imperfetto in reported speech. Example: 'Sono stanco' → Disse che era stanco.

Tense Backshift: Presente → Imperfetto1 / 10

Marco disse: 'Ho fame.' → Marco disse che ___

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→ Tense Backshift: Passato Prossimo → Trapassato Prossimo→ Tense Backshift: Futuro → Condizionale→ Reporting Statements: dire che, affermare che, sostenere che→ Reporting Yes/No Questions with 'se'
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