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Advanced Reported Speech — Discorso Indiretto B2·Reported Speech: Deictic Shifts (Time, Place, Person)
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Rule reminder

Deictic shifts in reported speech: PERSON: io→lui/lei, tu→io (if you're the listener), noi→loro; PLACE: qui/qua→lì/là, questo posto→quel posto; TIME: oggi→quel giorno, ieri→il giorno prima, domani→il giorno dopo/seguente, ora/adesso→in quel momento, questa settimana→quella settimana, l'anno scorso→l'anno precedente; DEMONSTRATIVES: questo→quello, questi→quelli.

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Which sentence has the MOST complete and correct deictic shift? Original: 'Vieni qui da me domani mattina con questi file.'

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