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Advanced Causal Clauses — Proposizioni Causali B2·Causal Clauses in Reported Speech
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Rule reminder

When a causal clause is embedded in reported speech, it follows the same tense-shift rules as other subordinate clauses in indirect speech. If the reporting verb is in the past, the causal clause shifts backward: present indicative → imperfect; passato prossimo → trapassato prossimo (pluperfect). The causal conjunction ('perché', 'poiché', etc.) does not change.

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Direct speech: 'Non vengo perché sono stanco.' Reported speech with past reporting verb: 'Ha detto che non veniva _____.'

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→ Causal Clauses with Negative Inversion: Non Che...→ Non Tanto Perché... Quanto Perché — Gradated Causal Clauses→ Cause vs Purpose: Perché + Indicative vs Perché + Subjunctive→ Implicit Causal Constructions: Participio Passato
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