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Nivel B1
Tense Backshift
said he was
/sed hiː wəz/
He said he was tired. ('I am tired')
said she had
/sed ʃiː hæd/
She said she had finished. ('I have finished')
said they would
/sed ðeɪ wʊd/
They said they would help. ('We will help')
said he could
/sed hiː kʊd/
He said he could swim. ('I can swim')
Reported Questions
asked where
/ɑːskt weər/
She asked where I lived.
asked if
/ɑːskt ɪf/
He asked if I was hungry.
wanted to know
/ˈwɒntɪd tə noʊ/
They wanted to know what time it was.
Reported Commands & Requests
told me to
/toʊld miː tə/
She told me to be quiet.
asked him to
/ɑːskt hɪm tə/
I asked him to wait.
told us not to
/toʊld əs nɒt tə/
He told us not to be late.
Time Reference Changes
that day
/ðæt deɪ/
He said he was busy that day. ('today')
the day before
/ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔːr/
She said she had arrived the day before. ('yesterday')
the next day
/ðə nekst deɪ/
They said they would call the next day. ('tomorrow')