Spanish A-Level
Indirect Speech (Estilo indirecto)
What Indirect Speech (Estilo indirecto) means in Spanish A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Indirect Speech (Estilo indirecto)
Reporting what someone else said without quoting them directly, requiring a shift in tense and pronouns.
Topics that use Indirect Speech (Estilo indirecto)
- Other constructions (hace/hacía, cleft sentences, comparatives, indirect speech) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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Using Indirect Speech (Estilo indirecto) in the exam
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