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Advanced Reported Speech — Discorso Indiretto B2·Pronoun and Possessive Changes in Reported Speech
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Rule reminder

Pronouns and possessives shift perspective in reported speech: io → lui/lei, tu → io (if the reporter is the addressee), mi/ti/ci → lo/la/li/le, mio/tuo → suo, nostro/vostro → loro. The exact transformation depends on who is reporting to whom.

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Gianni mi disse: 'Ti amo.' → Gianni mi disse che ___

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→ Tense Backshift: Presente → Imperfetto→ Tense Backshift: Passato Prossimo → Trapassato Prossimo→ Tense Backshift: Futuro → Condizionale→ Reporting Statements: dire che, affermare che, sostenere che
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