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This B2 worksheet practises reported speech (estilo indirecto) in Spanish. Learners backshift tenses, report yes/no and wh- questions, turn commands and requests into the past subjunctive, and adapt time and place expressions. It suits upper-intermediate learners who know the main past tenses and the imperfect subjunctive.
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B2 Spanish reported speech worksheet: tense backshift, reported questions, commands with subjunctive, time words. Printable, with answers.
Start with a quick review of the backshift chart (presente → imperfecto, futuro → condicional, pretérito perfecto → pluscuamperfecto, imperativo → imperfecto de subjuntivo), then let learners work through the exercises in order. Typical mistakes include keeping the future after a past reporting verb, using the indicative after pedir/decir que for commands, leaving out 'si' in yes/no questions, and dropping the accent on question words (dónde, qué). Point out that both -ra and -se subjunctive forms are correct. As a follow-up, pairs can interview each other and then report the answers to the class in the past.