common reporting phrases
dijo que, explicó que, añadió que, preguntó qué/ cuándo/si, contenstó que, respondió que, comentó que
what someone said: narration in the past
reporting what someone said: imperfect
what someone said: narration in the future
reporting what someone said: imperfect (iba a…)
what someone said: narration in the past with the imperfect
reporting what someone said: imperfect
what someone said: narration in the past without the imperfect
reporting what someone said: pluperfect
when the reporting verb is in the preset…
the action or state reported does not change