Tense sequence in reported speech — identify and understand

Tense sequence in reported speech in Albanian: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: kusht-i-parealizuar-perdorPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will identify and explain how “Tense sequence in reported speech” works in new examples.

2. Discover

Read: «Jam lodhur.» → Tha se ishte lodhur.; «Kam mbaruar.» → Tha se kishte mbaruar.; «Do të vij.» → Tha se do të vinte.; «Punoj këtu.» → Tha se punonte aty.. What relation links the two pieces of information?

3. Understand

This lesson focuses on concordance des temps au discours indirect. First identify the meaning relation between the two ideas, then notice the Albanian word or structure that links them.

«Jam lodhur.» → Tha se ishte lodhur.«Kam mbaruar.» → Tha se kishte mbaruar.«Do të vij.» → Tha se do të vinte.«Punoj këtu.» → Tha se punonte aty.«E pashë dje.» → Tha se e kishte parë një ditë më parë.«Do ta bëj nesër.» → Tha se do ta bënte të nesërmen.Shembull për vëzhgim: Fëmijët udhëton para takimit.

Watch out

Choose the connector from the meaning, not from an isolated translation. Languages do not always divide logical relations in the same way.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “Tense sequence in reported speech”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For concordance des temps au discours indirect: 1) identify the meaning relation; 2) choose the connector or structure; 3) check the verb form that follows.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Tense sequence in reported speech” in a new example.
I can explain my choice and create my own example.