1. Reported Speech To tell what someone else said

2. In English To report what someone said, you can use the simple past tense, the past progressive tense, or the conditional tense. Nico said that he went to the movies Nico said that he was going to the movies Nico said that he would go to the movies.

3. In Spanish A variety of tenses can be used for reported speech as well. Use the preterite to report what people said they did Use the imperfect to report what people said were planning to do Use the conditional to report what people said they would do in the future.

4. To say what people did Use reported speech to relay information about what someone said without using a direct quote The second verb in a sentence with reported speech can use the preterite, the imperfect, or the conditional.

5. Use the preterite To report what someone said they did. Nico said that he went to the theater Nico dijo que fue al teatro.

6. Use the imperfect To report what someone said they were planning to do. Nico said that he was going to the theater. Nico dijo que iba al teatro.

7. Use the conditional To report what people said they would do in the future. Nico dijo que iría al teatro. Nico said that he would go to the theater.