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Im doing inderect, reported speach, but Im having a little trouble with the pronouns. For example, my teacher gave these two examples

¡Escribele! --Dijo que le escribiera.

¡Llamame! -- Dijo que lo/la llamaras.

Why does the second example use lo/la instead of le ?


Another question, about tense.

If for example someone said ¨La revista sale el lunes¨

You could say...

Me dijo que la revista salía el lunes As in, it is now Tuesday and the magazine is already out.

Me dijo que la revista saldrá el lunes As in, its now Sunday and the magazine will come out tomorrow.

Would it also be possible to say something like Me dijo que la revista sale lunes As in the Magazine goes out every week on Mondays.

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updated Mar 23, 2010
posted by Nomes

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Would it also be possible to say something like Me dijo que la revista sale los lunes As in the Magazine goes out every week on Mondays. wink

updated Mar 23, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 00494d19
fixed typo. Who would have guessed? - 0074b507, Mar 23, 2010
Yes, it's possible. - samdie, Mar 23, 2010
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¡Escríbele! --Dijo que le escribiera.------------- indirect object, le

¡Llamame! -- Dijo que lo/la llamaras.---------direct object, lo or la, depending on gender

updated Mar 23, 2010
posted by 00494d19