Indirect Speech in Italian: Il Discorso Indiretto

The video tutorial explains the concept of indirect speech in Italian, highlighting its complexity compared to direct speech. It covers the transformation process from direct to indirect speech, focusing on changes in pronouns, verbs, and tense. The tutorial provides examples and discusses how different tenses in the main clause affect the dependent clause. It also addresses modifications in pronouns and time expressions, offering practice examples to reinforce learning.

What is the main difference between direct and indirect speech in Italian?

• Direct speech uses quotation marks, while indirect speech does not.

• Indirect speech uses quotation marks, while direct speech does not.

• Direct speech changes the tense of the verbs, while indirect speech does not.

• Indirect speech changes the tense of the verbs, while direct speech does not.

When the main clause is in the present tense, what happens to the tense in the dependent clause in indirect speech?

• The tense changes to conditional tense.

• The tense changes to future tense.

• The tense remains the same.

• The tense changes to past tense.

How does the verb in the dependent clause change when the main clause is in passato prossimo?

• It remains in passato prossimo.

• It changes to future tense.

• It changes to present tense.

• It changes to trapassato prossimo.

What transformation occurs when the future tense is used in indirect speech?

• It becomes past conditional.

• It becomes present conditional.

• It becomes imperfect tense.

• It remains future tense.

In indirect speech, what does the imperative form change into?

• Subjunctive or infinitive

• Present subjunctive

• Past subjunctive

• Future tense

Which pronoun transformation is correct in indirect speech?

• Noi becomes loro

• Voi becomes noi

• Mio becomes tuo

• Lui becomes lei

What does 'oggi' change to in indirect speech?

• Alora

• Domani

• Ieri

• Quel giorno