Crossword : Reported speech in Spanish

Put your grammar skills to the test with this crossword focused on reported speech in Spanish! From shifting tenses to choosing the right reporting verbs, this puzzle covers the key structures you need at B2 level. Think about how direct statements transform when introduced by verbs like decir, preguntar or pedir → and fill in the grid!

Grid

Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.

Clues

Across

1. Question in reported speech
4. To think
7. I want
10. Pronoun used in reported speech
14. Statement or utterance
15. To sleep
16. Tooth
17. Together

Down

2. Narrator, person who tells a story
3. To close
5. Expression or phrase used in speech
6. Always, at all times without exception
8. Interjection in reported speech
9. Reported, as in reported speech
11. To want desire
12. Tense or time in grammar
13. To break

Answers

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Across

1. Question in reported speech → pregunta
4. To think → pensar
7. I want → quiero
10. Pronoun used in reported speech → pronombre
14. Statement or utterance → enunciado
15. To sleep → dormir
16. Tooth → diente
17. Together → juntos

Down

2. Narrator, person who tells a story → narrador
3. To close → cerrar
5. Expression or phrase used in speech → expresion
6. Always, at all times without exception → siempre
8. Interjection in reported speech → interjecto
9. Reported, as in reported speech → reportado
11. To want desire → querer
12. Tense or time in grammar → tiempo
13. To break → romper

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