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Ela disse que viria, mas não veio.

She said she'd come, but she didn't.

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Why every word is where it is

Elapronounshe, herele · 3rd sing.disse1verbsaiddizer · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatviria1verbwould comevir · conditional · 3rd sing.,masconjunctionbutnãoadverbnot, noveioverbcamevir · past · 3rd sing..
  • disse → viria: tense shift
  • Ela → disse: subject

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Reported future: “Eu venho” / “Eu virei” → disse que viria (conditional). Sequence of tenses & reported speech II →