Phrase · 📋 Summarising & reporting
Ele me perguntou se eu já tinha terminado.
He asked me if I had already finished.
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Why every word is where it is
Elepronounhe, him3rd sing.mepronounme, to meeu · 1st sing.perguntou1verbaskedperguntar · past · 3rd sing.se1conjunctionif, whethereupronounI1st sing. · subjectjáadverbalreadytinha1verbhadter · imperfect · 1st sing.terminadoverbfinishedterminar · participle · masc. · sing..
- perguntou → se: indirect question
- tinha → terminado: pluperfect
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Reported question: “Você já terminou?” → perguntou se eu já tinha terminado. Sequence of tenses & reported speech II →