Phrase · 📋 Summarising & reporting
O diretor pediu que todos chegassem cedo.
The director asked everyone to arrive early.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitediretornoundirectormasc. · sing.pediu1verborderedpedir · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthattodospronouneveryone, alltodo · masc. · pl.chegassem1verbarrived (subjunctive)chegar · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd pl.cedoadverbearly.
- pediu → chegassem: sequence of tenses
- todos → chegassem: 3rd plural
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Past main verb → imperfect subjunctive: pediu que … chegassem. Sequence of tenses & reported speech II →