Phrase · 📢 Reporting news and promises
Mi jefa me preguntó si ya había terminado el informe.
My boss asked me if I'd finished the report yet.
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Why every word is where it is
Mideterminermy1st sing.jefanounbossjefe · fem. · sing.meobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectpreguntóverbaskedpreguntar · past · 3rd sing.si1conjunctionif, whetheryaadverbalready, yethabía2verbI hadhaber · imperfect · 1st sing.terminado2verbfinishedterminar · participle · past · masc. · sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteinformenounreportmasc. · sing..
- preguntó → había: tense
- preguntó → me: iobj
- jefa → preguntó: agree
- jefa → Mi: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1preguntar si reports a yes/no question. No accent on si here (sí = yes). Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 2«¿Ya terminaste el informe?» → si ya había terminado: preterite → pluperfect, and tú becomes yo. Reported speech II: commands, questions and time shifts →
Variations
- Mi jefa me preguntó si ya había acabado el informe.