Phrase · 📢 Reporting news and promises
Te dije que me avisaras antes de venir.
I told you to let me know before coming.
B2reportingAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Teobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectdije1verbI tolddecir · past · 1st sing.que1conjunctionto (that)meobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectavisaras2verbyou let knowavisar · subjunctive · imperfect · 2nd sing.antesadverbbeforedeprepositionofvenirverbcominginfinitive.
- dije → avisaras: mood
- dije → Te: iobj
- avisaras → me: iobj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1decir que + subjunctive = tell someone to do something. Te dije que… repeats an order, often as a reproach. Reported speech II: commands, questions and time shifts →
- 2avisaras: imperfect subjunctive, because the order was given in the past. Avisar = to let someone know. Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
Variations
- Te dije que me avisases antes de venir.