Telling people what was said

dijo que iba a…

he said he was going to…· tap the form for the whole table

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Why it works

Dijo que pulls everything after it one step back.

Voy becomes iba, he hecho becomes había hecho, hice becomes había hecho.

Iré can become iba a or iría — both are heard, so do not agonise over that one.

For a yes/no question use si: me preguntó si había terminado.

Why not dijo que va

dijo que va a desplegarlo

he said that he is going to deploy it

Heard in speech, but it keeps the present under a past verb. The clean form steps back to iba.

In a full sentence

Mi jefe dijo que iba a hacer cambios hoy.
My boss said he was going to make changes today.
The planned action is viewed from the past.
Ella dijo que iba a ir a la oficina.
She said she was going to go to the office.
The future plan shifts back after dijo.
El casero dijo que iba a hacer la reparación.
The landlord said he was going to do the repair.
The repair was still planned when he spoke.

5 gaps to fill, then 3 sentences from the English · say or type each one