B.
Sir, what does iba mean?
--- It means (I was going) or (He was going.)
Well, if iba means (I was going), I can now say. (He asked me if
I was (were) going.)
--- Fine. How does one say that?
One says Me-preguntó si iba.
Is it necessary to use que?
--- No, it isn't necessary; sometimes one uses que, but with si it isn't necessary.
Very well: Me-pregunto si iba.
I can now say (I asked him when he was going.) One says: (Note: Include here what you could say.)
--- Very well.
C.
Mr. Clark, ¿en que mes nació usted?
--- How's that?
I asked you en qué mes you were born.
--- You asked me in which what I was born?
¡Mes! ¡Mes!
--- Oh, now I understand.
--- I was born in May (mayo).
In what month was Mr. Jones born?
--- I don't know. I think that he was born in April (abril).
--- Were you born in April or May? …How's that? … He said that he was born in May.
You're right. Mr. Jones was born in April and you were born in May.
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