Reported Speech/Statements
Wenn man Aussagen (engl. : statements) von der direkten Rede in die indirekte Rede setzt, wird die Aussage zum Nebensatz.
- "I am sick!"
- → I told you I was sick!
- "I speak English."
- → He said he spoke English.
Dabei gibt es folgende Veränderungen:
- Zeitverschiebung (Time Shift)
- Verschiebung der Perspektive (Perspektive Shift)
- feste Zeitangaben relativieren
Interactive Exercises
Time Shift
Put in the correct verbs. Take care of the Time Shift!
1. Tony said "I'm hungry!"
Toni said that he hungry.
2. "I ate one sandwich for breakfast."
He said that he only one sandwich for breakfast.
3. Tim said "I haven't eaten anything, too."
Tim said that he also anything.
4. "I will do everything tomorrow."
He said that he everything the next day.
Perspective Shift
Put in the correct verbs. Take care of the Perspective Shift!
"I told you I was sick."
He said he had told that had been sick.
Peter: "Lisa showed me her little dog."
He said that had shown little dog.
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Zeitangaben
Fill in the gaps. Take care of the adverbials of time and place!
1. 'I'll send you a postcard next week'
He told us that he us a postcard week.
2. 'We've bought a new car last week.'
They told me they a new car the week .
3. 'I learned to speak German a year ago.'
She said that she to speak German the year .
4. 'You (boys) failed your exam yesterday.'
You said that had failed exam .
5. 'I can't drive tomorrow.' - He said drive the day.
6. 'You look nice now.' - He told me that I nice .
7. 'We're going ice-skating.' They said they ice-skating.
8. 'The students aren't listening to me.' The teacher said the students to her.