Muss ich nach „said“ immer die Zeitform verschieben?

Nicht immer. Gilt die Aussage heute noch, darfst du die Zeitform auch unverändert lassen (She said she lives in Bonn). In diesen Übungen üben wir bewusst die Zeitverschiebung, deshalb geht es um Ereignisse, die vorbei sind.

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen „say“ und „tell“?

„Tell“ braucht immer eine Person als Objekt (He told me that …), „say“ steht ohne Objekt (He said that …). Mit Person heißt es said to me.

Wann nehme ich „if“ und wann „whether“?

Bei Ja/Nein-Fragen sind beide richtig, whether klingt etwas formeller. Bei Fragen mit what, where, why oder how bleibt das Fragewort stehen, und die Wortstellung ist die eines normalen Aussagesatzes.

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Reported Speech Übungen mit Lösungen

Vier Übungen mit je zehn Aufgaben zur indirekten Rede im Englischen: Zeitverschiebung, Pronomen und Zeitangaben, indirekte Fragen sowie Befehle und Bitten. Du prüfst online mit einem Klick oder druckst dir das Übungsblatt mit Lösungen aus.

40 Aufgaben mit Lösungen

Kurz zur Regel

Zeitverschiebung: Steht das einleitende Verb in der Vergangenheit, rutscht die Zeitform zurück (I am tired → he said he was tired).
Pronomen und Zeitangaben passen sich an: I → he/she, tomorrow → the next day, here → there.
Fragen werden zu Nebensätzen ohne do und ohne Fragezeichen: Ja/Nein-Fragen mit if oder whether (She asked if I liked jazz).
Befehle und Bitten: told/asked + Person + to-Infinitiv, verneint mit not to (He told me not to wait).

Reported Speech ausführlich erklärt →

Übung 1: Zeitverschiebung (Backshift)

Gib die Aussage in der indirekten Rede wieder und verschiebe die Zeitform um einen Schritt zurück. Kurzformen wie 'd oder couldn't zählen auch.

„I work for a bank,“ Paul said in 2019. → Paul said he ___ (work) for a bank.
„I am watching the match,“ Lena texted during last year's final. → Lena said she ___ (watch) the match.
„I lost my phone on the train,“ Ben told us on Monday. → Ben told us he ___ (lose) his phone on the train.
„I have never seen snow,“ the boy said on his first trip. → The boy said he ___ (never / see) snow.
„We will win the cup,“ the captain said before the final. → The captain said they ___ (win) the cup.
„I can't come to the party,“ Mia said that evening. → Mia said she ___ come to the party.
„I am going to quit,“ my colleague told me in March. → My colleague told me he ___ going to quit.
„I have been waiting for an hour,“ Sam complained. → Sam complained that he ___ (wait) for an hour.
„We may be late,“ the driver said at the time. → The driver said they ___ be late.
„I didn't know the answer,“ Eva admitted after the exam. → Eva admitted she ___ (not know) the answer.

Die Lösungen erscheinen nach „Prüfen“.

Übung 2: Pronomen und Zeit-/Ortsangaben

Passe das markierte Wort an die indirekte Rede an. Die Zeitform ist im Satz schon verschoben.

„I will call you tomorrow,“ Jack said to Maya on Friday. → Jack told Maya that ___ would call her the next day.
„I'm leaving today,“ Nora said on Tuesday. → Nora said she was leaving ___. (today)
„We met here last year,“ the couple said. → The couple said they had met ___ the year before. (here)
„I saw him yesterday,“ Tina told me. → Tina told me she had seen him ___. (yesterday)
„You can borrow my bike,“ Dad said to Lena. → Dad told Lena that she could borrow ___ bike. (my)
„We are moving next month,“ our neighbours said. → Our neighbours said they were moving the ___ month. (next)
„I don't like this jacket,“ Ella said in the shop. → Ella said she didn't like ___ jacket. (this)
„Your parcel arrived two days ago,“ the clerk told me. → The clerk told me that my parcel had arrived two days ___. (ago)
„I'll show you around now,“ the guide said to the group. → The guide said he would show them around ___. (now)
„We have lost our tickets,“ they told the officer. → They told the officer they had lost ___ tickets. (our)

Die Lösungen erscheinen nach „Prüfen“.

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Übung 3: Indirekte Fragen (reported questions)

Mache aus der Frage einen Nebensatz mit normaler Wortstellung, ohne do und ohne Fragezeichen. Bei if/whether sind beide richtig.

„Do you like jazz?“ she asked me. → She asked me ___ I liked jazz.
„Where do you live?“ he asked her. → He asked her where she ___ (live).
„Is the museum open on Mondays?“ the tourist asked. → The tourist wanted to know ___ the museum was open on Mondays.
„Where did you park?“ he asked me. → He asked me where ___.
„Have you finished your homework?“ Mum asked Jonas. → Mum asked Jonas whether he ___ (finish) his homework.
„Why are you crying?“ I asked her. → I asked her why she ___ (be) crying.
„Can you swim?“ the lifeguard asked me. → The lifeguard asked me if I ___ (can) swim.
„Who broke the window?“ the teacher asked. → The teacher asked who ___ (break) the window.
„How many people will come?“ he asked. → He asked how many people ___ (will) come.
„Does your sister speak French?“ he asked me. → He asked me if my sister ___ French.

Die Lösungen erscheinen nach „Prüfen“.

Übung 4: Befehle und Bitten

Gib den Befehl oder die Bitte mit told oder asked wieder: Person + to-Infinitiv, verneint mit not to.

„Close the window,“ the teacher said to Ben. → The teacher told Ben ___ (close) the window.
„Don't touch the wire!“ the electrician said to us. → The electrician told us ___ (touch) the wire.
„Could you help me with the bags?“ she asked him. → She asked him ___ (help) her with the bags.
„Please don't be late,“ my boss said to me. → My boss asked me ___ (be) late.
„Sit down,“ the doctor said to Mr Brown. → The doctor ___ Mr Brown to sit down.
„Please wait here,“ the receptionist said to us. → The receptionist asked us ___ (wait) there.
„Open your books,“ the teacher said to the class. → The teacher told the class to open ___ books. (your)
„Please send me the report tomorrow,“ Ms Klein said to Tom. → Ms Klein asked Tom to send her the report ___. (tomorrow)
„Don't run in the corridor,“ the teacher said to the children. → The teacher told the children ___ in the corridor.
„Be quiet!“ the nurse said to the patients. → The nurse told the patients ___ (be) quiet.

Die Lösungen erscheinen nach „Prüfen“.

Häufige Fragen

Muss ich nach „said“ immer die Zeitform verschieben?: Nicht immer. Gilt die Aussage heute noch, darfst du die Zeitform auch unverändert lassen (She said she lives in Bonn). In diesen Übungen üben wir bewusst die Zeitverschiebung, deshalb geht es um Ereignisse, die vorbei sind.
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen „say“ und „tell“?: „Tell“ braucht immer eine Person als Objekt (He told me that …), „say“ steht ohne Objekt (He said that …). Mit Person heißt es said to me.
Wann nehme ich „if“ und wann „whether“?: Bei Ja/Nein-Fragen sind beide richtig, whether klingt etwas formeller. Bei Fragen mit what, where, why oder how bleibt das Fragewort stehen, und die Wortstellung ist die eines normalen Aussagesatzes.
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Übung 1: Zeitverschiebung (Backshift)

Gib die Aussage in der indirekten Rede wieder und verschiebe die Zeitform um einen Schritt zurück. Kurzformen wie 'd oder couldn't zählen auch.

„I work for a bank,“ Paul said in 2019. → Paul said he (work) for a bank.
„I am watching the match,“ Lena texted during last year's final. → Lena said she (watch) the match.
„I lost my phone on the train,“ Ben told us on Monday. → Ben told us he (lose) his phone on the train.
„I have never seen snow,“ the boy said on his first trip. → The boy said he (never / see) snow.
„We will win the cup,“ the captain said before the final. → The captain said they (win) the cup.
„I can't come to the party,“ Mia said that evening. → Mia said she come to the party. (couldn't / can't / wasn't / hasn't)
„I am going to quit,“ my colleague told me in March. → My colleague told me he going to quit. (was / is / has been / had been)
„I have been waiting for an hour,“ Sam complained. → Sam complained that he (wait) for an hour.
„We may be late,“ the driver said at the time. → The driver said they be late. (might / must / should / shall)
„I didn't know the answer,“ Eva admitted after the exam. → Eva admitted she (not know) the answer.

Übung 2: Pronomen und Zeit-/Ortsangaben

Passe das markierte Wort an die indirekte Rede an. Die Zeitform ist im Satz schon verschoben.

„I will call you tomorrow,“ Jack said to Maya on Friday. → Jack told Maya that would call her the next day.
„I'm leaving today,“ Nora said on Tuesday. → Nora said she was leaving . (today)
„We met here last year,“ the couple said. → The couple said they had met the year before. (here) (there / here / then / where)
„I saw him yesterday,“ Tina told me. → Tina told me she had seen him . (yesterday)
„You can borrow my bike,“ Dad said to Lena. → Dad told Lena that she could borrow bike. (my)
„We are moving next month,“ our neighbours said. → Our neighbours said they were moving the month. (next)
„I don't like this jacket,“ Ella said in the shop. → Ella said she didn't like jacket. (this) (that / this / those / these)
„Your parcel arrived two days ago,“ the clerk told me. → The clerk told me that my parcel had arrived two days . (ago)
„I'll show you around now,“ the guide said to the group. → The guide said he would show them around . (now)
„We have lost our tickets,“ they told the officer. → They told the officer they had lost tickets. (our)

Übung 3: Indirekte Fragen (reported questions)

Mache aus der Frage einen Nebensatz mit normaler Wortstellung, ohne do und ohne Fragezeichen. Bei if/whether sind beide richtig.

„Do you like jazz?“ she asked me. → She asked me I liked jazz.
„Where do you live?“ he asked her. → He asked her where she (live).
„Is the museum open on Mondays?“ the tourist asked. → The tourist wanted to know the museum was open on Mondays.
„Where did you park?“ he asked me. → He asked me where . (I had parked / had I parked / did I park / I did park)
„Have you finished your homework?“ Mum asked Jonas. → Mum asked Jonas whether he (finish) his homework.
„Why are you crying?“ I asked her. → I asked her why she (be) crying.
„Can you swim?“ the lifeguard asked me. → The lifeguard asked me if I (can) swim.
„Who broke the window?“ the teacher asked. → The teacher asked who (break) the window.
„How many people will come?“ he asked. → He asked how many people (will) come.
„Does your sister speak French?“ he asked me. → He asked me if my sister French. (spoke / did speak / speak / was speaking)

Übung 4: Befehle und Bitten

Gib den Befehl oder die Bitte mit told oder asked wieder: Person + to-Infinitiv, verneint mit not to.

„Close the window,“ the teacher said to Ben. → The teacher told Ben (close) the window.
„Don't touch the wire!“ the electrician said to us. → The electrician told us (touch) the wire.
„Could you help me with the bags?“ she asked him. → She asked him (help) her with the bags.
„Please don't be late,“ my boss said to me. → My boss asked me (be) late.
„Sit down,“ the doctor said to Mr Brown. → The doctor Mr Brown to sit down. (told / said / spoke / talked)
„Please wait here,“ the receptionist said to us. → The receptionist asked us (wait) there.
„Open your books,“ the teacher said to the class. → The teacher told the class to open books. (your)
„Please send me the report tomorrow,“ Ms Klein said to Tom. → Ms Klein asked Tom to send her the report . (tomorrow)
„Don't run in the corridor,“ the teacher said to the children. → The teacher told the children in the corridor. (not to run / not running / to don't run / that they don't run)
„Be quiet!“ the nurse said to the patients. → The nurse told the patients (be) quiet.

Lösungen

Übung 1: Zeitverschiebung (Backshift)

worked – Simple Present wird zu Simple Past.
was watching – Present Continuous wird zu Past Continuous.
had lost – Simple Past wird zu Past Perfect.
had never seen – Present Perfect wird zu Past Perfect.
would win – will wird zu would.
couldn't – can wird zu could.
was – am going to wird zu was going to.
had been waiting – Present Perfect Continuous wird zu Past Perfect Continuous.
might – may wird zu might.
hadn't known – Verneintes Simple Past wird zu Past Perfect.

Übung 2: Pronomen und Zeit-/Ortsangaben

he – I wird zu he, weil Jack spricht.
that day – today wird zu that day.
there – here wird zu there.
the day before – yesterday wird zu the day before.
his – my wird zu his, weil der Vater spricht.
following – next month wird zu the following month.
that – this wird zu that.
before – ago wird zu before.
then – now wird zu then.
their – our wird zu their.

Übung 3: Indirekte Fragen (reported questions)

if – Ja/Nein-Frage: if oder whether.
lived – Kein did mehr, das Verb steht im Simple Past.
whether – Ja/Nein-Frage: whether oder if.
I had parked – Aussagesatz-Stellung und Past Perfect.
had finished – Present Perfect wird zu Past Perfect.
was – Normale Stellung: Subjekt vor dem Verb.
could – can wird zu could.
had broken – Fragt das Fragewort nach dem Subjekt, bleibt die Stellung.
would – will wird zu would.
spoke – Kein did: das Verb steht im Simple Past.

Übung 4: Befehle und Bitten

to close – told + Person + to-Infinitiv.
not to touch – Verneinung: not to + Infinitiv.
to help – Höfliche Bitte: asked + Person + to-Infinitiv.
not to be – Verneinte Bitte: not to be.
told – tell braucht eine Person, say nicht.
to wait – here wird zu there, dazu to-Infinitiv.
their – your wird zu their, weil die Klasse gemeint ist.
the next day – tomorrow wird zu the next day.
not to run – Verneinter Befehl: not to + Infinitiv.
to be – told + Person + to be.

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