

Reported Speech in German
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World Languages
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10th - 11th Grade
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Elodie Nevin
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Reported Speech in German

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Indicative (‘normal’) reported speech.
In speaking, many Germans merely use the indicative mood to report what is being said or asked. Change the following sentences from direct discourse into indirekt discourse. Remember to use “daß” for statements, “ob” for yes/no questions, and the appropriate question word (was, wann, etc) for other questions.
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Subjunctive Reported Speech
When reporting what WAS said (rather than what someone IS SAYING), most Germans use a form of the subjunctive.
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Forms- Present Tense
Remove the -en from the infinitive and add weak verb simple past endings:
ich habe
du habest
er/sie/es habe
wir haben
ihr habet
Sie haben
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This is the simplest German tense to form. The only irregular verb is sein, which is irregular all the time.
It omits the first and third person singular -e:
ich sei
du sei(e)st
er/sie/es sei
wir seien
ihr seiet
sie/Sie seien
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Multiple Choice
Wallner berichtet, Jerska ... tot.
war
ist
sei
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Multiple Choice
Lenin meinte, er .... nicht gleichzeitig Musik hören und die Revolution zu Ende bringen.
kann
konnte
könne
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Open Ended
Der Junge will wissen, ob Wiesler bei der Stasi.....
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Open Ended
Der Vater des Jungen meint, dass die Stasi schlechte Menschen _____________
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Open Ended
Grubitz berichtet, die Stasi _____ Dreymans Wohnung komplett verwanzt.
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Open Ended
Hempf befiehlt seinen Fahrer, dass er Christa überwachen _____ (sollen)
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Open Ended
Wiesler sagt, dass Sieland und Hempf am nächsten Abend verabredet ______ (sein)
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Open Ended
Use reported speech to convey this quotation:
Hauser sagt, 'Irgendwann musst du Position beziehen, sonst bist du kein Mensch!'
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Open Ended
Hempf zitiert Stalin und sagt 'Der Dichter ist der Ingenieur der Seele.'
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Open Ended
Sieland erzählt ihrem Freund, 'Ich treffe mich mit einer Klassenkamaradin.'
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Zusammenfassung
Easy to form
Essential to use in essays - don't quote directly
Reported Speech in German

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