Reported speech

A) Steht der Einfuehrungssatz in einer Zeitform der

Gegenwart (z.B. Present Tense, Present Perfect), so werden in der
indirekten Rede die Zeitformen der direkten Rede beibehalten.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

“I hate fish.” Judy says (that) she hates fish.
“I am still writing the essay.” He has just told me (that) he is
still writing the essay.

Steht der Einfuehrungssatz in einer Zeitform der Vergangenheit (z.B.

Past Tense, Past Perfect), so aendern sich die Zeitformen in der
indirekten Rede nach folgendem Muster:

1) Present Simple Past Simple

2) Present Continuous Past Continuous
3) Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple
4) Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
5) Past Simple Past Perfect Simple
6) Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
7) Will-Future Conditional (would + Infinitive)

1) “I like walking in the Lake District.” Moritz said (that) he liked

walking in the Lake District.
2) “John is playing football.” I thought (that) John was
playing football.
3) “Have you seen him recently?” I wondered if you had seen
him recently.
4) “I have been working all afternoon.” Pat’s parents believed (that)
she had been working all
afternoon.
5) “My brother visited the USA in 1986.” I told them (that) my brother
had visited the U.S.A. in
1986.
6) “We were playing cards the whole They replied (that) they had
evening.” been playing cards the
whole evening.
7) “I’ll (I will) ring you next week.” I promised (that) I would
ring her the following week.
 Bei der Umwandlung der direkten in die indirekte Rede veraendern sich
Orts- und Zeitangaben, wenn der urspruengliche Orts –und Zeitbezug
fuer den Berichterstatter nicht mehr zutrifft.
Z.B.
tomorrow  the next day / following day
last year  the year before
here  there
yesterday  the day before
this week  that week
now  then
today  that day
2 days ago  2 days earlier

Jenny (Frankfurt) Brian (London)

“The exams are being held here.”
Judy (on Sunday)
“I’m going to the judo club
tomorrow.”
Jenny told me that the exams were
being held there (in Frankfurt).
Philip (on Wednesday)
Judy told me (on Sunday) that she
was going to the judo club the
following day.

B) Question in indirect speech

Fragen werden in der indirekten Rede zu Nebensaetzen mit Fragewort

(when, where, etc.oder if = ob).
Die Wortstellungbei diesen Nebensaetzen ist Subjekt-Praedikat (keine
Umstellung von Hilfsverb und Subjekt, keine do-Umschreibung!). Wenn
der Einfuehrungssatz in einer Zeitform der Vergangenheit steht, so
aendern sich die Zeitformen wie oben.

“When did you start playing the His fans often ask him when he
guitar?” started playing the guitar.

“Are you giving a concert?” Rick asked if we were giving a

concert.

III) The imperative in indirect speech

Aufforderungssaetze werden in der indirekten Rede in

infinitivkonstruktionen umgewandelt.
“Don’t come late.” Harry told us not to come late.
“Give it to me.” She asked me to give it to her.

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