Indirekte Rede (Vertiefung)

Reported Speech (Advanced)

Englisch Klasse 9 20 Aufgaben
GrammatikIndirekte Rede

Auch Fragen, Aufforderungen und Modalverben lassen sich indirekt wiedergeben: She asked me if I had seen the film (keine Inversion mehr!), He told us to wait, can → could, must → had to. Die Hauptfalle ist die Wortstellung der indirekten Frage — die Inversion der direkten Frage muss aktiv zurückgebaut werden. Damit wird das Backshift-System aus Klasse 8 zu voller Redewiedergabe vervollständigt.

Leicht
Multiple Choice #1 20s ▶ Testen

Wie wird die direkte Frage 'Where do you live?' in indirekter Rede wiedergegeben?

  • ○ He asked me where do I live.
  • ● He asked me where I lived.
  • ○ He asked me where did I live.
  • ○ He asked me where I live.
Bei indirekten W-Fragen bleibt das Fragewort erhalten, aber die Satzstellung wird zur Aussageform (kein 'do'). Backshift: live → lived.
Lückentext #2 15s ▶ Testen

Report: 'Can you help me?' she asked. → She asked me if I ___ help her.

✓ Antwort: could
Backshift bei Modalverben: 'can' wird zu 'could'. Bei Yes/No-Fragen wird 'if' oder 'whether' eingefügt.
Wahr / Falsch #3 12s ▶ Testen

Bei indirekten Fragen ändert sich die Wortstellung: Es gibt keine Inversion von Subjekt und Verb.

✓ Wahr
Richtig. In indirekten Fragen wird die Aussageform verwendet: 'He asked where she was' (nicht 'where was she'). Es gibt auch kein Fragezeichen.
Multiple Choice #4 20s ▶ Testen

Wie gibt man die Aufforderung 'Close the door!' in indirekter Rede wieder?

  • ○ He said me to close the door.
  • ● He told me to close the door.
  • ○ He told me close the door.
  • ○ He told to me to close the door.
Aufforderungen in indirekter Rede: tell/ask + Objekt + to-Infinitiv. 'He told me to close the door.' Bei Verneinung: 'He told me not to close the door.'
Lückentext #5 15s ▶ Testen

Report: 'Don't touch the stove!' Mum warned us. → Mum warned us ___ touch the stove.

✓ Antwort: not to
Verneinende Aufforderungen in indirekter Rede: Verb + Objekt + not to + Infinitiv. 'Mum warned us not to touch the stove.'
Sortieren #6 20s ▶ Testen

Ordne die Backshift-Paare korrekt: will → ?, can → ?, may → ?, must → ?

✓ Antwort: will → would, can → could, may → might, must → had to
Backshift der Modalverben: will → would, can → could, may → might, must → had to (oder bleibt 'must' bei logischer Schlussfolgerung).
Wahr / Falsch #7 12s ▶ Testen

Man kann sowohl 'if' als auch 'whether' verwenden, um indirekte Ja/Nein-Fragen einzuleiten.

✓ Wahr
Richtig. Beide sind korrekt: 'He asked if I was coming' = 'He asked whether I was coming.' 'Whether' gilt als etwas formeller.
Mittel
Multiple Choice #1 20s ▶ Testen

Welcher Satz gibt 'I must leave now' korrekt in indirekter Rede wieder?

  • ○ She said she must leave then.
  • ● She said she had to leave then.
  • ○ She said she must left then.
  • ○ She said she musted leave then.
'Must' (Verpflichtung) wird im Backshift zu 'had to'. Außerdem: 'now' → 'then'. Hinweis: 'musted' existiert nicht im Englischen.
Lückentext #2 15s ▶ Testen

Report: 'Have you ever been to Paris?' he asked. → He asked me whether I ___ ever been to Paris.

✓ Antwort: had
Backshift: Present Perfect ('have been') → Past Perfect ('had been'). Bei Yes/No-Fragen wird 'if' oder 'whether' verwendet.
Wahr / Falsch #3 15s ▶ Testen

Wenn das Reporting Verb im Simple Present steht (z. B. 'He says'), muss kein Backshift angewendet werden.

✓ Wahr
Richtig. Backshift ist nur nötig, wenn das Einleitungsverb in der Vergangenheit steht. 'He says he is tired' bleibt unverändert (kein Backshift nötig).
Multiple Choice #4 25s ▶ Testen

Wie lautet 'She said: "I was reading when you called"' in indirekter Rede?

  • ○ She said she had been reading when I had called.
  • ○ She said she was reading when I called.
  • ● She said she had been reading when I called.
  • ○ She said she is reading when I call.
Past Progressive → Past Perfect Progressive ('was reading' → 'had been reading'). Das Simple Past 'called' kann bleiben, da es die spätere Handlung beschreibt.
Lückentext #5 15s ▶ Testen

Report: 'We will have finished by Friday,' they promised. → They promised that they ___ have finished by Friday.

✓ Antwort: would
Backshift: 'will' → 'would'. Der Rest bleibt gleich. 'They promised that they would have finished by Friday.'
Sortieren #6 20s ▶ Testen

Ordne die Zeit- und Ortsänderungen in indirekter Rede: today → ?, here → ?, this → ?, tomorrow → ?

✓ Antwort: today → that day, here → there, this → that, tomorrow → the next day
In indirekter Rede ändern sich die Verweise: today → that day, here → there, this → that, tomorrow → the next day/the following day.
Multiple Choice #7 20s ▶ Testen

Welches Reporting Verb passt? 'You should see a doctor,' she ___.

  • ○ told
  • ○ said
  • ● advised
  • ○ asked
'Should' drückt einen Ratschlag aus, daher passt 'advised': 'She advised me to see a doctor.' Andere Reporting Verbs: suggest, recommend, warn, order, beg.
Lückentext #8 15s ▶ Testen

Report: 'Could you open the window?' the teacher asked. → The teacher asked me ___ the window.

✓ Antwort: to open
Höfliche Bitten ('Could you...?') werden in indirekter Rede wie Aufforderungen behandelt: ask + Objekt + to-Infinitiv.
Wahr / Falsch #9 12s ▶ Testen

In indirekter Rede muss man immer 'that' nach dem Reporting Verb verwenden.

✓ Falsch
Falsch. 'That' ist optional und kann weggelassen werden: 'He said (that) he was tired.' Beide Formen sind korrekt.
Schwer
Sortieren #1 25s ▶ Testen

Ordne die Sätze von direkt zu indirekt: 'I am happy' → ?, 'I was happy' → ?, 'I have been happy' → ?

✓ Antwort: 'I am happy' → she said she was happy, 'I was happy' → she said she had been happy, 'I have been happy' → she said she had been happy
Backshift: am → was, was → had been, have been → had been. Beachte: Simple Past und Present Perfect werden beide zu Past Perfect.
Multiple Choice #2 25s ▶ Testen

Wie gibt man 'What time does the train leave?' in indirekter Rede wieder?

  • ○ She wanted to know what time does the train leave.
  • ● She wanted to know what time the train left.
  • ○ She wanted to know what time did the train leave.
  • ○ She wanted to know what time the train leaves.
Indirekte W-Fragen: Fragewort bleibt, Aussageform (keine Inversion, kein 'does'). Backshift: 'does leave' → 'left'.
Lückentext #3 15s ▶ Testen

Report: 'You might want to reconsider,' he said. → He said that I ___ want to reconsider.

✓ Antwort: might
'Might' bleibt in der indirekten Rede unverändert, da es bereits die Vergangenheitsform von 'may' ist. Kein weiterer Backshift möglich.
Multiple Choice #4 20s ▶ Testen

Welcher Satz ist korrekt? Report: 'I had already eaten,' she told me.

  • ○ She told me she has already eaten.
  • ● She told me she had already eaten.
  • ○ She told me she already ate.
  • ○ She told me she would already eat.
Past Perfect bleibt im Backshift unverändert, da es bereits die 'tiefste' Vergangenheit ist. 'Had eaten' → 'had eaten'.