Reported Speech 1 — Statements (Basics)

Reported Speech 1

Reported Speech 1 — Statements (Basics)

We use reported speech to tell what someone said.

We often use said (that).

Example: “I work a lot.” → He said (that) he worked a lot.
[„Ich arbeite viel.“ → Er sagte, dass er viel arbeitete.]

We usually change:

Present → Past
am/is → was
are → were

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1. “I work every day.” → He said he ______ every day. worked
a) worked
b) works
[Er sagte, dass er jeden Tag arbeitet(e).]

2. “She lives here.” → He said she ______ there. lived
a) lives
b) lived
[Er sagte, dass sie dort wohnt(e).]

3. “I am tired.” → He said he ______ tired. was
a) was
b) is
[Er sagte, dass er müde war.]

4. “They are happy.” → He said they ______ happy. were
a) are
b) were
[Er sagte, dass sie glücklich waren.]

5. “I like coffee.” → He said he ______ coffee. liked
a) liked
b) likes
[Er sagte, dass er Kaffee mag(e).]

6. “We play football.” → He said they ______ football. played
a) play
b) played
[Er sagte, dass sie Fußball spielen/spielten.]

7. “I need help.” → He said he ______ help. needed
a) needed
b) needs
[Er sagte, dass er Hilfe brauchte.]

8. “She works hard.” → He said she ______ hard. worked
a) works
b) worked
[Er sagte, dass sie hart arbeitet(e).]

9. “I am busy.” → He said he ______ busy. was
a) was
b) is
[Er sagte, dass er beschäftigt war.]

10. “They live in Berlin.” → He said they ______ in Berlin. lived
a) live
b) lived
[Er sagte, dass sie in Berlin wohnen/wohnten.]

11. “I feel good.” → He said he ______ good. felt
a) felt
b) feels
[Er sagte, dass er sich gut fühlte.]

12. “She is at home.” → He said she ______ at home. was
a) is
b) was
[Er sagte, dass sie zu Hause war.]

13. “We are ready.” → He said they ______ ready. were
a) were
b) are
[Er sagte, dass sie bereit waren.]

14. “I want a coffee.” → He said he ______ a coffee. wanted
a) wants
b) wanted
[Er sagte, dass er einen Kaffee wollte.]

15. “They study English.” → He said they ______ English. studied
a) studied
b) study
[Er sagte, dass sie Englisch lernen/lernten.]

16. “I am hungry.” → He said he ______ hungry. was
a) is
b) was
[Er sagte, dass er hungrig war.]

17. “She drives fast.” → He said she ______ fast. drove
a) drove
b) drives
[Er sagte, dass sie schnell fuhr.]

18. “We are late.” → He said they ______ late. were
a) are
b) were
[Er sagte, dass sie spät waren.]

19. “I eat a lot.” → He said he ______ a lot. ate
a) ate
b) eats
[Er sagte, dass er viel aß.]

20. “They are friends.” → He said they ______ friends. were
a) are
b) were
[Er sagte, dass sie Freunde waren.]

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