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Exercise of indirect speech (Subjunctive II)

Improve your skills about the indirect speech in German

Exercise outline

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  2. Exercise of indirect speech (Subjunctive II)
  3. Exercise of indirect speech (Subjunctive I)

Rewrite the follwoing direct statement, staring with Sie sagte and using the appropriate Subjunctive II form. 

 

Recap:

  • Sie sagte, sie hätten viel zu Abend gegessen. (indrect speech with subjunctive II) - (She said, they had been eating too much for dinner)

 

1. "Vater ist krank gewesen. " - Sie sagte, Vater krank .

("The father has been sick" - She said, that the father had been sick)

2. "Mutter hatte Geld." - Sie sagte, Mutter Geld .

("The mother had money" - She said, the mother has had money)

3. "Mara hat keine Angst." - Sie sagte, Mara Angst.

("Mara has no fear" - She said, Mara would have no fear)

4. "Sie waren zusammen." - Sie sagte, sie zusammen .

("They were together" - She said, they would have been together)

5. "Er hatte Sie geliebt." - Sie sagte, er sie .

("He has loved her" - She said, he would have loved her)

6. "Laura war nach Hamburg gereist." - Sie sagte, Laura nach Hamburg .

("Laura has traveled to Hamburg" - She said, Laura would have traveld to Hamburg)

7. "Tante Hilde wohnt in Hamburg." - Sie sagte, Tante Hilde in Hamburg .

("Aunt Hilde lives in Hamburg" - She said, aunt Hilde would have lived in Hamburg)

8. "Wir hatten dich besucht." Sie sagte, wir dich .

("We have visited you" - She said, we would have visited you)

9. "Der Tisch war aufgebaut." Sie sagte, der Tisch

("The table was built" - She said, the table would have been built)

10. "Die Wohnung war gestrichen." Sie sagte, die Wohnung

("The apartment was painted" - She said, the apartmend would be painted)

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