Red Line 4, Coursebook

142 one hundred and for ty - two G18 Direkte und indirekte Rede ➝ p. 88.1 Direct and reported speech Wenn du wiedergeben möchtest, was jemand gesagt hat (= direkte Rede), benützt du die indirekte Rede (reported speech) . Sie wird meistens mit Sätzen, wie z. B. She said / told us (that) … eingeleitet. Darauf folgt dann der eigentliche Satz, der wiedergegeben werden soll: ( An actress: “I always look forward to the Oscars ceremony.” ) She said (that) she always looked forward to the Oscars ceremony . Dabei kommt es zwischen der direkten und indirekten Rede zu einer Verschiebung der Zeiten . Steht das einleitende Verb in der Vergangenheit (said, told) , so verschieben sich die Zeiten jeweils in die nächst fernere Vergangenheit. Direct speech Reported speech (Einleitungssatz im simple past ) “I ’m so happy to be at the Oscars ceremony.” The actress said (that) she was so happy to be at the Oscars ceremony. simple present ➝ simple past “I ’ve already acted in over fifty movies.” She told us (that) she had already acted in over fifty movies. present perfect ➝ past perfect “I enjoyed making E . T .” She said (that) she had enjoyed making E . T . simple past ➝ past perfect “I will always act in movies.” She added that she would always act in movies. will ➝ would My grammar Schau dir noch einmal die Beispielsätze zur direkten und indirekten Rede an. Was musst du bei der Umformung eines Satzes in die indirekte Rede beachten? Test yourself Yesterday Ben talked to his friend Paul . a) Read what he said to him . 1. “I’ve acted in a short movie.” 2. “I only had a very small role.” 3. “I didn’t have to say anything.” 4. “I wore a funny costume.” b)  Today Ben tells another friend what Paul said. Use reported speech . 1.  Paul said he had acted in a short movie. 2. He added that he only … . 3. … Vergiss nie, nach said / told die Zeiten zu verschieben. G Grammar Unit 5 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv