Indirekte Rede

Die indirekte Rede gibt wieder, was jemand gesagt hat, ohne ihn direkt zu zitieren. Die Verbzeiten verschieben sich meist um eine Stufe zurück (Präsens → Vergangenheit), und Pronomen/Zeitangaben ändern sich entsprechend dem neuen Sprecher und Zeitpunkt.

Examples

• "I am tired," she said. → She said (that) she was tired.
• "I will call you," he said. → He said he would call me.
• "I have finished," they said. → They said they had finished.
• She asked if I liked coffee.
• He told me he was leaving the next day.

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