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Indirekte Rede:

Bilde Sätze in der indirekten Rede. Achte auf die Änderung der Zeitformen und der Pronomen.

1. Samantha (she) said that _she was reading_ a book.
2. Martin and Jack (they) said that they were busy.
3. Jenny (she) said that she had woken up early this morning.
4. He said that he would ring her.
5. Samantha and Jack said that they had just arrived from school.
6. She said (that) she did not know where her shoes were.

Modale Hilfsverben:

1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You _needn't_ buy any.
2. It's a hospital. You ­­­­­­­­­­_mustn't_ smoke.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He _must_ be tired after such hard work. He _may_ prefer to get some rest.
4. Do you _need to_ chew with your mouth open like that? Geez, it's making me sick watching you eat that piece of pizza.
5. I _could_ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I _can_ just say a few things in the language.
6. The teacher said we_can_ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional.
7. _Can_you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I _can't_.
8. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you _need_ to work hard.
9. Take an umbrella. It _might_ rain later.
10. You _shouldn't_ leave small objects lying around. Such objects _may_ be swallowed by children.
11. People _musn't_ walk on grass.
12. Drivers_must_ stop when the traffic lights are red.
13. _May_ I ask a question? Yes, of course.
14. You _needn't_ take your umbrella. It is not raining.
15. _Can_you speak Italian? No, I _can't_!