The exercise itself is in German; the explanation pages it links to are in Turkish.

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C1.2 · Konjunktiv I

Konjunktiv I: indirekte Rede (reported speech with Konjunktiv I)

Reported speech (indirekte Rede) uses Konjunktiv I: sei, habe, werde, könne, müsse, gehe. For the past the pattern is 'habe gemacht / sei gegangen'. If the Konjunktiv I form is the same as the Indikativ (mostly in the plural), you switch to Konjunktiv II (hätten). You will work out the correct form yourself in the exercise. All exercise content is in German.

Recognise: match the reporting verb used in press language to its English meaning. The verb sets the tone of the reported statement.

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C1 · KONJUNKTIV 1 INDIREKTE REDE
Konjunktiv I and Reported Speech: C1 Exercises

Konjunktiv I is used to report what someone else said with a certain distance, without adding your own judgement; you meet it especially in news language and official texts. It is formed by adding the endings -e, -est, -e, -en, -et, -en to the verb stem: "er sage", "sie habe", "er komme". The most irregular verb is "sein": it is conjugated with the bare stem "sei-" without the linking -e- (ich sei, du sei[e]st, er sei, wir seien), and that is exactly why it differs from the Indikativ in every person. The sentence "Er sagte, er sei krank" works on this logic: the speaker reports the illness without vouching for its truth. When Konjunktiv I is identical to the indicative (e.g. "sie haben" → "sie haben"), Konjunktiv II steps in: "sie hätten". Clauses with "ob" and "dass" and indirect questions with a question word also belong here.

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Golden rule: Use Konjunktiv I in reported speech (er sage, er habe, er komme); if the form is identical to the indicative, switch to Konjunktiv II: "sie haben → sie hätten."

After every sentence you turn from direct into reported speech you get instant feedback with an explanation: it does not just say right or wrong, it shows why "sei" or "hätte" is chosen and where the shift in person and time falls. That way you consolidate the switch between Konjunktiv I and II by seeing the rule rather than memorising it. It is useful for anyone preparing for the written sections of Goethe-Zertifikat C1, telc Deutsch C1, TestDaF and DSH, because these exams expect you to report a source text in your own words. If you practise regularly, the pattern becomes intuitive and you apply it in the exam without having to think.

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What is in the "Konjunktiv I: indirekte Rede" exercise?

The "Konjunktiv I: indirekte Rede" exercise is at level C1 and has 5 steps with 50 questions in total: 10 matching items, 30 multiple-choice questions and 10 gap-fill items.

The steps in order: Match · Form & mood · Transform · Richtig/Falsch · Write.

You get instant feedback after every answer; the exercise runs in your browser, is free and needs no sign-up or installation.

Where can I study "Konjunktiv I: indirekte Rede"?

The explanation for this exercise is on the page Konjunktiv I – Reported Speech in German (indirekte Rede, C1) (in Turkish). Read the rule there, then reinforce it with the 50 questions on this page.