Indirect Speech Exercises For Swedish Grammar

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Indirect Speech is an essential aspect of Swedish grammar, just like in any other language. In Swedish, Indirect Speech is also referred to as “indirekt anfรถring” or “indirekt tal.” It is a way to report what someone else has said without directly quoting their exact words. In many cases, this requires adjustments in tense, pronouns, and other parts of the sentence structure. Mastering Indirect Speech in Swedish will help you communicate effectively and fluently across a variety of contexts.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct Indirect Speech form.

1. Hon sa att hon *ville* (wanted) gรฅ till affรคren.
2. Han berรคttade att han *hade* (had) sett en film igรฅr.
3. De sa att de *skulle* (would) komma till festen.
4. Lรคraren sa att vi *mรฅste* (must) gรถra vรฅra lรคxor.
5. Hon frรฅgade om jag *kunde* (could) hjรคlpa henne.
6. Han sa att det *regnade* (rained) hela dagen igรฅr.
7. De berรคttade att de *hade* (had) varit pรฅ semester.
8. Han undrade om vi *ville* (wanted) gรฅ och ta en fika.
9. Hon sa att hon *tรคnkte* (thought) ringa imorgon.
10. Lรคraren frรฅgade om vi *fรถrstod* (understood) lektionen.
11. De sa att de *kรคnde* (knew) varandra sedan lรคnge.
12. Hon sa att hon *hoppades* (hoped) att vi skulle trรคffas snart igen.
13. De berรคttade att de *ska* (will) flytta till ett nytt hus.
14. Han sa att han *ville* (wanted) ha en hund.
15. Hon sa att hon *hade* (had) kรถpt en ny bil.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct Indirect Speech form.

1. Han sa att han *aldrig* (never) hade varit i London.
2. Hon berรคttade att hon *skulle* (would) bรถrja arbeta imorgon.
3. De sa att de *tyckte* (thought) att konserten var bra.
4. Lรคraren sa att eleverna *behรถvde* (needed) fรถrbรคttra sina betyg.
5. Han frรฅgade om jag *hade* (had) tid att trรคffas senare.
6. Hon sa att hon *tรคnkte* (thought) fรคrga hรฅret blรฅtt.
7. De berรคttade att de *ville* (wanted) resa till Asien.
8. Hon undrade om han *kunde* (could) ge henne rรฅd.
9. De sa att de *hade* (had) รคtit sushi till lunch.
10. Lรคraren frรฅgade om vi *kunde* (could) svara pรฅ frรฅgorna.
11. Han sa att han *visste* (knew) vattnet var kallt.
12. Hon sa att hon *รคngslades* (worried) fรถr provet nรคsta vecka.
13. De berรคttade att de *kommer* (comes) att gรฅ pรฅ en resa snart.
14. Han sa att han *inte* (not) ville se skrรคckfilmen.
15. Hon sa att hon *skulle* (would) ringa senare.

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