B2–C1 · GFK · GFK011

Subject + said + embedded subject + must have + past participle

A reusable frame from “Reporting and clause complements”. Compare how English and German express reporting and clause complements. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

EN · EnglishSubject + said + embedded subject + must have + past participle
DE · GermanSubject + sagte(n), embedded subject + müsse(n) + participle + haben/sein

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  1. RU · Translation

    Он сказал, что мы, должно быть, свернули не туда.

    EN · English

     He  said  we  must  have  taken the wrong turning.

    DE · German

     Er  sagte,  wir  müssten falsch  abgebogen  sein.

  2. RU · Translation

    Они сказали, что посылка, должно быть, пришла раньше.

    EN · English

     They  said  the parcel  must  have  arrived earlier.

    DE · German

     Sie  sagten,  das Paket  müsse früher  angekommen  sein.

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