Konjunktiv I for FaMED Writing: Five Source-to-Sentence Drills

A verb can look polished while the sentence changes what the patient said. In this exercise, write a reported statement first, then compare both its verb form and its facts with the source. These are five independent fictional female patients, not a combined case or an official model answer.

The organiser asks for complete sentences and Konjunktiv I for patient statements where appropriate. This short drill deliberately uses clear third-person singular forms; it is not a rule to put every verb in a report into the subjunctive. Your reporting phrase can vary. The suggested answers use “Die Patientin berichte” consistently so you can focus on the following clause.

Prepare your first attempt

Cover the suggested answer. Copy the source, underline the time expression and anything unknown, then write one sentence. For these exercises, narration refers to the interview day. In the last card, “am Vortag” means the day before that interview, not the day before a later reader opens the note. Use an explicit date when the task supplies one and it makes the reference clearer.

1. A present state: sei

Fictional source:

„Ich bin seit gestern müde.“

One possible formulation — compare after writing:

Die Patientin berichte, sie sei seit gestern müde.

Change “ich bin” to “sie sei”. Keep the onset expression. Tiredness reported by the patient is not a confirmed examination finding, and this source supplies no cause.

2. Possession of a symptom: habe

Fictional source:

„Ich habe seit Montag Kopfschmerzen.“

One possible formulation — compare after writing:

Die Patientin berichte, sie habe seit Montag Kopfschmerzen.

Keep Monday and the headache. Do not replace the weekday with a guessed number of days or add a diagnosis. “Habe” reports the current statement; the label Konjunktiv I does not mean that the symptom is past.

3. Medication and uncertainty: nehme, wisse

Fictional source:

„Ich nehme morgens eine Tablette. Den Namen weiß ich nicht.“

One possible formulation — compare after writing:

Die Patientin berichte, sie nehme morgens eine Tablette ein; den Namen wisse sie nicht.

Both clauses matter: a morning tablet and an unknown name. “Nehme … ein” expresses taking the tablet; “wisse … nicht” retains the uncertainty. Do not supply a drug, dose or indication. The two sentences belong to this card only.

4. Ability: könne

Fictional source:

„Ich kann nachts schlecht schlafen.“

One possible formulation — compare after writing:

Die Patientin berichte, sie könne nachts schlecht schlafen.

“Könne” preserves the modal verb. Do not change difficulty sleeping at night into a claim that she never sleeps. This wording adds no duration or cause.

5. A completed event: sei … gestürzt

Fictional source:

„Ich bin gestern gestürzt.“

One possible formulation — compare after writing:

Die Patientin berichte, sie sei am Vortag gestürzt.

The fall is a completed event. The suggested past construction uses “sei” with “gestürzt”; it does not say that the patient is falling now. Keep the day reference clear and do not invent an injury, loss of consciousness or examination result.

Review meaning before making the sentence longer

For each answer, check the speaker, time, action and uncertainty. Then underline the finite verb and check its form. Can every added fact be traced to this card? Repeat one answer without looking, and compare it with the same source again.

These examples avoid plural forms that can coincide with the indicative. For a wider explanation of indirect speech and replacement forms, use the IDS reference below. The five sentences are a language exercise, not a complete anamnesis, clinical advice, or an official scoring rubric.

Continue with a full writing task

The written-anamnesis guide explains the broader source-to-text task and includes a separate error-correction drill. Put one attempt and one correction into the seven-day tracker.

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Sources and scope

Reviewed 30 October 2026: organiser's exam description for the writing requirement; Leibniz Institute for the German Language: Konjunktiv for reported-speech usage and form distinctions. All five patient statements, suggested answers and checks are original FaMED Prep exercises. FaMED Prep is independent of the organiser. No passing guarantee or scoring bonus is claimed.