Reported speech.Le discours indirect

I’m happy!

He said he was happy!

Reported speech.Le discours indirect

We use it to report what we or someone else saidIl sert a rapporter ce qui a été dit

We use verbs such as :

Say

Tell

Ask

Promise

Order

Explain

Suggest

Reply

…

Reported speech.Important tense changes

Direct speech Indirect speech

Present simple Past simple

I ……… English He said he ……… Englishlove loved

Present continuous Past continuous

I …………. English He said he …………… Englisham loving was loving

Present perfect Past perfect

I ………..…. English He said he ………… Englishhave loved had loved

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Reported speech.Direct speech Indirect speech

Past simple Past perfect

I ……… English He said he …….…… Englishloved had loved

Future Conditional

I …………. English He said he …………… Englishwill love Would love

Imperative Infinitive (with TO)

………..…. English He told him ………… EnglishLove to love

Reported speech.Le discours indirect

Imperative changes

AffirmativeTidy your room !

She ordered me my roomto tidy

Negative

Don’t do that!

She told me not to do that.

Reported speech.Le discours indirect

Other changes

Direct speech Indirect speech

HereNow

At the momentToday

Tomorrow

YesterdayLast week/month/year

ThisThese

ThereThenAt that timeThat dayThe next/following day

The day before/the previous dayThe previous…/ the …. before

ThoseThat

Reported speech.Le discours indirect

Questions

1. Dans le cas d’une question ouverte.

Le mot interrogatif est répété mais sujet et verbe sont inversés

Question : Mot interrogatif + verbe + sujet

Reported speech : Mot interrogatif + sujet + verbe

How old are you ?

She asked me how old I was

Reported speech.Le discours indirect

2. Dans le cas d’une question fermée.

Il faut ajouter if suivi du sujet et de l’auxiliaire.

Question :

Reported speech :

auxiliaire + sujet

auxiliaire+sujetif +

Are you happy?

She asked me if I was happy