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On emploie le discours indirect pour rapporter les paroles de quelqu'un. Il faut adapter les repères du discours direct.
Concordance des temps
| Discours direct |
Discours indirect |
| Présent |
Prétérit |
- "I hate driving" she said.
- "I am watching TV" he said.
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- She said that she hated driving.
- He said he was watching TV.
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| Prétérit |
Past Perfect |
- "Tom went back to the USA" they told her.
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- They told her that Tom had gone back to the USA.
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| Present Perfect |
Past Perfect |
- "I've never liked poetry", his father claimed.
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- His father claimed that he had never liked poetry.
|
| Impératif |
to + verbe |
- "Don't play with your food", their mum told them.
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- Their mum told them not to play with their food.
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| Futur |
would |
- "I'll do it tomorrow", I said.
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- I said I would do it the next day.
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| Can |
could |
- "I can do it myself," he claimed.
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- He claimed he could do it himself.
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| must |
had to ou must |
- "We must do it ourselves," they said.
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- They said they must / had to do it themselves.
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| should |
should |
- "You should not smoke," I advised him.
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- I advised him that he shouldn't smoke.
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Pronoms, déterminants, adverbes
Comme en français, les déterminants, adverbes et pronoms ne sont pas les mêmes au discours direct et au discours indirect.
Adverbes de temps
| Discours direct |
Discours indirect |
| yesterday |
the day before |
| today |
that day |
| tomorrow |
the following day |
| last week/month/year |
the week/month/year before |
| next week/month/year |
the following week/month/year |
| three days ago |
three days before |
Déterminants
| Discours direct |
Discours indirect |
| "I like my house," she said. |
She said she liked her house. |
| "I visited this town." |
He said he had visited the town. |
Verbes introducteurs
Les verbes introducteurs sont employés au prétérit.
| to add |
to advise |
to admit |
to answer |
to apologize |
to ask |
to beg |
to declare |
to explain |
| ajouter |
demander conseil |
admettre |
répondre |
s'excuser |
demander |
supplier |
déclarer |
expliquer |
| to insist |
to invite |
to suggest |
| insister |
inviter |
suggérer |
Interrogatives
Dans les interrogatives au discours indirect il n'y a pas d'inversion du sujet et du verbe, on n'emploie pas l'auxillaire do.
Exemple : He asked me where I had slept. Il me demanda où j'avais dormi.
I wondered if I must eat. Je me demande si je dois manger.
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