Dialogue 1: Présent
Direct → Indirect
Transformation des déclarations
Dialogue original:
John: "I am studying English."
Sarah: "I like pizza."
Mark: "We are going to the park."
Sarah: "I like pizza."
Mark: "We are going to the park."
Discours indirect:
John said he was studying English.
Sarah said she liked pizza.
Mark said they were going to the park.
Sarah said she liked pizza.
Mark said they were going to the park.
Dialogue 2: Questions
Yes/No: if/whether
Wh-questions: keep question word
Statement order
Apply backshifting
Dialogue original:
Teacher: "Do you understand?"
Student: "Where are you going?"
Parent: "What time is it?"
Student: "Where are you going?"
Parent: "What time is it?"
Discours indirect:
The teacher asked if I understood.
The student asked where I was going.
The parent asked what time it was.
The student asked where I was going.
The parent asked what time it was.
Dialogue 3: Commandes
Dialogue original:
Boss: "Finish the report!"
Mother: "Don't stay up late!"
Teacher: "Listen carefully!"
Mother: "Don't stay up late!"
Teacher: "Listen carefully!"
Use "tell/ask + object + to + infinitive"
Negative: "tell/ask + object + not to + infinitive"
Consider the speaker's role
Adjust pronouns accordingly
No question marks in reported speech
Discours indirect:
The boss told me to finish the report.
The mother warned me not to stay up late.
The teacher asked us to listen carefully.
The mother warned me not to stay up late.
The teacher asked us to listen carefully.
Dialogue 4: Complexe
Dialogue original:
Friend: "I have been working on this project for two weeks."
Colleague: "Can you help me with this task?"
Manager: "Don't forget to submit the documents by Friday."
Colleague: "Can you help me with this task?"
Manager: "Don't forget to submit the documents by Friday."
Discours indirect:
My friend said he had been working on that project for two weeks.
The colleague asked if I could help him with that task.
The manager reminded us not to forget to submit the documents by the following Friday.
The colleague asked if I could help him with that task.
The manager reminded us not to forget to submit the documents by the following Friday.
Points clés:
• Backshifting: present perfect → past perfect
• Modal change: can → could
• Time reference: "by Friday" → "by the following Friday"
• Modal change: can → could
• Time reference: "by Friday" → "by the following Friday"
Méthodes & Astuces
Identifiez le type de phrase
Appliquez les règles de backshifting
Changez les pronoms et temps
Considérez le contexte
Pratiquez régulièrement
Erreurs fréquentes
Type d'erreur:
❌ "He said I am happy" → ✅ "He said he was happy"
❌ "She asked where are you" → ✅ "She asked where I was"
❌ "He told me close the door" → ✅ "He told me to close the door"
❌ "She asked where are you" → ✅ "She asked where I was"
❌ "He told me close the door" → ✅ "He told me to close the door"
Dialogue 5: Contexte académique
Dialogue original:
Professor: "The research was conducted in our laboratory."
Student: "Could you explain the methodology?"
Researcher: "Make sure to cite all sources properly."
Student: "Could you explain the methodology?"
Researcher: "Make sure to cite all sources properly."
Discours indirect:
The professor stated that the research had been conducted in their laboratory.
The student asked if the professor could explain the methodology.
The researcher instructed the team to make sure to cite all sources properly.
The student asked if the professor could explain the methodology.
The researcher instructed the team to make sure to cite all sources properly.
Vocabulaire académique:
• stated/said → formal reporting verb
• asked/inquired → academic question reporting
• instructed/ordered → formal command reporting
• asked/inquired → academic question reporting
• instructed/ordered → formal command reporting
