Exercice 1: Déclarations
Direct → Indirect
Transformez les phrases directes en discours indirect
Consigne:
Convertissez les phrases directes suivantes en discours indirect:
1. "I am tired."
2. "We are going home."
3. "She has finished her homework."
4. "They will arrive tomorrow."
5. "I can help you."
1. "I am tired."
2. "We are going home."
3. "She has finished her homework."
4. "They will arrive tomorrow."
5. "I can help you."
Corrigé:
1. He said he was tired.
2. They said they were going home.
3. She said she had finished her homework.
4. They said they would arrive the next day.
5. He said he could help me.
2. They said they were going home.
3. She said she had finished her homework.
4. They said they would arrive the next day.
5. He said he could help me.
Exercice 2: Questions
Yes/No: if/whether
Wh-questions: keep question word
Statement order
Apply backshifting
Consigne:
Transformez les questions directes en discours indirect:
1. "Do you like pizza?"
2. "Where are you going?"
3. "What time is it?"
4. "Have you seen my keys?"
5. "How did you solve it?"
1. "Do you like pizza?"
2. "Where are you going?"
3. "What time is it?"
4. "Have you seen my keys?"
5. "How did you solve it?"
Corrigé:
1. He asked if I liked pizza.
2. She asked where I was going.
3. He asked what time it was.
4. She asked if I had seen her keys.
5. He asked how I had solved it.
2. She asked where I was going.
3. He asked what time it was.
4. She asked if I had seen her keys.
5. He asked how I had solved it.
Exercice 3: Commandes
Consigne:
Convertissez les commandes directes en discours indirect:
1. "Close the door!"
2. "Don't smoke here!"
3. "Wait for me!"
4. "Be quiet!"
5. "Don't be late!"
1. "Close the door!"
2. "Don't smoke here!"
3. "Wait for me!"
4. "Be quiet!"
5. "Don't be late!"
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
Corrigé:
1. He told me to close the door.
2. She warned us not to smoke there.
3. He asked me to wait for him.
4. The teacher told the students to be quiet.
5. He reminded me not to be late.
2. She warned us not to smoke there.
3. He asked me to wait for him.
4. The teacher told the students to be quiet.
5. He reminded me not to be late.
Exercice 4: Complexes
Consigne:
Transformez ces phrases complexes en discours indirect:
1. "I have been living here since 2010."
2. "Could you help me with this?"
3. "Why don't we go to the cinema tonight?"
4. "I wish I had more time."
5. "Let's start the meeting now."
1. "I have been living here since 2010."
2. "Could you help me with this?"
3. "Why don't we go to the cinema tonight?"
4. "I wish I had more time."
5. "Let's start the meeting now."
Corrigé:
1. He said he had been living there since 2010.
2. She asked if I could help her with that.
3. He suggested going to the cinema that night.
4. He expressed that he wished he had more time.
5. He suggested starting the meeting then.
2. She asked if I could help her with that.
3. He suggested going to the cinema that night.
4. He expressed that he wished he had more time.
5. He suggested starting the meeting then.
Points clés:
• Backshifting: present perfect → past perfect
• Modal change: could (no change in reported speech)
• Suggestions: "suggest + -ing" or "suggest that"
• Modal change: could (no change in reported speech)
• Suggestions: "suggest + -ing" or "suggest that"
Méthodes & Astuces
Identifiez le verbe introducteur
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"
❌ "They said we will go" → ✅ "They said they would go"
❌ "She asked where are you" → ✅ "She asked where I was"
❌ "He told me close the door" → ✅ "He told me to close the door"
❌ "They said we will go" → ✅ "They said they would go"
Exercice 5: Contexte académique
Consigne:
Transformez les phrases académiques en discours indirect:
1. "The research was conducted in our lab."
2. "Could you elaborate on your methodology?"
3. "Ensure all sources are properly cited."
4. "The data suggests significant improvement."
5. "We recommend further investigation."
1. "The research was conducted in our lab."
2. "Could you elaborate on your methodology?"
3. "Ensure all sources are properly cited."
4. "The data suggests significant improvement."
5. "We recommend further investigation."
Corrigé:
1. The professor stated that the research had been conducted in their laboratory.
2. The student asked if the professor could elaborate on the methodology.
3. The supervisor instructed the team to ensure all sources were properly cited.
4. The data suggested significant improvement.
5. They recommended further investigation.
2. The student asked if the professor could elaborate on the methodology.
3. The supervisor instructed the team to ensure all sources were properly cited.
4. The data suggested significant improvement.
5. They recommended further investigation.
Vocabulaire académique:
• stated/mentioned → formal reporting verbs
• asked/inquired → academic question reporting
• instructed/recommended → formal command reporting
• asked/inquired → academic question reporting
• instructed/recommended → formal command reporting
