Définitions et Concepts
Reported Speech = Dire ce qu'on a dit sans le citer exactement
Ex: He said (that) he was tired → Original: "I am tired."
Définition: Répéter les paroles de quelqu'un
Fonction: Transmettre des informations
Structure: S + said/told + (that) + clause
Exemple de base :
Direct: "I am coming," she said.
Reported: She said (that) she was coming.
Changement: Présent → Passé
Reported: She said (that) she was coming.
Changement: Présent → Passé
Règles et Formules
Règle 1: Changer les pronoms personnels
Règle 2: Reculer les temps verbaux
Règle 3: Changer les adverbes de temps/lieu
Règle 4: Utiliser "that" pour les affirmations
Règle 5: Transformer les questions en déclarations
Cas Particuliers
Vérités générales: Temps inchangés
Will → Would: Futur dans le discours indirect
Can → Could: Capacité dans le discours indirect
Exemples et Méthodes
Reported Statements :
Direct: "I live in Paris," he said.
Reported: He said (that) he lived in Paris.
Direct: "I will visit tomorrow," she said.
Reported: She said (that) she would visit the next day.
Reported: He said (that) he lived in Paris.
Direct: "I will visit tomorrow," she said.
Reported: She said (that) she would visit the next day.
Reported Questions :
Direct: "Are you coming?" → "He asked if I was coming."
Direct: "Where do you live?" → "She asked where I lived."
Direct: "What did you do?" → "He asked what I had done."
Direct: "Where do you live?" → "She asked where I lived."
Direct: "What did you do?" → "He asked what I had done."
Transformations :
Today → that day
Yesterday → the day before
This → that
Here → there
Yesterday → the day before
This → that
Here → there
Astuces & Méthodes
Méthode: Identifier les changements de perspective
Astuce: Pratiquer les transformations de temps
Mémorisation: Créer des associations visuelles
Pratique: Transformer des dialogues complets
Erreur commune: Oublier de changer les pronoms
