Questions rapportées
Direct: "Where do you live?" → Indirect: He asked where I lived
Utilisation de if/whether pour les questions oui/non
Questions fermées (yes/no):
Direct: "Do you like coffee?"
Indirect: He asked if/whether I liked coffee
Direct: "Are you coming?"
Indirect: She asked if/whether I was coming
Indirect: He asked if/whether I liked coffee
Direct: "Are you coming?"
Indirect: She asked if/whether I was coming
Questions ouvertes (wh-words):
Direct: "Where do you live?"
Indirect: He asked where I lived
Direct: "What are you doing?"
Indirect: She asked what I was doing
Indirect: He asked where I lived
Direct: "What are you doing?"
Indirect: She asked what I was doing
Commandes & Ordres
Tell/Ask + object + to + infinitive
Tell/Ask + object + not to + infinitive
Request/Order + object + to + infinitive
Forbid/Prohibit + object + from + -ing
Ordres positifs:
Direct: "Close the door!"
Indirect: He told me to close the door
Direct: "Come here!"
Indirect: She ordered him to come here
Indirect: He told me to close the door
Direct: "Come here!"
Indirect: She ordered him to come here
Interdictions:
Direct: "Don't smoke!"
Indirect: He told us not to smoke
Direct: "Don't be late!"
Indirect: She warned us not to be late
Indirect: He told us not to smoke
Direct: "Don't be late!"
Indirect: She warned us not to be late
Règles & Formules
Structure des questions:
Subject + asked + object + question word + statement order
• No question mark in reported speech
• Statement word order (not question word order)
• Apply backshifting rules
• No question mark in reported speech
• Statement word order (not question word order)
• Apply backshifting rules
Utilisez if/whether pour yes/no questions
Conservez les wh-words dans les questions ouvertes
Changez l'ordre des mots en ordre déclaratif
Appliquez le backshifting
Utilisez "to + infinitive" pour les commandes
Verbes introducteurs communs
Pour les questions:
ask, wonder, want to know, inquire, enquire
Pour les commandes:
tell, ask, order, request, command, warn, forbid
Exemples détaillés
Questions indirectes complexes:
Direct: "Have you ever been to Paris?"
Indirect: He asked if I had ever been to Paris
Direct: "Who did you meet yesterday?"
Indirect: She asked who I had met the day before
Indirect: He asked if I had ever been to Paris
Direct: "Who did you meet yesterday?"
Indirect: She asked who I had met the day before
Commandes avec différents verbes:
Direct: "Please help me!"
Indirect: He begged me to help him
Direct: "Stop talking!"
Indirect: She commanded them to stop talking
Indirect: He begged me to help him
Direct: "Stop talking!"
Indirect: She commanded them to stop talking
Suggestions & conseils:
Direct: "You should study harder"
Indirect: He advised me to study harder
Direct: "Why don't you try again?"
Indirect: He suggested that I should try again
Indirect: He advised me to study harder
Direct: "Why don't you try again?"
Indirect: He suggested that I should try again
Méthodes & Astuces
Identifiez le type de question
Remplacez le "?" par ". "
Changez l'ordre des mots
Appliquez le backshifting
Utilisez "to + infinitive" pour les ordres
Erreurs fréquentes
Questions:
❌ He asked me where do you live
✅ He asked me where I lived
❌ She wondered if I am happy
✅ She wondered if I was happy
✅ He asked me where I lived
❌ She wondered if I am happy
✅ She wondered if I was happy
Commandes:
❌ He told me close the door
✅ He told me to close the door
❌ She ordered him don't go
✅ She ordered him not to go
✅ He told me to close the door
❌ She ordered him don't go
✅ She ordered him not to go
Cas particuliers
"Could you..." → asked if someone could
"When did..." → asked when (backshifting)
"Let's..." → suggested/we should
Polite requests → requested/asked politely
Exemples avancés
Questions polies:
Direct: "Could you help me?"
Indirect: He asked if I could help him
Direct: "Would you mind opening the window?"
Indirect: She asked if I would mind opening the window
Indirect: He asked if I could help him
Direct: "Would you mind opening the window?"
Indirect: She asked if I would mind opening the window
Suggestions:
Direct: "Let's go to the cinema"
Indirect: He suggested going to the cinema
Direct: "Why don't we start early?"
Indirect: She suggested starting early
Indirect: He suggested going to the cinema
Direct: "Why don't we start early?"
Indirect: She suggested starting early
