On emploie le discours indirect pour rapporter les paroles de quelqu'un. Il faut adapter les repères du discours direct.
Discours direct
Discours indirect
Présent
Prétérit
"I hate driving," she said.
"I am watching TV," he said.
She said that she hated driving.
He said he was watching TV.
Prétérit
Past Perfect
"Tom went back to the USA," they told her.
They told her that Tom had gone back to the USA.
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
"I've never liked poetry," his father claimed.
His father claimed that he had never liked poetry.
Impératif
to + verbe
"Don't play with your food," their mum told them.
Their mum told them not to play with their food.
Futur
would
"I'll do it tomorrow," I said.
I said I would do it the next day.
Can
could
"I can do it myself," he claimed.
He claimed he could do it himself.
must
had to ou must
"We must do it ourselves," they said.
They said they must / had to do it themselves.
should
should
"You should not smoke," I advised him.
I advised him that he shouldn't smoke.
Comme en français, les déterminants, adverbes et pronoms ne sont pas les mêmes au discours direct et au discours indirect.
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
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.
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
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.Il me demanda où j'avais dormi. Je me demande si je dois manger .
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