Sagot :
Bonjour.
1. Mom said that she hasn't seen him in the last few days.
2. Maria said that he has never written to her before.
3. The reporter wanted to know where the president is staying.
4. Jimmy said that he owns a brand-new sports car.
5. George said that he can't do it now but he'll try later.
Bonne journée :)
Bonjour,
Réponse :
Mom said "I haven't seen him in the last few days"
- Mom said that she hadn't seen him in the few days before.
Le présent perfect devient past perfect
"I" devient "she"
in the last few days devient in the few days before.
Maria said "He has never written to me before"
- Maria said that he had never written to her before.
Le présent perfect devient past perfect
"me"devient "her"
The reporter asked "Where is the president staying?"
- The reporter wanted to know where the president was staying.
Le présent "be" +V-ing devient prétérit "be" + V-ing
Attention, rappel: il s'agit d'une interrogative indirecte, c'est une question qui est rapportée. Il faut utiliser la structure d'une phrase affirmatiive.
He said "I am in love witth your sister"
- He said that he was in love with my sister.
Le présent simple devient prétérit simple
"I" devient "he"
"your" devient "my"
Jimmy said "I own a brand-new sports car".
- Jimmy said that he owned a brand-new sports car.
Le présent simple devient prétérit simple
"I"devient "he"
George said "I can't do it now, but I'll try later"
- George said that he couldn't do it then but he would try later.
can't devient couldn't
will devient would
"now" devient "then"
Explications :
- Ne pas oublier de changer certains pronoms ...
- yesterday devient the day before/ the previous day
- tomorrow devient the next day / the following day
- here devient there
- now devient then ....
- Ne pas oublier la concordance des temps
Le présent simple du Discours Direct devient Prétérit simple au Discours
Indirect
Le présent « be » + V-ing du Discours Direct devient prétérit « be » + V-ing
au Discours Indirect
Le prétérit du Discours Direct devient past perfect au Discours Indirect
le présent perfect du Discours Direct devient past perfect au Discours
Indirect
Can du Discours Direct devient Could au Discours Indirect
Will du Discours Direct devient Would au Discours Indirect