| Exemples |
|
|
| discours
direct |
principale |
discours indirect |
| "Tom writes a letter." |
The teacher said |
(that) Tom wrote a letter. |
| "She is reading a book." |
He said |
(that) she was reading a book. |
| "I met your friend." |
They had said |
(that) he had met your friend. |
| "We had gone to the theatre." |
He said |
(that) they had gone to the theatre. |
| "They will have a party." |
It is said |
(that) they would have a party. |
| "I'm going to bake a cake." |
She said |
(that) she was going to bake a cake. |
| "You will have been to London." |
They would say |
(that) I would have been to London. |
Si la principale est à un temps du passé
(
)
il faut changer les temps, de sorte que chaque temps recule
dans le passé.
