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Le discours rapporté

Transformer le discours direct en discours indirect : règles de concordance des temps et de changement des pronoms (programme de 2nde)

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Ce QCM sur « Le discours rapporté » en seconde teste tes connaissances en anglais (lva) de manière interactive. Les questions, classées par niveau (facile, moyen, difficile), respectent le programme officiel de seconde. Au programme : Discours direct vs discours indirect : définitions, Les verbes introducteurs : say, tell, ask et autres, La concordance des temps (backshift), Les changements de pronoms et de références temporelles. À chaque réponse, une explication détaillée t'aide à comprendre tes erreurs et à mémoriser l'essentiel. Idéal pour s'auto-évaluer rapidement, réviser avant un contrôle ou consolider ses acquis. Quiz gratuit conçu par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour progresser en anglais (lva) en seconde.

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Les 36 questions du QCM en version texte

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Niveau facile — 12 questions

Quelle est la différence principale entre discours direct et discours indirect ?
- A. Le discours direct rapporte des paroles sans guillemets
- B. Le discours direct cite les paroles exactes entre guillemets
- C. Le discours indirect utilise toujours des guillemets
- D. Le discours indirect ne change pas les temps
Réponse
B. Le discours direct cite les paroles exactes entre guillemets — Le discours direct cite les paroles mot pour mot, entre guillemets. Le discours indirect les rapporte avec des changements.
Laquelle de ces phrases est au discours indirect ?
- A. She said: "I am tired."
- B. He told me that he was hungry.
- C. "Do you like music?" she asked.
- D. "Let's go!" he shouted.
Réponse
B. He told me that he was hungry. — 'He told me that he was hungry' est au discours indirect : pas de guillemets, le temps a changé.
Complète : She ___ (that) she was happy. (pas de COI)
- A. told
- B. said
- C. asked
- D. warned
Réponse
B. said — Say ne prend pas de COI direct : she said (that)…
Complète : He ___ me (that) the bus was late.
- A. said
- B. asked
- C. told
- D. suggested
Réponse
C. told — Tell exige un COI direct : he told me (that)…
'I am cold' au discours indirect devient…
- A. She said she is cold.
- B. She said she was cold.
- C. She said she would be cold.
- D. She said she had been cold.
Réponse
B. She said she was cold. — Present simple (am) → past simple (was) après un verbe introducteur au passé.
'We will come' au discours indirect devient…
- A. They said they will come.
- B. They said they came.
- C. They said they would come.
- D. They said they had come.
Réponse
C. They said they would come. — Will → would au discours indirect.
'Can you drive?' → She asked me if I ___ drive.
- A. can
- B. could
- C. will
- D. would
Réponse
B. could — Can → could au discours indirect.
Quelle référence temporelle remplace 'today' au discours indirect ?
- A. now
- B. then
- C. that day
- D. the next day
Réponse
C. that day — Today → that day au discours indirect.
Quelle référence temporelle remplace 'tomorrow' ?
- A. the day before
- B. that day
- C. the previous day
- D. the next day
Réponse
D. the next day — Tomorrow → the next day / the following day au discours indirect.
'now' devient ___ au discours indirect.
- A. here
- B. then
- C. that day
- D. today
Réponse
B. then — Now → then au discours indirect.
'yesterday' devient ___ au discours indirect.
- A. the next day
- B. that day
- C. the day before
- D. now
Réponse
C. the day before — Yesterday → the day before / the previous day.
Le mot-lien qui introduit la proposition subordonnée au discours indirect est…
- A. if
- B. whether
- C. that
- D. which
Réponse
C. that — 'That' introduit la proposition subordonnée au discours indirect (souvent facultatif à l'oral).

Niveau moyen — 12 questions

Comment rapporter une yes/no question au discours indirect ?
- A. ask + mot Wh- + ordre affirmatif
- B. ask + if/whether + ordre affirmatif
- C. tell + quelqu'un + to + inf.
- D. say + ordre affirmatif
Réponse
B. ask + if/whether + ordre affirmatif — Les yes/no questions se rapportent avec ask + if/whether + ordre affirmatif (sujet + verbe).
Comment rapporter une Wh- question au discours indirect ?
- A. ask + if + ordre affirmatif
- B. ask + whether + inversion
- C. ask + mot Wh- + ordre affirmatif
- D. say + mot Wh- + inversion
Réponse
C. ask + mot Wh- + ordre affirmatif — Les Wh- questions : ask + mot interrogatif + ordre affirmatif, sans inversion ni do/does/did.
'Where do you live?' → He asked where she ___.
- A. did live
- B. does live
- C. lived
- D. was living
Réponse
C. lived — Pas d'inversion ni d'auxiliaire do au discours indirect. Past simple (lived) après un verbe au passé.
'I have finished my homework.' → She said she ___ her homework.
- A. has finished
- B. finished
- C. had finished
- D. would finish
Réponse
C. had finished — Present perfect (have finished) → past perfect (had finished) au discours indirect.
'Open the window!' → She told him ___ the window.
- A. opening
- B. to open
- C. open
- D. he opens
Réponse
B. to open — Ordre → tell + quelqu'un + to + infinitif.
'Don't touch that!' → She warned him ___ that.
- A. to not touch
- B. not touching
- C. don't touch
- D. not to touch
Réponse
D. not to touch — Ordre négatif → tell/warn + quelqu'un + not to + infinitif.
'Let's go to the cinema!' → She suggested ___ to the cinema.
- A. to go
- B. going
- C. go
- D. that we to go
Réponse
B. going — Suggest se construit avec V-ing (jamais suggest + to + inf.).
'I may be late.' → He said he ___ be late.
- A. may
- B. might
- C. will
- D. would
Réponse
B. might — May → might au discours indirect.
Quel pronom remplace 'I' au discours indirect (3e personne du masculin) ?
- A. we
- B. you
- C. he
- D. it
Réponse
C. he — I (locuteur) → he/she selon le genre de la personne qui a parlé.
'here' au discours indirect devient…
- A. now
- B. then
- C. there
- D. here
Réponse
C. there — Here → there au discours indirect.
'I must leave now.' → She said she ___ leave then.
- A. must
- B. would
- C. had to
- D. should
Réponse
C. had to — Must (obligation momentanée) → had to au discours indirect.
'Are you ready?' → She asked me if I ___ ready.
- A. am
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were
Réponse
C. was — Present simple (are) → past simple (was) au discours indirect. Mais le sujet 'I' → sujet 'I' ici, donc 'was'.

Niveau difficile — 12 questions

'Water boils at 100°C.' Au discours indirect, le temps…
- A. recule obligatoirement au passé
- B. peut rester au présent car c'est une vérité générale
- C. devient futur
- D. devient past perfect
Réponse
B. peut rester au présent car c'est une vérité générale — Pour une vérité scientifique permanente, le présent peut être maintenu : She said water boils at 100°C.
'I wouldn't do that if I were you.' → She said she ___ do that if she ___ me.
- A. wouldn't / were
- B. wouldn't / was
- C. won't / were
- D. won't / was
Réponse
A. wouldn't / were — Would et were (subjonctif irréel) ne changent pas au discours indirect.
'She might be right.' → He said she ___ be right.
- A. may
- B. might
- C. could
- D. would
Réponse
B. might — Might ne change pas au discours indirect (c'est déjà le passé de may).
Quelle phrase est correcte au discours indirect ?
- A. She asked where did he go.
- B. She asked where he had gone.
- C. She asked where had he gone.
- D. She asked where he goes.
Réponse
B. She asked where he had gone. — Wh- question : ask + where + ordre affirmatif + past perfect (backshift depuis past simple).
'He refuses to help.' → She said he ___ to help.
- A. refused
- B. had refused
- C. was refusing
- D. refuses
Réponse
A. refused — Verbe introducteur au passé → present simple (refuses) → past simple (refused).
Quelle est la structure correcte pour rapporter 'Why don't we try?' ?
- A. She suggested to try.
- B. She suggested that we tried.
- C. She suggested trying.
- D. She suggested we trying.
Réponse
C. She suggested trying. — Suggest + V-ing est la structure correcte. 'Suggest to try' est faux en anglais.
'I have been working here for two years.' → She said she ___ there for two years.
- A. has been working
- B. had been working
- C. was working
- D. worked
Réponse
B. had been working — Present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous au discours indirect.
'Don't worry!' → He told her ___ worry.
- A. to not
- B. not
- C. not to
- D. don't to
Réponse
C. not to — Ordre négatif → not to + infinitif. 'Not to worry' est la forme correcte.
'I must stop smoking.' (déduction morale) → She said she ___ stop smoking.
- A. must
- B. had to
- C. should
- D. might
Réponse
B. had to — Must exprimant une obligation → had to au discours indirect (backshift obligatoire pour les obligations).
'The train may be delayed.' → He told us the train ___ be delayed.
- A. may
- B. must
- C. might
- D. could
Réponse
C. might — May → might au discours indirect (backshift d'un cran).
Laquelle de ces phrases contient une erreur ?
- A. She said she was coming.
- B. He told her to wait.
- C. They asked whether I liked it.
- D. She suggested to leave immediately.
Réponse
D. She suggested to leave immediately. — 'Suggested to leave' est faux. On dit 'suggested leaving' ou 'suggested that they should leave'.
'I will have finished by noon.' → She said she ___ by noon.
- A. will have finished
- B. would finish
- C. would have finished
- D. had finished
Réponse
C. would have finished — Future perfect (will have finished) → conditional perfect (would have finished) au discours indirect.

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