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Le discours indirect (reported speech)
Rapporter les paroles de quelqu'un en anglais : say & tell, concordance des temps, questions et ordres rapportés.
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Ces exercices corrigés sur « Le discours indirect (reported speech) » en troisième permettent de s'entraîner et de vérifier ses acquis en anglais. Ils suivent le programme officiel de troisième et sont classés par difficulté (facile, moyen, difficile). Au programme : Du discours direct au discours indirect, Say ou tell ? Les verbes introducteurs, La concordance des temps (backshift), Pronoms, possessifs et repères de temps et de lieu. Écris ta réponse puis clique sur « Vérifier » : la correction est immédiate et tolère majuscules, espaces et ponctuation. Cet entraînement aide à mémoriser les méthodes, repérer ses erreurs et gagner en confiance avant un contrôle. Exercices gratuits proposés par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour réviser anglais en troisième.
Entraîne-toi par niveau. Écris ta réponse puis clique sur « Vérifier » (ou tape Entrée). La correction tolère majuscules, espaces et ponctuation.
Facile
Ex. 1 — Say or tell?Complète avec « said » ou « told » (prétérit).
The guide us that the castle was closed.
tell + personne (us).Grandma that dinner was ready.
say sans personne.Noah me a very funny joke.
tell a joke.The coach to the team that the match was postponed.
say to + personne.Who you that I was ill?
tell + you.She goodbye and left without a word.
say goodbye.Voir le corrigé
- told — tell + personne (us).
- said — say sans personne.
- told — tell a joke.
- said — say to + personne.
- told — tell + you.
- said — say goodbye.
Ex. 2 — BackshiftComplète la phrase rapportée avec le verbe au temps qui convient (introducteur au passé).
« I'm exhausted. » → Priya said she exhausted.
am → was.« We live near the harbour. » → They said they near the harbour.
présent → prétérit.« I'll bring dessert. » → Sam said he bring dessert.
will → would.« I have seen this film twice. » → Zoe said she this film twice.
present perfect → past perfect.« We're revising. » → The twins said they .
présent continu → past continuous.« I can't come tonight. » → Leo said he come that night.
can't → couldn't ; tonight → that night.Voir le corrigé
- was — am → was.
- lived — présent → prétérit.
- would — will → would.
- had seen — present perfect → past perfect.
- were revising — présent continu → past continuous.
- couldn't — can't → couldn't ; tonight → that night.
Moyen
Ex. 3 — Pronouns and time referencesComplète avec le pronom, le possessif ou le repère qui convient au discours indirect.
« I forgot my umbrella. » → She said had forgotten ___ umbrella.
I → she ; my → her.« We'll call you tomorrow. » (à moi) → They said they would call ___.
you → me ; tomorrow → the next day.« I saw Tom here yesterday. » → He said he had seen Tom ___.
here → there ; yesterday → the day before.« This is our new car. » → They said was ___ new car.
this → that ; our → their.« I'm busy now. » → Amir said he was busy .
now → then.« We moved here two years ago. » → They said they had moved there two years .
ago → before.Voir le corrigé
- she / her — I → she ; my → her.
- me / the next day — you → me ; tomorrow → the next day.
- there / the day before — here → there ; yesterday → the day before.
- that / their — this → that ; our → their.
- then — now → then.
- before — ago → before.
Ex. 4 — Reported questionsRapporte la question avec « She asked me… ». Écris la phrase complète, sans point d'interrogation.
« Are you hungry? »
Question fermée → if ; are → was.« Where do you work? »
Pas de do ; work → worked.« Did you lock the door? »
Prétérit → past perfect ; did disparaît.« Can you play chess? »
can → could.« What time will the shop open? »
will → would ; ordre sujet + verbe.« How long have you lived here? »
present perfect → past perfect ; here → there.Voir le corrigé
- She asked me if I was hungry. — Question fermée → if ; are → was.
- She asked me where I worked. — Pas de do ; work → worked.
- She asked me if I had locked the door. — Prétérit → past perfect ; did disparaît.
- She asked me if I could play chess. — can → could.
- She asked me what time the shop would open. — will → would ; ordre sujet + verbe.
- She asked me how long I had lived there. — present perfect → past perfect ; here → there.
Difficile
Ex. 5 — Reported orders and requestsRapporte l'ordre, la demande ou le conseil avec le verbe introducteur indiqué. Écris la phrase complète.
« Close your books. » (The teacher told us…)
told + us + to + BV ; your → our.« Please don't be late. » (She asked me…)
not to + BV.« You should drink more water. » (The doctor advised him…)
advised + him + to + BV.« Don't swim near the rocks! » (The lifeguard warned the children…)
warned + personne + not to.« Remember to feed the cat. » (Mum reminded me…)
reminded + me + to + BV.« Let's order pizza. » (He suggested…)
suggest + V-ing.Voir le corrigé
- The teacher told us to close our books. — told + us + to + BV ; your → our.
- She asked me not to be late. — not to + BV.
- The doctor advised him to drink more water. — advised + him + to + BV.
- The lifeguard warned the children not to swim near the rocks. — warned + personne + not to.
- Mum reminded me to feed the cat. — reminded + me + to + BV.
- He suggested ordering pizza. — suggest + V-ing.
Ex. 6 — Find the mistake, translate, writeCorrige ou traduis selon la consigne, puis rédige librement la dernière réponse.
[corrige] He asked me where did I buy my shoes.
Pas d'inversion ni de did ; prétérit → past perfect.[corrige] She told that she will be late.
tell + personne (ou say) ; will → would.[corrige] They told us to not run in the corridor.
not to + BV.[traduis] Il m'a dit qu'il avait perdu son portefeuille la veille.
told me ; had lost ; the day before.[traduis] Elle m'a demandé si je viendrais à la fête.
asked me if ; would come.Report three things your teacher said in the last lesson: a statement, a question and an order (three sentences).
Our maths teacher said that the test would be on Friday. She asked us if we had understood the last chapter. Then she told us to revise the formulas.Voir le corrigé
- He asked me where I had bought my shoes. — Pas d'inversion ni de did ; prétérit → past perfect.
- She said that she would be late. — tell + personne (ou say) ; will → would.
- They told us not to run in the corridor. — not to + BV.
- He told me he had lost his wallet the day before. — told me ; had lost ; the day before.
- She asked me if I would come to the party. — asked me if ; would come.
- Réponse libre — exemple : Our maths teacher said that the test would be on Friday. She asked us if we had understood the last chapter. Then she told us to revise the formulas.
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