Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)

Question 1

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He says: ‘‘I am very hungry’’.

Answer 1

Il dit: ‘‘J’ai très faim.’’

Question 2

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He says that he is very hungry.

Answer 2

Il dit qu’il a très faim.

Question 3

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to claim

Answer 3

affirmer

Question 4

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to add

Answer 4

ajouter

Question 5

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to announce

Answer 5

annoncer

Question 6

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to assure

Answer 6

assurer

Question 7

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to confess

Answer 7

avouer

Question 8

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to notice, observe

Answer 8

constater

Question 9

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to understand

Answer 9

comprendre

Question 10

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to shout

Answer 10

crier

Question 11

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to believe

Answer 11

croire

Question 12

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to declare

Answer 12

déclarer

Question 13

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to ask

Answer 13

demander

Question 14

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to say

Answer 14

dire

Question 15

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to explain

Answer 15

expliquer

Question 16

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
not to know

Answer 16

ignorer

Question 17

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to propose

Answer 17

proposer

Question 18

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to tell

Answer 18

raconter

Question 19

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to repeat

Answer 19

répéter

Question 20

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to know

Answer 20

savoir

Question 21

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
to suggest

Answer 21

suggérer

Question 22

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
It is raining.

Answer 22

Il pleut

Question 23

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Hurry!

Answer 23

Dépêche-toi

Question 24

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Do you have any money?

Answer 24

As-tu d l’argent?

Question 25

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
How is the declarative sentence built in indirect speech?

Answer 25

In indirect speech, the declarative sentence becomes a subordinate clause introduced by ‘‘que’’ (that). Depending on the tense in the main clause, the tense or mood in the subordinate clause may change.

1. When the introductory verb (i.e. the verb in the main clause) is in the present, future or conditional, the tense of the verb in the subordinate clause remains the same as in the declarative sentence of the direct speech.
   e. g. Il dit: ‘‘C’est vrai’’. - Il dit que c’est vrai.
2. When the introductory verb is in a past tense (passé compose, imperfect, pluperfect, passé simple), the following changes occur when transferring direct speech to indirect speech.
   a. the present tense becomes imperfect
   b. the passé compose becomes the pluperfect
   c. the passé recent (present tense of venir+de+infinitive) becomes the recent past in the past
   d. the future tense becomes the present conditional
   e. the future proche (present tense of aller+infinitive) becomes the future proche in the past (imperfect tense of aller+infinitive)
   f. the future antérieur becomes the past conditional

BUT
The imperfect, pluperfect, conditional (present and past) and subjunctive do not change.

Question 26

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He says that thi is true.

Answer 26

Il dit que c’est vrai.

Question 27

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He claims that it was raining.

Answer 27

Il affirme qu’il pleuvait.

Question 28

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He shouts that he lost his keys.

Answer 28

Il crie qu’il a perdu ses clès.

Question 29

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He will declare that he will be ready.

Answer 29

Il declarer qu’il sera prêt.

Question 30

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He would say that it serves you right.

Answer 30

Il dirait que c’est bien fait pour toi.

Question 31

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
She says that she will go to the movies with her husband.

Answer 31

Elle dit qu’elle ira au cinéma avec son mari.

Question 32

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He says that I promised him to apologize.

Answer 32

Il dit que je luiai promis de m’excuser.

Question 33

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
She said that she was tired.

Answer 33

Elle a dit qu’elle était fatigue.

Question 34

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He added that he had forgotten.

Answer 34

Il a precise qu’il avait oublié.

Question 35

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He added that had just woken up.

Answer 35

Il a ajouté qu’il venait de se réveiller.

Question 36

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He claimed that the weather would be nice.

Answer 36

Il affirmait qu’il ferait beau.

Question 37

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He had promised that he was going to do his best.

Answer 37

Il avait promis qu’il allait faire de son mieux.

Question 38

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He declared that he would be finished on Tuesday.

Answer 38

Il déclara qu’il aurait terminé mardi.

Question 39

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He told us that it was raining all the time.

Answer 39

Il nous a raconté qu’il pleuvait tout le temps.

Question 40

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He murmured that he had received many gifts.

Answer 40

Il a murmuré qu’il avait reçu beaucoup de cadeaux.

Question 41

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He added that he would be happy if I helped him.

Answer 41

Il a ajouté qu’il serait heureux si je l’aidais.

Question 42

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He said that he would have liked to finished his work in time.

Answer 42

Il a dit qu’il aurait aimé finir son travail à temps.

Question 43

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He repeated that I had to be on time.

Answer 43

Il a répété qu’il fallait que je sois à l’heure.

Question 44

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
She declared that she didn’t believe that he survived.

Answer 44

Elle a déclaré qu’elle ne croyait pas qu’il ait survécu.

Question 45

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He says that he will bring some wine we will have a good time.

Answer 45

Il dit qu’il apportera du vin et que nous nous amuserons.

Question 46

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
‘‘I am delighted’’ declared my mother.

Answer 46

'’Je suis ravie’’ a déclaré ma mère.

Question 47

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
‘‘I don`t know anything about it’’, I murmured.

Answer 47

'’Je n’en sais rien’’ murmurai-je.

Question 48

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
‘‘I am not feeling well’’, she said.

Answer 48

'’Je ne me sens pas bien’’, a-t-elle dit.

Question 49

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
How is the imperative sentence transformed in indirect speech?

Answer 49

In indirect speech, the imperative becomes an infinitive introduced by “de” (regardless of the tense of the introductory verb).
e.g. Le professeur dit aux étudiants: ‘‘Parlez plus fort!’’ - Le professeur dit aux étudiants de parler plus fort.

The imperative can also become subjunctive introduced by ‘‘que’’.
e.g. Il m’a ordonné de partir.

NOTE: The preposition ‘‘de’’ is repeated before each infinitive if there is more than one command.
e.g. Elle m’a dit de me taire et de boire mn lait.

Question 50

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
The teacher tells the students to speak louder.

Answer 50

Le professeur dit aux étudiants de parler plus fort.

Question 51

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He said to his wife not to get angry.

Answer 51

Il a dit à sa femme de ne pas se fâcher.

Question 52

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
She told me to hurry.

Answer 52

Elle m’a dit de me dépêcher.

Question 53

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He ordered me to leave.

Answer 53

Il m’a ordonné de partir.
or
Il a ordonné que je parte.

Question 54

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
She told me to be quiet and drink my milk.

Answer 54

Elle m’a dit de me taire et de boire mon lait.

Question 55

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
My parents told me to write to them more often.

Answer 55

Mes parents m’ont dit de leur écrire plus souvent.

Question 56

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He told me not to take my car, that he would take his.

Answer 56

Il m’a dit de ne pas prendre ma voiture, qu’il prendrait la sienne.

Question 57

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
How is the question transformed in indirect speech?

Answer 57

In indirect speech, direct questions become indirect questions. Indirect questions which are not quoted directly but indirectly through an introductory declarative, negative or imperative phrase with verbs such as ‘‘comprendre, demander, se demander, dire, expliquer, ignorer, s’informer, savoir, vouloir savoir, etc.

When the subordinate clause is an indirect question, it is introduced by ‘‘si (whether), où, quand, pourquoi, comment, etc. Indirect questions do not have a question mark. There is no subject-verb inversion in indirect questions. The word order is the same as in normal declarative sentence. The changes in personal pronouns, possessive adjectives and pronouns as well as verb tenses that occur when direct questions are transformed into indirect questions are the same as for declarative sentences.
e.g.
Il m’a demandé si je partagerais mon sandwich avec lui.

Question 58

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He asked me whether I would share my sandwich with him.

Answer 58

Il m’a demandé si je partagerais mon sandwich avec lui.

Question 59

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
How is the direct question introduced by ‘‘est-ce-que’’ or using rising intonation or inversion transformed into indirect speech?

Answer 59

When a direct question is introduced by ‘‘est-ce-que’’, or when it uses rising intonation or inversion, si (whether) is used in the corresponding indirect question.
e.g Demandez à votre voisine si elle est prête.

NOTE: If there is more than one question, ‘‘si’’ must be repeated.
e.g. Il a demandé si ça allait et si on pouvait y aller.

Question 60

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Can ‘‘si’’ be followed by a verb.

Answer 60

While ‘‘si’’ meaning ‘‘if’’ cannot be followed by a verb in the future or conditional, ‘‘si’’ meaning ‘‘whether’’ can.
e.g. Je me demande si je trouverai un travail.

Question 61

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I wonder whether I will find a job.

Answer 61

Je me demande si je trouverai un travail.

Question 62

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Ask your neighbor whether she is ready.

Answer 62

Demandez à votre voisine si elle est prête.

Question 63

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I would like to know whether he understood.

Answer 63

Je voudrais savoir s’il a compris.

Question 64

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He asked me whether I would come.

Answer 64

Il m’a demandé si je viendrais.

Question 65

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He asked whether everything was OK and whether we could go.

Answer 65

Il a demandé si ça allait et si on pouvait y aller.

Question 66

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Paul asked Anne whether she could help him and she said no.

Answer 66

Paul a demandé à Anne si elle pouvait l’aider et elle a dit que non.

Question 67

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
How is the direct question with and interrogative adverb transformed into indirect speech?

Answer 67

When the direct question begins with an interrogative adverb (où, quand, pourquoi, combien, comment) the indirect question will do the same.
e.g. Il m’a demande où j’allais.

Question 68

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He asked me where I was going.

Answer 68

Il m’a demandé où j’allais.

Question 69

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I want to know when the class begins.

Answer 69

Je veux savoir quand la classe commence.

Question 70

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He doesn’t know why I’m laughing.

Answer 70

Il ignore pourquoi je ris.

Question 71

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I wonder how many children he has.

Answer 71

Je me demande combien d’enfants il a.

Question 72

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He told me how much she weighed.

Answer 72

Il m’a dit combien elle pesait.

Question 73

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He asked how I would get to the airport.

Answer 73

Il a demandé comment j’irais à l’aéroport.

Question 74

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
How is the direct question beginning with the interrogative adjective ‘‘quell(le)(s)’’ or with the interrogative pronoun ‘‘lequel (laquelle, etc.)’’, transformed into indirct speech?

Answer 74

When the direct question begins with the interrogative adjective ‘‘quell(le)(s)’’ or with the interrogative pronoun ‘‘lequel (laquelle, etc.), the indirect question will do the same.
e.g. Je me demande quelle heure il est.

Question 75

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I wonder what time it is.

Answer 75

Je me demande quelle heure il est.

Question 76

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Tell me what day is today.

Answer 76

Dis-moi quel jour nous sommes aujourd’hui.

Question 77

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I don’t know how old she is.

Answer 77

Je sais pas quel âge elle a.

Question 78

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He asked me which one I preffered.

Answer 78

Il m’a demandé lequel je préférais.

Question 79

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
When is ‘‘si’’ elided?

Answer 79

'’Si’’ is elided to ‘’ s’ ‘’ when followed by ‘‘il’’ or ‘‘ils’’ (s’il, s’ils). ‘‘Si’’ is not elided before ‘‘elle, elles, on’’. (si elle, si ells, si on).

Question 80

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What changes take place when the direct question begins with an interrogative pronoun?

Answer 80

When the direct question begins with an invariable interrogative pronoun, the following changes take place:
- for persons, the interrogative pronouns remain the same in the indirect question, but only the short forms are used.
direct q. indirect q.
subject: qui qui
qui est-ce qui qui
direct object.: qui qui
qui est-ce que qui
object of a qui qui
preposition: qui est-ce que qui

e.g. Elle m’a demandé qui avait dit ça.

• for things, the subject and direct object pronouns change, and the short form ‘‘quoi’’ is used after prepositions.
  direct q. indirect q.
  subject: qu’est-ce qui ce qui
  direct o.: que ce que
  qu’est-ce que ce que
  object of a quoi quoi
  preposition: quoi est-ce que

e.g. Je me demande ce qui s’est passé.

Question 81

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Who said that?

Answer 81

Qui est-ce qui (or: qui) a dir ça?

Question 82

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Whom do you know?

Answer 82

Qui est-ce que tu connais? (or: Qui connais-tu?)

Question 83

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Whit whom is Mary going out?

Answer 83

Avec qui est-ce que Marie sort?
or:
Avec qui sort Marie?

Question 84

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
She asked me who had said that.

Answer 84

Elle m’a demandé qui avait dit ça.

Question 85

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
She wanted to know whom I knew.

Answer 85

Elle voulait savoir qui je connaissais.

Question 86

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
She didn’t know with whom Mary was going out.

Answer 86

Elle ne savait pas avec qui Marie sortait.

Question 87

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What happened?

Answer 87

Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé?

Question 88

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What’s on the movies?

Answer 88

Qu’est-ce qui passé au cinema?

Question 89

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What is he doing?

Answer 89

Que fait-il?
or:
Qu’est-ce qu’il fait?

Question 90

What is that?

Answer 90

Qu’est-ce que c’est?

Question 91

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What does the teacher say?

Answer 91

Qu’est-ce que le professeur dit?

Question 92

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What is he afraid of?

Answer 92

De quoi a-t-il peur?
or:
De quoi est-ce qu’il a peur?

Question 93

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What is this about?

Answer 93

De quoi s’agit-il?

Question 94

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I wonder what happened.

Answer 94

Je me demande ce qui s’est passé.

Question 95

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I don’t know what’s playing at the movies.

Answer 95

Je sais pas ce qui passé au cinema.

Question 96

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Tell us what he does.

Answer 96

Dites-nous ce qu’il fait.

Question 97

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I don’t know what that is.

Answer 97

Je ne sais pas ce que c’est.

Question 98

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I don’t understand what the teacher says.

Answer 98

Je ne comprends pas ce que le professeur dit.

Question 99

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
I would like to know what he is afraid of.

Answer 99

Je voudrais savoir de quoi il a peur.

Question 100

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
Explain to me what this is about.

Answer 100

Expliquez-moi de quoi il s’agit.

Question 101

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What are the rules of the word order in indirect questions?

Answer 101

The word order in indirect questions is generally the same as in declarative sentence, i.e., the subject precedes the verb, no matter whether the indirect question is introduced by ‘‘si, quand, où, quel+noun’’ or another interrogative adverb and regardless of whether the subject is apronoun or a noun.

But whereas the inversion is never made with a pronoun subject (je ne sais pas où il travaille), one can put a noun subject either before or after the verb (je ne sais pas où son mari travaille or: je ne sais pas où travaille son mari), except after ‘‘si, pouruoi’’ and if the verb of the indirect question has a compliment (je ne sais pas si son maritravaille, je ne sais pas pourquoi son mari travaille, je ne sais pas quand son mari travaille au bureau.

Inversion with a noun subject is, however, mandatory when the verb ‘‘être’’ follows ‘‘quel, qui, où’’ or another question word ( ell va vous demander quelle est votre taille; je me demande qui sera le president; je voudrais savoir où est la poste). Note also that complicated inversion, which is made with noun subjects in direct questions (pourquoi le garcon pleure-t-il) does not exist in indirect questions (je ne sai pas pourquoi le garcon pleure).

Question 102

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the previous day

Answer 102

la veille

Question 103

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the previous night

Answer 103

la veille au soir

Question 104

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the previous night

Answer 104

la nuit précédente (inf.: d’avant)

Question 105

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
two days before

Answer 105

l’avant-veille

Question 106

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the Monday before

Answer 106

le lundi precedent (inf.: d’avant)

Question 107

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the previous year

Answer 107

l’année précédente (inf.: d’avant)

Question 108

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the previous month

Answer 108

le mois precedent (inf.: d’avant)

Question 109

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the previous week

Answer 109

la semaine précédente (inf.: d’avant)

Question 110

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the time before

Answer 110

la fois précédente (inf.: d’avant)

Question 111

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
two days before

Answer 111

deux jour plus tôt (inf.: avant)

Question 112

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
two weeks before

Answer 112

deux semaines plus tôt (inf.: avant)

Question 113

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
three months before

Answer 113

trois mois plus tôt (inf.: avant)

Question 114

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
a year before

Answer 114

une année plus tôt (inf.: avant)

Question 115

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
at that time | moment

Answer 115

à ce moment-là

Question 116

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
that day

Answer 116

ce jour-là

Question 117

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
that morning

Answer 117

ce matin-là

Question 118

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
that evening

Answer 118

ce soir-là

Question 119

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
that night

Answer 119

cette nuit-là

Question 120

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
that week

Answer 120

cette semaine-là

Question 121

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
that month

Answer 121

ce mois-là

Question 122

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
that year

Answer 122

cette année-là

Question 123

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the time before

Answer 123

la fois d’avant

Question 124

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the next day, the day after

Answer 124

le lendemain

Question 125

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the next morning

Answer 125

le lendemain matin

Question 126

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the next evening

Answer 126

le lendemain soir

Question 127

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
two days later

Answer 127

le surlendemain

Question 128

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the following Tuesday

Answer 128

le mardi suivant (inf.: d’après)

Question 129

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the following week

Answer 129

la semaine suivante (inf.: d’après)

Question 130

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the following month

Answer 130

le mois suivant (inf.: d’après)

Question 131

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the following year

Answer 131

l’année suivante (inf.: d’après)

Question 132

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
the time after that

Answer 132

la fois suivante (inf.: d’après)

Question 133

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
three days later

Answer 133

trois jours plus tard (inf.: après)

Question 134

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
two weeks later

Answer 134

deux semaines plus tard (inf.: après)

Question 135

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
two months later

Answer 135

deux mois plus tard (inf.: après)

Question 136

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
two years later

Answer 136

deux ans plus tard (inf.: après)

Question 137

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He said that he was tired at that time.

Answer 137

Il a dit qu’il était fatigue à ce moment-là.

Question 138

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He said that he would leave the next day.

Answer 138

Il a dit qu’il partirait le lendemain.

Question 139

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He said that he had arrived the day before.

Answer 139

Il a dit qu’il était arrivé la veille.

Question 140

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
What is used in the informal language instead of ‘‘plus tôt, précédent(e), plus tard’’ and ‘‘suivant(e)’’.

Answer 140

plus tôt - avant
précédent(e) - d’avant
plus tard - après
suivant(e) - d’après

’’ D’ ‘’ is used before ‘‘avant’’ and ‘‘après’’ when the expression of time is preceded by ‘‘le, la’’ or ‘’ l’ ‘’.
e.g. deux mois avant = deux mois plus tôt
le mois d’avant = le mois precedent
deux semaines après = deux semaines plus tard
la semaine d’après = la semaine suivante

Question 141

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He told me this morning that he would call me the day after tomorrow.

Answer 141

Il m’a dit ce matin qu’il me téléphonerait après-demain.

Question 142

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He told me last week that he would call me two days later.

Answer 142

Il m’a dit la semaine dernière qu’il me téléphonerait le surlendemain.

Question 143

Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)
He told me to stay there.

Answer 143

Il m’a dit de rester là.