Direct and Indirect Speech (no accents)

Direct and Indirect Speech (no accents)

1. Direct speech: used for actual words being said, often appear in speech marks

   • Il a dit "il y a des problemes de logements" = He said "There are housing problems"

2. Indirect speech: when someone's words are reported by someone else

   • Il a dit qu'il y avait des problemes de logements = He said that there were housing problems

3. Verb tenses change when speech is indirect

   • DIRECT---INDIRECT
     • Present---Imperfect
       • Je suis fatigue---Il a dit qu'il etait fatigue
     • Future---Conditional
       • Je ferai plus attention la prochaine fois---Il a dit qu'il ferait plus attention la prochaine fois
     • Past---Pluperfect
       • J'ai commence a jouer a l'ecole---Il a dit qu'il avait commence a l'ecole
     • Future Perfect---Conditional Perfect
       • Demain j'aurai prepare mes affaires---Il a dit que le lendemain il aurait prepare ses affaires

4. Pronouns and possessive adjectives may also need to change from direct to indirect: from first person (je/mes) to third person (il/ses) etc

5. Direct speech also: "J'ai appris a jouer a l'age de onze ans" a dit le prof OR a-t-elle dit