Exercices B2 : discours direct et indirect en anglais

Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique les règles du discours indirect en anglais vues dans le cours : concordance des temps, changements de pronoms et de marqueurs temporels.

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Exercice 1 — Concordance des temps au discours indirect

Complétez chaque phrase au discours indirect en conjuguant correctement le verbe entre parenthèses.

1. She said that she ___ (work) on the project the day before.
2. He told me that he ___ (not finish) his homework yet.
3. They announced that the meeting ___ (take place) the following Monday.
4. My manager explained that she ___ (review) our reports since the morning.

Correction

1. She said that she had been working on the project the day before.
2. He told me that he had not finished his homework yet.
3. They announced that the meeting would take place the following Monday.
4. My manager explained that she had been reviewing our reports since the morning.

Exercice 2 — Repérez les erreurs au discours indirect

Chacune des phrases suivantes contient une erreur liée au discours indirect (concordance des temps, pronom ou marqueur temporel). Réécrivez la phrase correctement.

1. He said that he will call me tomorrow.
2. She told that she had seen this film last night.
3. They said they finish the report now.
4. He explained that he don't understand the instructions here.

Correction

1. He said that he would call me the next day.
2. She told me that she had seen that film the night before.
3. They said they were finishing the report at that moment.
4. He explained that he didn't understand the instructions there.

Exercice 3 — Choisissez la bonne transformation

Pour chaque phrase au discours direct, choisissez la version au discours indirect qui respecte toutes les règles vues dans le cours.

1. Direct speech: "I am reading a very interesting book," she said.
2. Direct speech: "We have already submitted the application," they told the manager.
3. Direct speech: "I can help you with this tomorrow," he said.
4. Direct speech: "This is the best solution we have found here," she explained.

Correction

1. She said that she was reading a very interesting book.
2. They told the manager that they had already submitted the application.
3. He said that he could help me with this the next day.
4. She explained that that was the best solution they had found there.