November 22, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Another excellent video from Paul in the United States. Enjoy.
Present –> past
“I’m hungry” –> He said he was hungry
present continuous –> past continuous
“I’m going home” –> he said he was going home
Past –> past perfect
I didn’t see him –> he said he hadn’t seen him
Present perfect –> past perfect
“I’ve been ill” –> He said he [...]
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March 26, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Graham: “I have a new car.”
Reported speech: “Graham said that he had a new car.”
Jessica: “I’m sick”
Reported speech: “Jessica said that she was sick”
Quand on raconte plus tard ce que quelqu’un a dit, il faut changer le temps utilisé au passé. Sachez que ‘would’ est le passé de ‘will’ tout comme ‘could’ est le passé [...]
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