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Converting from direct to indirect speech
Hi!
I did som exercices on about.com: But some of them I got incorrect, and I dont understand why, I tried to follow the following rules:
| Main verb | Subordinate verb may change... | |
| A U P A S S É |
Direct speech «-» Indirect speech | |
| Présent or Imparfait | Imparfait | |
| Passé composé or Plus-que-parfait | Plus-que-parfait | |
| Futur or Conditionnel | Conditionnel | |
| Futur antérieur or Conditionnel passé | Conditionnel passé | |
| Subjonctif | Subjonctif | |
| Au présent | no change | |
Since I got some incorrect while I was adhered to the rules, I wonder if those which I got correst really are correct.
The link below will guide you to the questions(or I have attached the document). It is not as vast as it seems like.
French%20Direct%20and%20Indirect%20Speech.docx
Thanks in advance!
A. F.
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Permalink Reply by Vedas on -
Hello,
yes the corrections are good.
All the items you got wrong are the one from indirect speech to direct speech.
you have to apply the rule the other way round: if the indirect speech uses the imparfait the direct speech will be in present and vice versa...
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Permalink Reply by marrkhapptu on -
Hi!
I dont understand Your question.
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