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Indirect speech in French

What is indirect speech.

Indirect speech (le discours indirect) allows us to report what someone else said. When do this, we normally don’t use their exact words with quotation marks (direct speech) , but instead we use indirect speech to paraphrase or give the gist of what was said.

Indirect speech is introduced using certain reporting verbs that introduce a statement or an opinion.

Read on to learn how to transform direct speech to indirect speech in French grammar. Remember to check your knowledge in the free and interactive exercises.

How to turn direct speech Into indirect speech

Declarative sentences, demands/requests.

• Exercises – Indirect Speech

Hier, j’avais rendez-vous avec un nouveau client. Tout s’est bien passé. Nous nous sommes tout d’abord présentés et je lui ai dit que j’étais ravie de le rencontrer .

Je lui ai ensuite annoncé que j’avais préparé une présentation visuelle du projet la veille . Après avoir regardé la présentation, il a déclaré qu’il était très enthousiaste à l’idée de travailler avec moi .

Puis il m’a posé quelques questions. Je lui ai répondu avec honnêteté et il m’a dit qu’il appréciait cela . Je pense que notre collaboration sera agréable.

When turning direct speech into indirect speech, we need to remember to change the following:

• the pronouns
• the conjugation of the main verb : use the 3rd person instead of the 1st person and change the tense (more on this below)
• if necessary, the time and place markers

Changing the Tense

If the reporting verb is in the présent (e.g. il dit ), the tense remains unchanged in the indirect speech.

In some cases, however, we still need to change the verb form (1st person singular → 3rd person singular).

If the reporting verb is in a past tense (e.g. il a dit ), the tense of the indirect speech must be shifted back (see the table below).

Declarative sentences in indirect speech are attached to the reporting verb with the word que ( qu’ before a vowel).

Open questions (questions with a question word) are introduced by the same question word in indirect speech.

For yes-no questions (questions without a question-word), the indirect speech begins with si , which corresponds to the English “if” or “whether”.

For more detail on this topic, check out our page on indirect questions in French grammar .

Demands and requests are expressed in indirect speech by using an infinitive clause. In order to make it clear that it’s a request, we often replace the word dire with demander .

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Reported Speech in French: How to use it?

What is the reported speech in french and how to use it.

In French, reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is used to repeat or report what someone else said or thought, without directly quoting them.

Here’s h ow to use reported speech in French :

1. To form a sentence in reported speech, use a conjugated form of the verb “dire” (to say) followed by the reported statement in its original form.

Example: “Il a dit qu’il allait venir.” (He said that he was going to come.)

2. When reporting speech in the past, the tense of the original statement must be shifted to reflect the fact that it’s being reported in the present. For example, if the original statement was in the present tense, it must be shifted to the past.

3. In French, the pronoun usage and verb conjugation must agree with the original speaker, not the person reporting the speech.

Example: “Il a dit qu’il est fatigué.” (He said that he is tired.)

4. When reporting questions, use the conjunction “si” (if) followed by the reported statement in its original form.

Example: “Il a demandé si je voulais venir.” (He asked if I wanted to come.)

It’s important to practice forming sentences in reported speech in context to get a feel for how it’s used in French.

With time and practice, you’ll be able to express what others have said or thought in French using reported speech with ease.

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• 1. What is the reported speech in French ?
• 2. Recap: what is the direct speech in French ? 
• 3. Formation of the indirect speech in French 
• 4. Grammatical rules of the indirect speech in French
• 4.1. Change of tenses
• 4.2. Change in time markers
• 4.3. ​Change in personal pronouns 
• 4.4. Change in demonstrative pronouns 
• 4.5. Change in possessive adjectives and pronouns 
• 5. Exercises
• 5.1. Fill in the blank exercise for the reported speech with change of tenses and personal pronouns in French
• 5.2. Fill in the blanks exercise about the reported speech with change of time markers in French
• 5.3. Fill in the blank exercise of the reported speech with change in demonstrative, possessive pronouns in French
• 5.4. Fill in the blank exercise for the formation of the reported speech in French

What is the reported speech in French ?

In French, we distinguish the same as in English, between direct (French:  le discours direct ) and indirect speech (French: le discours indirect ). You use the indirect speech when you want to report words that someone said or thoughts . The content of the statement should be reproduced more logically with the use of indirect speech.  The report requires some grammatical transformations.

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Recap: what is the direct speech in french  .

In the direct speech, words are enclosed in quotation marks and without a linking term after the verb of speech. 

• Il pense: "c'est dommage" (he thinks: "it is too bad")
• Il dit 'peut être je devrais aller lui parler" (he says "maybe I should go talk to him")
• Maman a dit "viens me voir tout de suite" (mom said "come see me right now")

Formation of the indirect speech in French 

In the indirect style, the words are connected to the verb of speech by a conjunction as :

• 'que' in the indirect speech to assert something said in the direct speech
• 'si ' in the indirect speech to report a simple question (yes or no)
• 'de' + infinitive in the indirect speech to report an imperative sentence
• 'ce qui' or 'ce que' in the indirect speech to report a 'qu'est ce que/qui ?' or 'que' sentence
• interrogative pronoun in the indirect speech to report an interrogative question 

The indirect speech is initiated by the following verbs: 

• dire  (to say)
• demander (to ask)
• répondre  (to answer)
• affirmer  (to assert, affirm)
• déclarer  (to declare)
• annoncer  (to announce)
• raconter  (to tell)
• expliquer  (to explain)
• prétendre  (to pretend)
• croire  (to believe)
• penser  (to think)
• ordonner  (to order)

Grammatical rules of the indirect speech in French

As you know, the indirect speech is no longer in quotation marks and in colon, therefore the sentence will undergo grammatical transformations in relation with:

• time markers
• personal pronouns
• possessive and demonstrative pronouns
• possessive adjectives

Change of tenses

When the sentence that designates the speaker is in the present tense , the tense remains in the indirect speech:

When the phrase that designates the speaker is in the  past,  the tense in the indirect speech change:

• present → imperfect
• future simple → conditional present
• future perfect (futur antérieur) → past conditional 
• completed past (passé composé) → pluperfect 

Change in time markers

You always keep the previous tenses matched but these changes are useful in narrations when doing indirect speech. 

• Elle pensait: "je vais aller faire les courses demain " → Elle pensait qu'elle allait faire les courses le lendemain .  (She thought that she would go shopping the next day)
• Le juge a dit: "vous ne sortirez pas aujourd'hui " → Le juge a dit qu'il ne sortirait pas ce jour-là .  (The judge said that he will not go out on that day)
• Mon père a dit " hier , j'ai acheté un cadeau pour ta mère" → Mon père a dit qu'il avait acheté un cadeau pour ma mère, la veille .  (My father said that he had bought a gift for my mother, last night)
• Elle m'a dit: " mardi prochain , je vais à Londres" → Elle m'a dit qu'elle allais à Londres, le mardi suivant .  (She told me that she was going to London, next Tuesday)

​Change in personal pronouns 

In the indirect style the tense stays the same, but you have to be logical with the situation. When the speaker talks about himself, you logically use the 3rd personal pronoun and as the others pronouns.

Change in demonstrative pronouns 

In the indirect speech, you use a demonstrative pronoun to report what the speaker has said. 

Change in possessive adjectives and pronouns 

In the indirect speech, you use a possessive pronoun  and adjectives  to report what is said. In this case, you also have to logically adapt to the situation just like the personal pronouns. 

Fill in the blank exercise for the reported speech with change of tenses and personal pronouns in French

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Indirect Speech in French – How to master

• July 18, 2023

EXAMPLES –

Pronoun Changes:

Pronouns referring to the speaker or the listener might change when shifting to indirect speech. The table below shows the pronoun changes, including how relative pronouns are affected:

Example : “Je t’aime.” (direct) → Elle m’a dit qu’elle m’aimait. (indirect)

Word Order Changes:

When reporting questions, The word order changes (one of the common French grammar challenges ) and the question structure becomes declarative::

“Où habites-tu ?” (direct) → Elle m’a demandé où j’habitais. (indirect)

“Quand viendrez-vous ?” (direct) → Elle a demandé quand nous viendrions. (indirect)

Time and Place Expressions:

Time and place expressions often change in indirect speech.

“Demain, je vais à la bibliothèque.” (direct) → Elle a dit qu’elle irait à la bibliothèque le lendemain. (indirect)

Change of Tenses:

Direct: “Je suis fatigué.” → Elle a dit qu’elle était fatiguée.

Direct: “Il a étudié le français.” → Elle a dit qu’il avait étudié le français.

Direct: “Je jouerai au tennis.” → Elle a dit qu’elle jouerait au tennis.

Direct: “Je t’aiderai.” → Elle m’a dit qu’elle m’aiderait.

Direct: “Nous vous aimons.” → Elle nous a dit qu’elle nous aimait.

Direct: “Que fais-tu ?” → Elle m’a demandé ce que je faisais.

Direct: “As-tu mangé ?” → Elle a demandé si j’avais mangé.

Direct: “Je vais au cinéma maintenant.” → Elle a dit qu’elle allait au cinéma maintenant.

Direct: “Nous avons visité Paris hier.” → Elle a dit qu’ils avaient visité Paris la veille.

TIME FRAMES

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

OTHER CHANGES

Il déclara : ‘Demain, nous ne serons plus à Strasbourg.’ => Il déclara que

Phillipe m’a demandé : ‘Manges-tu avec Sarah ?’ => Phillipe m’a demandé  Top of Form

Sabrina m’a dit : ‘Je travaille à Paris.’ => Sabrina m’a dit ………………. à Paris.

‘Marie arrivera à 21 heures.’ me dit Julien. => Julien me dit que………………… à 21 heures.

‘Accepteras-tu de relire mon texte ?’ me demande Éric. => Éric m’a demandé………………………….. texte.

‘Viens tout de suite !’ dit la maman à son fils. => La maman dit à son fils ………………………tout de suite.

Mon chef m’a dit : ‘Je ne m’occupe pas de ce travail aujourd’hui.’ => Mon chef m’a dit

Lucien m’a dit : ‘J’ai toujours eu peur des serpents.’ => Lucien m’a dit ………………………………….peur des serpents.

Alphonse me demande : ‘Veux-tu me prêter ton portable ?’ Je lui ai répondu : ‘Je suis d’accord, mais rappelle-toi qu’il est à moi !’ => Alphonse m’a demandé si ………………………..portable. Je lui ai répondu…………………….et qu’il devait se rappeler que c’était le mien.

Il déclara : ‘Demain, nous ne serons plus à Strasbourg.’ => Il déclara que  le   lendemain   nous   ne   serions   plus   à  Strasbourg  -ou-   le   lendemain   ils   ne   seraient   plus   à  Strasbourg.

Phillipe m’a demandé : ‘Manges-tu avec Sarah ?’ => Phillipe m’a demandé  si   je   mangeais   avec   Sarah .

Sabrina m’a dit : ‘Je travaille à Paris.’ => Sabrina m’a dit  qu ‘ elle   travaillait  à Paris.

‘Marie arrivera à 21 heures.’ me dit Julien. => Julien me dit que  Marie   arriverait  à 21 heures.

‘Accepteras-tu de relire mon texte ?’ me demande Éric. => Éric m’a demandé  si   j ‘ accepterais   de   relire   son  texte.

‘Viens tout de suite !’ dit la maman à son fils. => La maman dit à son fils  de   venir  tout de suite.

Mon chef m’a dit : ‘Je ne m’occupe pas de ce travail aujourd’hui.’ => Mon chef m’a dit  qu ‘ il   ne   s ‘ occupait   pas   de   ce   travail   ce   jour-là .

Lucien m’a dit : ‘J’ai toujours eu peur des serpents.’ => Lucien m’a dit  qu ‘ il   avait   toujours   eu  peur des serpents.

Alphonse me demande : ‘Veux-tu me prêter ton portable ?’ Je lui ai répondu : ‘Je suis d’accord, mais rappelle-toi qu’il est à moi !’ => Alphonse m’a demandé si  je   voulais   lui   prêter   mon  portable.

Je lui ai répondu  que   j ‘ étais   d ‘ accord  et qu’il devait se rappeler que c’était le mien.

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The REPORTED SPEECH in French

The REPORTED SPEECH is used to repeat words that have already been said by you or someone else or relate past events. It's used to relate a discussion. As most often the French don't just quote someone, it's very useful for example when we need to repeat what hapened, what we heard from someone or what we told someone. The reported speech requires some grammatical transformations.

Transformation of the STRUCTURE

The Structure used in the Direct Speech are transformed into those used in the Reported Speech:

Transformation of the TENSES

The Tenses used in the Direct Speech are transformed into those used in the Reported Speech:

Transformation of the TIME MARKERS

The Time Markers used in the Direct Speech are transformed into those used in the Reported Speech:

Transformation of the PLACE MARKERS

The Place Markers used in the Direct Speech are transformed into those used in the Reported Speech:

Transformation of the PERSONAL PRONOUNS

The Personal Pronouns used in the Direct Speech are transformed into those used in the Reported Speech. The transformations are logical and based on who we are talking to:

Transformations of the DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

The Demonstrative Pronouns used in the Direct Speech are transformed into those used in the Reported Speech.

Transformations of the POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

The Possessive Pronouns used in the Direct Speech are transformed into those used in the Reported Speech. The transformations are logical and based on who we are talking to:

Transformations of the QUESTIONS

The Questions used in the Direct Speech are transformed into those used in the Reported Speech.

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What is reported speech or indirect speech ?

The reported speech (or indirect speech) is used to report the words. It is very useful when telling a story or an experience with another speaker.

For example:

I am with a friend. This friend tells me " I'm moving to Canada " (this is direct speech). 

Later, I see my mother, and she asks me about my friend and I tell her: " He told me he's moving to Canada " (that's reported or indirect speech) 

It is the reporting of what I was told to another person.

How is reported speech or indirect speech constructed

There are several ways to report the words of people depending on the nature of the word he said to us. Let's see the different ways of reporting someone's words  

> If the person expressed an affirmative sentence, such as :

Il fait beau aujourd’hui.

This will result in :  Sujet + Verbe introducteur + que / qu’ + parole : I l a dit qu’il fait beau aujourd’hui.  

> If the person has expressed a closed interrogative sentence (which can only be answered "yes" or "no"), such as:

Est-ce que tu viens au parc ?

This will result in :  Sujet + Verbe introducteur + si / s’ + parole  : Il m’a demandé si je viens au parc.  

> If the person has expressed an open-ended interrogative sentence (which can NOT be answered only "yes" or "no"), such as:

Pourquoi tu ne viens pas au parc ?

This will result in : Sujet + Verbe introducteur + mot interrogatif + parole : Il m’a demandé pourquoi je ne viens pas au parc.  

> If the person expressed an interrogative sentence with "quoi", like :

Tu vas faire quoi ?

This will result in : Sujet + Verbe introducteur + ce que + parole : Il m’a demandé ce que je vais faire.  

> If the person has expressed an order, such as :

Viens avec nous !

This will result in : Sujet + Verbe introducteur + de + infinitif : Il m’a ordonnée de venir avec eux.

The concordance of tenses in reported speech (or indirect speech) :

The most common problem with reported speech is the concordance of tenses.

Do you understand? Make a sentence in reported speech in the comments!

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How to Use Reported Speech in French : Concordance des Temps

To become proficient in French , you must know how and when to use the different verbal tenses. This applies to reported speech (or indirect speech ) because you have to monitor the verb you’re using because it often changes to express that the speaker is talking about something that has happened.

Tenses used with reported speech

There are different tenses that can be used with a reported speech in french that you want to keep in mind when you’re using it because you might need to change a few things for you to use the verb correctly .

Since you’re expressing what someone else said in the past, and you’re not citing them word by word, you need to change the direct speech rules and keep in mind that some tenses change from one form of speech to the other.

Learn more about the Guide to Indirect and Direct Speech how and when to use them

You need to keep in mind that while using Reported Speech, the verb in the past tense usually appears in the third person of the singular (il/elle) or plural (ils/elles).

How to use the indirect speech

Reported speech (or indirect speech) is used to quote or cite what someone else said without quoting them directly and because it’s used to express something that happened in the past, you need to be extra careful with the verb endings and the tense you’re using.

Here are a few examples of indirect speech with different tenses:

Il dit qu’il est en train de manger.

He says he’s eating.

• Imparfait :

Il a dit qu’il mangeait quand j’étais arrivé.

He said he was eating when I arrived.

• Plus-que-parfait:

Il a dit qu’il avait fini quand j’étais arrivé.

He said he had finished when I got there.

• Conditionnel présent:

Il a dit qu’il viendrait s’il avait le temps.

He said he would come if he had the time.

• Conditionnel passé :

Il aurait dit qu’il serait venu s’il avait eu le temps.

He would have said he would have come if he had the time.

Ready to use different verbal tenses with Reported Speech

We hope that the examples, grammar tips, and definitions helped you understand and employ indirect speech correctly when quoting someone else’s actions that happened in the past. Remember that you have to keep an eye on the tense of the verb in the original statement, so you can choose the correct tense in the reported speech.

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