Fill in the blanks exercise about the reported speech with change of time markers in French

Remember that the changes are useful in narrations when doing indirect speech.

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  2. Fill in the blank exercise for the reported speech with change of tenses and personal pronouns in French
  3. Fill in the blanks exercise about the reported speech with change of time markers in French
  4. Fill in the blank exercise of the reported speech with change in demonstrative, possessive pronouns in French
  5. Fill in the blank exercise for the formation of the reported speech in French

Write the right conjunction and new time markers in the indirect speech. To help the time marker of the direct is put in bold. 

Bonne chance ! 

Example: Alia dit "Aujourd'hui, je suis partie voir ma meilleure amie"

Alia dit que ce jour-là elle était partie voir sa meilleure amie. 

1. Direct style: Roméo dit "Je vais aller à la foire de Paris, demain"

Indirect style: Roméo a dit 'il irait à la foire de Paris, . 

(Romeo said that he would go to the Paris fair, the next day)

2. Direct style: Julia demande "Partirez-vous à la plage, aujourd'hui ?"

Indirect style: Julia a demandé vous partiriez à la plage, . 

(Julia asked if you would go to the beach on that day)

3. Direct style: Micheal répond: "On a travaillé sur ce projet, hier"

Indirect style: Micheal a répondu 'ils avaient travaillé sur ce projet,

(Micheal answered thatt they had worked on this project yesterday)

4. Direct style: Jean ordonne: "Je veux que le travail soit fait avant demain"

Indirect style: Jean a ordonné le travail soit avant . 

(John said that the work has to be done before that day)

5. Direct style: Maman dit: "après demain, ta grand-mére doit venir passer le weekend"

Indirect style: Maman a dit ma grand-mère devait venir passer le weekend. 

(Mom said that the next day my grandma will come to spend the weekend)

6. Direct style: Sofia demande: "demain, tu viendras avec moi ?"

Indirect style: Sofia a demandé tu viendrais avec elle. 

(Sofia asked if the next day you would come with her)

7. Direct style: Rick dit: "Hier, mes amies sont venues manger à la maison"

Indirect style: Rick a dit ses amies étaient venues manger à la maison

(Rick said that yesterday her friends came at home to eat)

8. Direct style: Selena dit: "Nous iront à Paris la semaine prochaine"

Indirect style: Selena a dit 'ils iraient à Paris  

(Selena said that they would go to Paris the next week)

9. Direct style: Ta soeur pense: "Aujourd'hui, je serai diplômée"

Indirect style: Ta soeur pensait elle serait diplômée. 

(Your sister thought that on that day she would have been graduated)

10. Direct style: Papa dit: "Je veux que tu me répares la voiture pour demain"

Indirect style: Papa a dit 'il voulait que tu lui répares la voiture pour . 

(Dad said that he wanted you to repair the car before the next day)