{"id":309460,"date":"2026-07-28T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/?p=309460"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:10:05","slug":"discours-indirect-anglais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/discours-indirect-anglais\/","title":{"rendered":"Ma\u00eetriser le discours indirect en anglais : Guide complet"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"you-know\"><div class=\"you-know__title\"><p>\ud83e\udde0 \u00c0 retenir :<\/p><\/div><div class=\"you-know__text\"><ul>\n<li>Le <strong>discours indirect<\/strong> rapporte les paroles sans les citer mot pour mot et reformule ce qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 dit.<\/li>\n<li>Le discours direct et le discours indirect se distinguent : le premier r\u00e9p\u00e8te textuellement, le second adapte pronoms et temps.<\/li>\n<li>R\u00e8gles de base pour transformer : modification des pronoms, changement des temps verbaux et utilisation de conjonctions comme that, if et whether.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/section><p>Le <em>discours indirect<\/em>, aussi appel\u00e9 <em>reported speech<\/em> en anglais, est une technique essentielle pour quiconque souhaite ma\u00eetriser la langue anglaise. Cette m\u00e9thode permet de rapporter les paroles de quelqu\u2019un sans utiliser ses mots exacts. Comprendre comment utiliser correctement le discours indirect peut am\u00e9liorer consid\u00e9rablement vos comp\u00e9tences linguistiques en anglais.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"comprendre-le-discours-direct-et-indirect\">Comprendre le discours direct et indirect<\/h2>\n\n<p>Avant de plonger dans les d\u00e9tails du discours indirect, il est essentiel de comprendre les diff\u00e9rences cl\u00e9s entre le <em>discours direct<\/em> et le <em>discours indirect<\/em>. Ces deux formes ont des structures distinctes et sont utilis\u00e9es dans diff\u00e9rentes situations.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"discours-direct-definition-et-utilisation\">Discours direct : d\u00e9finition et utilisation<\/h3>\n\n<p>Le discours direct consiste \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9ter exactement ce que quelqu\u2019un a dit. Les paroles directement rapport\u00e9es sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement plac\u00e9es entre guillemets. Par exemple :<\/p>\n<p>Marie a dit, \u00ab\u00a0Je vais au march\u00e9.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Cette forme conserve l\u2019int\u00e9grit\u00e9 des paroles originales, assurant qu\u2019il n\u2019y a pas d\u2019ambigu\u00eft\u00e9 sur ce qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 dit.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"discours-indirect-definition-et-utilisation\">Discours indirect : d\u00e9finition et utilisation<\/h3>\n\n<p>En revanche, le discours indirect rapporte les paroles sans les citer textuellement. On reformule ce que la personne a dit en modifiant certains \u00e9l\u00e9ments, notamment les <strong>pronoms<\/strong> et les <strong>temps verbaux<\/strong>. Par exemple :<\/p>\n<p>Marie a dit qu\u2019elle allait au march\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Ce type de discours est couramment utilis\u00e9 dans les conversations quotidiennes, les m\u00e9dias et la litt\u00e9rature pour r\u00e9sumer ou interpr\u00e9ter les paroles de quelqu\u2019un.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-regles-de-base-du-discours-indirect-en-anglais\">Les r\u00e8gles de base du discours indirect en anglais<\/h2>\n\n<p>Pour transformer une phrase du discours direct au discours indirect en anglais, il y a plusieurs r\u00e8gles importantes \u00e0 suivre. Ces r\u00e8gles concernent principalement les <strong>changements de pronoms<\/strong>, de <strong>temps verbaux<\/strong> et parfois de structure de phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"modification-des-pronoms\">Modification des pronoms<\/h3>\n\n<p>Lorsqu\u2019on passe du direct \u00e0 l\u2019indirect, les <strong>pronoms personnels<\/strong> doivent \u00eatre adapt\u00e9s selon le contexte. Par exemple :<\/p>\n<ul>\n    <li>Direct : John said, \u00ab\u00a0I am happy.\u00a0\u00bb (Jean a dit, \u00ab\u00a0Je suis heureux.\u00a0\u00bb)<\/li>\n    <li>Indirect : John said that he was happy. (Jean a dit qu\u2019il \u00e9tait heureux.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adaptation-des-temps-verbaux\">Adaptation des temps verbaux<\/h3>\n\n<p>Les <strong>temps verbaux<\/strong> subissent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement une transformation lorsque les propos sont rapport\u00e9s en discours indirect. Voici une liste des changements principaux :<\/p>\n<ul>\n    <li>Pr\u00e9sent simple -&gt; Pass\u00e9 simple<br>He says, \u00ab\u00a0I eat breakfast.\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; He said (that) he ate breakfast.<\/li>\n    <li>Pr\u00e9sent continu -&gt; Pass\u00e9 continu<br>He says, \u00ab\u00a0I am eating breakfast.\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; He said (that) he was eating breakfast.<\/li>\n    <li>Pass\u00e9 simple -&gt; Plus-que-parfait<br>He said, \u00ab\u00a0I ate breakfast.\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; He said (that) he had eaten breakfast.<\/li>\n    <li>Futur simple -&gt; Conditionnel pr\u00e9sent<br>He says, \u00ab\u00a0I will eat breakfast.\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; He said (that) he would eat breakfast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"utilisation-des-conjonctions\">Utilisation des conjonctions<\/h3>\n\n<p>Les <strong>conjonctions<\/strong> comme <em>that<\/em>, <em>if<\/em> et <em>whether<\/em> sont souvent ajout\u00e9es dans le discours indirect pour clarifier les rapports et les questions. Par exemple :<\/p>\n<ul>\n    <li>She said, \u00ab\u00a0I am leaving now.\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; She said that she was leaving then.<\/li>\n    <li>He asked, \u00ab\u00a0Are you coming ?\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; He asked if\/whether I was coming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"exemples-pratiques-de-discours-indirect-en-anglais\">Exemples pratiques de discours indirect en anglais<\/h2>\n\n<p>Analysons quelques exemples pratiques pour mieux comprendre ces r\u00e8gles :<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"transformer-des-affirmations\">Transformer des affirmations<\/h3>\n\n<p>Affirmation directe :<br>\u00ab\u00a0We are going to the park,\u00a0\u00bb they said.<br>Affirmation indirecte :<br>They said that they were going to the park.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"transformer-des-questions-ouvertes\">Transformer des questions ouvertes<\/h3>\n\n<p>Question ouverte directe :<br>\u00ab\u00a0Where are you going ?\u00a0\u00bb he asked.<br>Question ouverte indirecte :<br>He asked where I was going.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"transformer-des-ordres-et-des-demandes\">Transformer des ordres et des demandes<\/h3>\n\n<p>Ordre direct :<br>\u00ab\u00a0Please sit down,\u00a0\u00bb the teacher told us.<br>Ordre indirect :<br>The teacher told us to sit down.<\/p>\n<p>Demande directe :<br>\u00ab\u00a0Can you help me ?\u00a0\u00bb she asked.<br>Demande indirecte :<br>She asked if I could help her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cas-particuliers-et-exceptions-a-connaitre\">Cas particuliers et exceptions \u00e0 conna\u00eetre<\/h2>\n\n<p>Il existe aussi des cas o\u00f9 le discours indirect en anglais diff\u00e8re l\u00e9g\u00e8rement des r\u00e8gles g\u00e9n\u00e9rales mentionn\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adverbes-de-temps-et-de-lieu\">Adverbes de temps et de lieu<\/h3>\n\n<p>Les <strong>adverbes de temps<\/strong> et de lieu changent souvent lors du passage au discours indirect :<\/p>\n<ul>\n    <li>now -&gt; then<br>Example : She says, \u00ab\u00a0I am feeling better now.\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; She said that she was feeling better then.<\/li>\n    <li>today -&gt; that day<br>Example : He says, \u00ab\u00a0I will call you today.\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; He said that he would call me that day.<\/li>\n    <li>here -&gt; there<br>Example : They say, \u00ab\u00a0We can meet here.\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; They said that they could meet there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"questions-oui-non\">Questions oui\/non<\/h3>\n\n<p>Lorsque la question attend une r\u00e9ponse affirmative ou n\u00e9gative, utilisez <strong>if<\/strong> ou <strong>whether<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<ul>\n    <li>\u00ab\u00a0Did you see that movie ?\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; He asked if I had seen that movie.<\/li>\n    <li>\u00ab\u00a0Will you come to the party ?\u00a0\u00bb -&gt; She wanted to know whether I would come to the party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inchangements-temporels\">Inchangements temporels<\/h3>\n\n<p>Certaines situations ne n\u00e9cessitent pas un changement de temps. C\u2019est le cas lorsque la situation d\u00e9crite reste vraie ou lorsqu\u2019on utilise des <strong>direct speech tags<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<ul>\n    <li>Scientific facts : \u00ab\u00a0Water boils at 100\u00b0C,\u00a0\u00bb the teacher explained. -&gt; The teacher explained that water boils at 100\u00b0C.<\/li>\n    <li>Reporting immediate thoughts or feelings : \u00ab\u00a0I feel sick,\u00a0\u00bb John thought. -&gt; John thought that he feels sick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>La ma\u00eetrise du <em>discours indirect<\/em> en anglais n\u00e9cessite une compr\u00e9hension claire de diverses r\u00e8gles grammaticales, y compris celles li\u00e9es aux <strong>pronoms<\/strong>, aux <strong>temps verbaux<\/strong> et aux <strong>adverbes de temps et de lieu<\/strong>. Les exemples et les explications fournies vous guideront pour naviguer \u00e0 travers cette partie int\u00e9grante de l\u2019apprentissage de l\u2019anglais, enrichissant votre capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 rapporter et interpr\u00e9ter les paroles de mani\u00e8re pr\u00e9cise et nuanc\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height:1.7;margin-top:0.75rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;letter-spacing:-0.01em\">El\u00e9ments d\u2019une <a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/phrase-en-anglais\/\">phrase en anglais<\/a> :<br><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/modaux-anglais\/\" title=\"Modaux anglais\">Modaux anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/genitif-anglais\/\" title=\"G\u00e9nitif anglais\">G\u00e9nitif anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/complements-agent-anglais\/\" title=\"Compl\u00e9ments d\u2019agent anglais\">Compl\u00e9ment d\u2019agent anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/comparaison-en-anglais\/\" title=\"Comparaison en anglais\">Comparaison en anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/apostrophe-s-anglais\/\" title=\"Apostrophe s en anglais\">Apostrophe s en anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/coi-anglais\/\" title=\"Compl\u00e9ment d\u2019objet indirect en anglais\">Compl\u00e9ment d\u2019objet indirect en anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/verbes-transitifs-intransitifs-anglais\/\" title=\"Verbes transitifs et intransitifs en anglais\">Verbes transitifs et intransitifs en anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/preposition-anglais\/\" title=\"Pr\u00e9position en anglais\">Pr\u00e9positions en anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/conjonctions-anglais\/\" title=\"Conjonctions en anglais\">Conjonction en anglais<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sherpas.com\/blog\/mots-interrogatifs-anglais\/\" title=\"Mots interrogatifs en anglais\">Mots interrogatifs en anglais<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-center kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;309460&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Tu as aim\u00e9 cet article ?&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ma\u00eetriser le discours indirect en anglais : Guide complet&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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