| PHRASE ORIGINALE | | DISCOURS INDIRECT | Present S C | I drive
I am driving | | he drove he was driving | Past S C | I drove
I was driving |
HE SAID | he drove / he had driven he was driving / he had been driving | Pres.Perf. S C | I have driven
I have been driving | | he had driven he had been driving | Past Perf. S C | I had driven
I had been driving | | he had driven he had been driving |

PRESENT -> PAST |

• The car is ready. He said (that) the car was ready. • I'm going home. He said (that) he was going home. PAST -> PAST ou PAST PERFECT |

• The plane landed at 3 o'clock. He said (that) the plane landed/had landed at 3 o'clock. • I was watching TV. He said (that) he was watching/had been watching TV.

PRESENT PERFECT -> PAST PERFECT | |

• The film had already started. He said (that) the film had already started. • I've been sleeping. He said (that) he had been sleeping. PAST PERFECT -> pas de changement |

• I had seen that film twice. He said (that) he had seen that film twice. • He had been drinking a lot. He said (that) he had been drinking a lot. |

CAN -> COULD |

• You can go. He said (that) he could go.

MAY -> MIGHT |

• I may be late. He said (that) he might be late.

COULD -> pas de changement |

• She could help Tom. He said (that) she could help Tom.

MIGHT ->