Corrigé discours rapporté : exercices d’anglais première

1. She admitted taking the money : elle reconnaît les faits.
2. He denied breaking the window : il nie.
3. He promised to pay me back the following week.
4. She refused to sign the contract.
5. The electrician warned us not to touch the wire : warn + quelqu’un + (not) to.
6. Tom apologised for being late : apologise for + V-ing.
7. The farmer claimed to have seen a UFO : claim + to have + participe pour un fait passé.
8. My aunt insisted on our staying for dinner : insist on + V-ing.

1. refused to answer
2. denied being (ou having been)
3. advised us to drink
4. suggested taking : jamais to après suggest.
5. accused the company of hiding : préposition + V-ing.
6. threatened to call
7. admitted lying (ou having lied)
8. reminded me to lock

1. The witness said (that) she was telling the truth.
2. … she had never met the defendant : present perfect → past perfect.
3. … she had seen him leave the bar at midnight : prétérit → past perfect.
4. … she would testify again the next day / the following day if necessary.
5. … she could identify the car.
6. … she had been waiting for a bus.
7. … her brother might know something : pense aussi au pronom.
8. … she had to go home then (must reste possible : she must go home).

1. Our teacher told us that water boils (ou boiled) at 100°C : recul possible, vérité générale.
2. Jenny says she is exhausted : recul impossible, verbe introducteur au présent.
3. He told me he had already eaten : recul impossible, le past perfect ne recule plus.
4. Sarah said she lives (ou lived) in Bristol : recul possible, la situation est toujours vraie.
5. Dad said I should apologise : recul impossible, should est invariable.
6. The Prime Minister will announce that taxes will fall : recul impossible, verbe introducteur au futur.

1. The lawyer asked the suspect where he had been on the night of 5 May.
2. She asked me if / whether I recognised that man.
3. They wanted to know why I had left so early : plus d’auxiliaire did.
4. The officer asked him whether he had ever been arrested.
5. I wondered what time the trial started.
6. They asked her if she would help them.
7. The judge asked who had called the police : who est sujet, l’ordre ne change pas.
8. The witness asked if / whether she could leave then.

1. The judge asked the witness to sit down.
2. The lawyer advised her client not to speak to the press : not se place avant to.
3. The officer ordered him to hand over his phone.
4. The boy begged his coach to give him another chance.
5. The teacher reminded us to bring our ID.
6. My friend encouraged me to apply for the job.
7. The boss threatened to fire him if he did that again.
8. The stranger offered to carry her bag (ou my bag, selon la personne).

1. Lucy accused Ben of stealing her bike.
2. Ben apologised for forgetting my birthday.
3. My parents congratulated me on passing my driving test.
4. Emma suggested boycotting the meeting / suggested that they (should) boycott the meeting.
5. Kate blamed Josh for making them miss the train.
6. Dan insisted on paying for the meal.
7. The nurse recommended seeing a doctor / recommended that I (should) see a doctor.

1. She suggested that I (should) call a lawyer (ou suggested calling).
2. He explained to me why he was late.
3. The suspect denied stealing / having stolen the car.
4. They asked me where the courthouse was.
5. She told me (ou said to me) that she was innocent.
6. Yesterday he asked if I could help him : recul de can.
7. The lawyer said that the trial was over (ou told us that…).
8. I wondered whether she knew the truth.

D’autres verbes introducteurs sont possibles s’ils respectent le sens et la construction.

1. The judge asked the witness where he had been at 10 p.m. the previous Friday.
2. The witness replied that he had been at home and that he had been watching a documentary.
3. The lawyer objected that it was not true and claimed that someone had seen him near the warehouse.
4. The witness denied ever having been near that warehouse (ou insisted that he had never been near that warehouse in his life).
5. The judge asked him whether he owned a red van.
6. The witness admitted that he did but explained that he had sold it the previous month.
7. The lawyer challenged him to show the court the receipt (ou told him to show…).

1. She denied lying / having lied.
2. He asked me if / whether I had seen the film.
3. The teacher advised us to reread our papers.
4. I suggested leaving earlier / that we (should) leave earlier.
5. They promised to come back the next day / the following day.
6. The witness claimed (that) he didn’t know the defendant.

Exemple de réponse modèle :

1. The prosecutor claimed that the defendant had planned the robbery.
2. The defendant denied planning anything / denied that he had planned anything.
3. The defence lawyer urged the jury to examine the evidence carefully.
4. A journalist wondered whether the verdict would be announced that day.
5. The judge suggested adjourning until Monday / suggested that the court (should) adjourn until Monday.