In French, the pronoun usage and verb conjugation must agree with the original speaker, not the person reporting the speech.Įxample: “Il a dit qu’il est fatigué.” (He said that he is tired.)Ĥ. For example, if the original statement was in the present tense, it must be shifted to the past.ģ. 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. 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.Įxample: “Il a dit qu’il allait venir.” (He said that he was going to come.)Ģ. Here’s h ow to use reported speech in French:ġ. 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.
