Répondez aux questions. Ne faites pas la supposition que ce qui est rapporté est toujours vrai..
- "You have to do your best", he said to us. He said that we had to do our best — 'we had to' parce qu'il nous parle
- "Who will you tell?", he asked me. He asked me who I would tell — 'would' est le prétérit de 'will'
- "They should go to the police". He said that they should go to the police — le modal 'should' n'a pas à être modifié
- "I don't know." He said that he didn't know — "didn't" est le prétérit de "doesn't"