I. Vocabulary — Rural women's activities
to farm (cultiver) · to cook on firewood (bois de chauffe) · to fetch water from a well/river (puiser l'eau) · to do the washing (lessive) / the washing-up (vaisselle) · to breed cattle (élever du bétail) · to make fire · to take care of children · to sweep the yard · to work a lot · to be strong
II. Expressing ability — can / be able to
Rural women can cook food on firewood. = Rural women are able to cook food on firewood.
Rural women cannot teach English. = … are not able to teach English.
can = capacité (modal invariable, suivi de la base verbale) ; be able to = équivalent avec l'auxiliaire be qui se conjugue (is/are able to).
III. Reporting someone's speech — direct → indirect
| Direct speech | Indirect (reported) speech |
|---|
| Jane said: “Rural women can cook on firewood.” | Jane said that rural women could cook on firewood. |
| Mary said: “Rural women sweep the yard every day.” | Mary said that rural women swept the yard every day. |
| Koffi said: “I am a student.” | Koffi said that he was a student. |
| Marina: “I will go to school tomorrow.” | Marina said that she would go to school the next day. |
Règles du discours rapporté : verbe introducteur au passé (said) → recul d'un temps : can→could · present→past · am/is→was · will→would ; adaptation des pronoms (I→he/she).
⚠️ Pièges classiques :- Après said au passé : toujours le recul d'un temps (can→could).
- be able to : accorder be avec le sujet (is/are able to, not able to).
- Ne pas oublier that (optionnel mais conseillé) dans le discours indirect.
Créé par Haniel_dev