' Indirect speech ' can be introduced by a variety of verbs such as, ( but not limited to). It's called ' Reported Speech', Discours indirect in French. There is also another popular way to report what others have said or written. When we ' quote ' what someone has said or written, we repeat their ' exact words '. We can reproduce the words of others using exact quotes or indirect quotes. _ Discours Indirect ( Reported Speech) 'To quote or not to quote?' The verb-tense dynamics of this vital tool of the French language, called the ' Discours indirect' - or ' Reported Speech' - is fully explained and explored in this section. The proper handling of the many necessary verb tenses to correctly transmit all of the timeframes involved is a real challenge. Everybody tells others what they have heard others say.
