====== Modaux avancés et discours rapporté ======

Le discours rapporté (*reported speech*) fait reculer les temps verbaux.  
Cela s’applique aussi aux verbes modaux.

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===== 1. Rappel =====
- Direct : He said: "I can help you."  
- Reported : He said (that) he **could** help me.  

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===== 2. Modaux qui changent =====
  * **can → could**  
    - "I can swim." → She said she **could** swim.
  * **may → might**  
    - "You may enter." → He said I **might** enter.
  * **shall → should / would**  
    - "I shall return." → He said he **would** return.
  * **will → would**  
    - "I will help you." → She said she **would** help me.
  * **must → had to** (obligation)  
    - "I must leave." → He said he **had to** leave.

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===== 3. Modaux qui ne changent pas =====
Certains modaux restent identiques :
  * could, might, should, would, ought to, had better

Exemple :  
- "I could finish it tomorrow." → She said she **could** finish it the next day.

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===== 4. Cas particuliers =====
**Must**  
  * Obligation → must → had to  
    - "I must go now." → He said he **had to** go then.  
  * Déduction → must reste must  
    - "She must be tired." → He said she **must** be tired.  

**May**  
  * Possibilité → may → might  
  * Permission → may → could / was allowed to  

**Shall**  
  * Intention → shall → would  
  * Obligation formelle → shall → should  

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===== 5. Expressions temporelles =====
Les marqueurs de temps changent aussi :
  * now → then  
  * today → that day  
  * tomorrow → the next day  
  * yesterday → the previous day  

Exemple :  
- "I will see you tomorrow." → She said she **would** see me the next day.

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===== 6. Exemples récapitulatifs =====
  * "I can drive you home." → He said he **could** drive me home.  
  * "I may join you." → She said she **might** join us.  
  * "I must study tonight." → He said he **had to** study that night.  
  * "He must be tired." → She said he **must** be tired.  
  * "I will call you." → He said he **would** call me.  

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