Reporting what someone said
CEFR B1 · part 1
edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
When French needs the subjunctive (and when it does not)Forming the present subjunctive and, above all, knowing when it is not used even though…Past participle agreementAgreeing the participle with être always, and with avoir only when the direct object…Connectors that are not synonymsChoosing the connector that says what you mean, knowing that ones from the same list are…Obligation and prohibitionSaying that something is compulsory, forbidden, or simply not necessary.The adjective that changes meaningPlacing six adjectives before or after depending on the meaning, and reading correctly…tout, chaque, quelque, plusieursChoosing the right form of tout, and not pluralising what is always singular.The rule, in three lines
Reporting speech changes three things: the person, the tense if the reporting verb is in the past, and the time markers.
The usual slip. Keeping «that» everywhere and forgetting that questions need si or ce que, not que.
Why it catches you out. English lets you drop the «that» and uses «if» and «what» in indirect questions. So your French comes out with no que at all, and with que where it needs ce que.