REPORTED SPEECH
a. Ngôi:
- Đổi ngôi thứ NHẤT (I, me, my, mine &We, us ,our(s)) phù hợp với CHỦ NGỮ
- Đổi ngôi thứ HAI (you , your(s)) phù hợp với TÂN NGỮ trong mệnh đề chính
- Ngôi thứ BA( he, him, his, she, her(s), it(s), they, them, their(s) ) không đổi
b. Thì và các trạng ngữ:
CÂU TRỰC TIẾP CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT
PRESENT SIMPLE | PAST SIMPLE |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PAST CONTINUOUS ( S + was/were + V-ing) |
PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE | PAST PERFECT (S + had + P.P) |
PAST CONTINUOUS | PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS (S + had + been + v-ing) |
Will / shall + bare inf | Would / should + bare inf |
Must + bare inf | Had to + bare inf |
Is / am/ are going to | Was / were going to |
Can / May | Could / Might |
This / these | That / those |
Now | Then |
Here | There |
Ago | Before |
The day after tomorrow | In 2 days' time |
The day before yesterday | 2 days before |
Today / tonight | That day / that night |
Tomorrow | The day after / the following day / the next day |
Yesterday | The day before / the previous day |
Last night / month / week / year | The night / month / week / year before. |
I. Commands: Cau mệnh lệnh
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Ex2: The teacher said “Nam, don’t put your leg on the chair.”
→ The teacher asked Nam not to put his leg on the chair.
II. Statements: Câu phát biểu:
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III. Questions: Câu hỏi
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Ex1: “ What are you doing now ?” I asked her.
I asked her what she was doing then.
Ex2: “Do you like classical music, Nam ?” Miss Hoa asked. → Miss Hoa asked Nam if he liked classical music.
Choose the best answer:
1. He said he__________at the “Ritz” Hotel.
A.is staying | B. has stayed | C. was staying | D. will stay |
2. He asked me where I_____________.
A. have studied | B. study | C. am studying | D. studied |
3. I thought that I ___________my work at that time.
A. shall finish | B. will finish | C. should finish | D. will have finish |
4. He wondered if she lived____________with her parents.
A. here | B. there | C. in there | D. in here |
5. They wondered___________she would come if it rained.
A. what | B. who | C. whether | D. then |
6. He says he_______________at school two years ago.
A. had worked | B. works | C had been working | D. worked |
7. Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin C. the movie begins D. the movie began
8. I wondered_______ the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing
9. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
10. She asked me______I liked pop music.
A. if | B. whether | C. that | D. A&B |
11. The students asked if I was going to teach them physics_________.
A. the next day | B. next day | C. day next | D. the day next |
12. I want to know he________for her birthday.
A. has bought | B. buys | C. had bought | D. would buy |
13. She said she_________come to the party on Friday.
A. won’t | B. can’t | C. doesn’t | D. couldn’t |
14. Chris asked me where my car_________
A. is | B. will be |
| C. was | D. has been |
15. Mr Jim said that he________happy with his new assistant.
A. weren’t | B. isn’t | C. wasn’t | D. aren’t |
16. I knew that he_________.a very clever man.
A. was | B. will be | C. has been | D. is |
19. They said they_________us if we needed.
A. help | B. helped | C. had gone | D. would help |
20. She said she_________the next week, but I never saw her again.
A. will be back | B. had been back | C. would be back | D. is back |
21. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.
A. is – will travel B. were- would travel
C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel