3 DẠNG CẤU TRÚC CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT (REPORTED SPEECH) THƯỜNG GẶP

Thuongmai University, Vietnam
English Grammar
Reported Speech

Reported speech (câu tường thuật/ câu gián
tiếp)
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Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said.
(Câu tường thuật/ gián tiếp là câu được dùng khi chúng ta muốn thuật lại hay kế
lại một câu mà người khác đã nói.)

Chúng ta có 2 cách để kể lại với người khác rằng Lisa đã nói gì:
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Lặp lại y nguyên lời Lisa: Lisa said, 'I'm tired.' = Lisa nói 'Mình mệt."
Hoặc thuật lại lời nói của Lisa: Lisa said that she was tired. = Lisa nói rằng cơ
ấy mệt.
→ Đây được gọi là câu tường thuật.

4 STEPS (4 bước để chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp):
 Chọn động từ tường thuật (told, said, asked, suggested…)
 “Lùi thì” động từ
 Đổi đại từ nhân xưng, đại từ sở hữu và tính từ sở hữu
 Đổi trạng từ thời gian/ nơi chốn

1. Statements (Câu phát biểu):
Direct speech

Reported/ Indirect speech

Chủ ngữ nói ở Hiện tại đơn -> khơng lùi thì
Tom says: “I am a student.”

Tom says he is a student.

My mom says: “I will go to Paris.”

My mom says she will go to Paris.

Chủ ngữ nói ở Q khứ đơn -> lùi thì
S + said: “clause”

S + told + sb (that) + clause (lùi thì)
S + said (that)/ said to sb that + clause (lùi thì)

Mary said, “I am watching TV.”

Mary said (that)/ said to me that she was
watching TV.

She said, ‘My brother is a doctor.’

She told me (that) her brother was a doctor.

Cùng học 4 bước để chuyển một câu trực tiếp sang câu tường thuật như thế
nào thơng qua một ví dụ nhé!
Tom said, “I want to see this movie with my girlfriend tomorrow.”
 

Bước 1: Chọn từ tường thuật
Ta thường dùng 2 động từ là said (quá khứ đơn của say, có nghĩa là nói) và told (quá
khứ đơn của tell, có nghĩa là nói với ai đó):
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Tom told Kelly (that)... (Từ told bắt buộc phải dùng khi chúng ta muốn thuật lại
rằng Tom nói với một người khác.)
Tom said (that)/ said to Kelly that ... (Cịn nếu khơng muốn nhắc đến người
khác này, thì chúng ta dùng từ say. Nếu muốn đề cập người được nói với chúng
ta dùng “to”.

Ngồi said và told, chúng ta cịn có thể sử dụng nhiều từ khác để miêu tả rõ tính chất
của lời nói hơn:
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asked = yêu cầu
denied = phủ nhận
promised = hứa
suggested = gợi ý, đề nghị…

Tuy nhiên, những từ này thường không sử dụng cấu trúc said that hay told somebody
that, mà sử dụng cấu trúc V-ing hoặc To + Verb, ví dụ như asked somebody + To
Verb hay denied + V-ing.
 Câu tường thuật tạm thời đến bước này là:
I want to see this movie with my girlfriend tomorrow.
→ Tom said that I want to see this movie with my girlfriend tomorrow.

Bước 2: Lùi thì
Để diễn đạt rằng lời nói được thuật lại là ở trong quá khứ và có thể khơng đúng ở hiện
tại, chúng ta cần phải đưa động từ về thì quá khứ. Thao tác này thường được gọi là "lùi
thì". Chúng ta "lùi thì" một cách tổng quát như sau:
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Hiện tại → Quá khứ
Tương lai → Tương lai trong quá khứ
Quá khứ → Quá khứ hoàn thành

Direct speech
Present simple (Hiện tại đơn)
I like ice cream 

Reported speech
Past simple (Quá khứ đơn)
He said he liked ice cream

Present continous (Hiện tại tiếp
diễn)
I am living in London

Past continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn)
He said he was living in London.

Present perfect (Hiện tại hoàn
thành)
I haven't seen Julie   

Past perfect (Quá khứ hoàn thành)
He said he hadn't seen Julie.

Present perfect continuous (Hiện

Past perfect continuous (Quá khứ hoàn thành


tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
tiếp diễn)
Lan said, ‘I have been waiting for you Lan said (that) she had been waiting for me for 2
for 2 hours.’
hours.
Past simple (Quá khứ đơn)
I bought a car  

Past simple/ Past perfect
He said he had bought a car

Past continous
I was walking along the street   

Past perfect continous
He said he had been walking along the street.

Past perfect (không đổi vì khơng thể lùi thì được
Past perfect
nữa)
I had taken English lessons before   

He said he had taken English lessons before.
Past perfect continuous

Past perfect continuous (khơng đổi vì khơng thể
lùi thì được nữa)

Future simple (Tương lai đơn)
My mother said, ‘I will visit Hue city’

Present conditional/ Future in the Past (Tương
lai đơn trong quá khứ)
My mother said (that) she would visit Hue city.

Future continuous
He said, ‘I will be sitting at the café’

Present continuous conditional (Tương lai tiếp
diễn trong quá khứ)
He said (that) he would be sitting at the café’

Modal verbs (Động từ khuyết thiếu)
Can
I can speak perfect English 

Could
She said (that) she could speak perfect English.

May
I may be late  
You may wait here.

Might (khả năng)/ Could (sự cho phép)
He said he might be late  (khả năng)
He said we could wait there (sự cho phép)

Shall
I shall come later    

Would
She said (that) she would come later.

Must
‘You must go back before 10.’
‘It must be wonderful to live there.’

Had to (sự bắt buộc)/ Must (chắc hẳn)
She said (that) I had to go back before 10.
She said she it must be wonderful to live there.

LƯU Ý: Should/ Ought to/ Could/ Might/ Would giữ nguyên trong lời nói gián tiếp.
Trong câu ví dụ, động từ want sẽ được đổi thành dạng quá khứ wanted.
 Câu tường thuật tạm thời đến bước này là:
I want to see this movie with my girlfriend tomorrow.
→ Tom said that I wanted to see this movie with my girlfriend tomorrow.
Bước 3: Đổi đại từ nhân xưng, đại từ sở hữu và tính từ sở hữu
Khi Tom nói "Tơi muốn xem bộ phim đó với bạn gái của tơi ngày mai", "tơi" ở đây là
đang ám chỉ đến Tom.
Vì vậy, khi thuật lại câu nói của Tom, chúng ta khơng thể thuật lại là "tôi muốn xem bộ
phim" được => "tôi" phải chuyển đổi thành "anh ấy" cho tương ứng.

Subject pronouns
(Đại từ chủ ngữ)

Object pronouns
(Đại từ tân ngữ)

Possessive adjectives
(Tính từ sở hữu)

Possessive pronouns
(Đại từ sở hữu)

Reflexive pronouns
(Đại từ phản thân)

Direct speech

Reported speech

I

he/ she

We

They

You (số ít)

I/ he/ she

You (số nhiều)

they

Me

him/ her

You (số ít)

me/ him/ her

You (số nhiều)

them

Us

them

My

his/ her

Our

their

Your (số ít)

His/ her/ my

Your (số nhiều)

their

Mine

his/ hers

Ours

theirs

Your (số ít)

His/ her/ mine

Your (số nhiều)

theirs

myself

Himself/ herself

ourselves

themselves

yourself

Himself/ herself/ myself

yourself

themselves

Như vậy, I sẽ được đổi thành he, còn my sẽ được đổi thành his.
 Câu tường thuật tạm thời đến bước này là:
I want to see this movie with my girlfriend tomorrow.
→ Tom said that he wanted to see this movie with his girlfriend tomorrow.
Bước 4: Đổi các từ chỉ nơi chốn và thời gian
Vì khi tường thuật lại câu nói của người khác, chúng ta thường khơng cịn ở vị trí và
thời điểm khi người đó nói nữa.
Direct speech

Reported speech

here

there

now

then/ at that time

today

that day

tonight

that night

yesterday

the day before/ the previous day

last (month)

the previous month/ the month before


next (month)

the month after/ the following month/ the next month

(two days) ago

(two days) before

tomorrow

the day after/ the next day/ the following day/

the day after tomorrow

two days after

ago

before

this

that

these

those

Như vậy, this đổi thành that, còn tomorrow đổi thành the following day.
 Cuối cùng, chúng ta đã có câu tường thuật hồn chỉnh:
I want to see this movie with my girlfriend tomorrow.
→ Tom said that he wanted to see that movie with his girlfriend the following day.

2. Questions (Câu hỏi):
Yes/No questions (Câu hỏi Yes/ No):
 Dùng từ tường thuật: asked, wondered, wanted to know, …(asked, wonderes,
wanted to know are common reporting verbs)
 Thêm từ if hoặc whether trước câu hỏi (the verb is joined to the reported words
with IF/ WHETHER – nếu/ liệu mà)
 Đổi lại vị trí của chủ ngữ và động từ / trợ động từ
 [S1 + asked… + (O) + if/ whether + S2 + V (lùi thì)]
Eg: Lisa said to Ben "Did you see Tom this morning?"
 Chọn từ tường thuật: vì Lisa hỏi Ben nên chúng ta dùng asked Ben
 Lùi thì động từ: did see thành had seen

 Đổi các đại từ và các tính từ sở hữu: đổi you thành he
 Đổi các từ chỉ nơi chốn và thời gian: this morning -> that morning
→ Lisa asked Ben had he seen Tom that morning.
Bây giờ, ta làm thêm 2 bước nữa:
 Thêm từ if hoặc whether trước câu hỏi: Lisa asked Ben if had he seen Tom that
morning.
 Hốn đổi vị trí của chủ ngữ và động từ / trợ động từ: had he seen thành he had
seen
→ Lisa asked Ben if he had seen Tom that morning.
WH-questions (Câu hỏi có từ để hỏi - when/ what, how…)
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Giữ lại từ hỏi
Đổi lại vị trí của chủ ngữ và động từ / trợ động từ
Cũng có thể dùng cấu trúc To + Verb nếu chủ ngữ trong câu hỏi là I


 [S1 + asked +(O) + WH + S2 + V (lùi thì)].
Eg: Mary said: “Where can I find Lisa?”
 Chọn từ tường thuật: vì đây là câu hỏi nên ta dùng từ asked (hỏi)
 Lùi thì động từ: can -> could
 Đổi các đại từ và các tính từ sở hữu: đổi I thành he
→ Tom asked where could he find Lisa.
Bây giờ, ta làm thêm 2 bước nữa:
 Giữ lại từ hỏi: giữ lại từ where
 Hoán đổi vị trí của chủ ngữ và động từ / trợ động từ: could he hoán đổi thành he
could
→ Tom asked where he could find Lisa.

Ngoài ra, nếu chủ ngữ trong câu hỏi là I thì chúng ta có thể dùng To + Verb:
 Câu hỏi: Where can I find Lisa?
Câu tường thuật 1: He asked where he could find Lisa.
Câu tường thuật 2: He asked where to find Lisa.

3. Commands (Câu mệnh lệnh)
*Khẳng định: Told sb to do st
Eg: “Please wait for me here, Mary.” Tom said. (yêu cầu)
→ Tom told Mary to wait for him there.
*Phủ định: Told sb NOT to do st
Eg: “Don’t talk in class” the teacher said to us. → The teacher told us not to
talk in class.

4. MỘT SỐ DẠNG CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT ĐẶC BIỆT
41. Dạng đặc biệt với To-Infinitive
Khi muốn thuật lại một yêu cầu:
 Cấu trúc: Asked somebody (not) to do something
- Eg: “Please, don’t bring food in the car”, the driver said.
 The driver asked me not to bring food in the car.
 TH câu trực tiếp là dạng câu hỏi yêu cầu bắt đầu bằng Will/Would/Can/Could > cũng có thể áp dụng cấu trúc trên trong câu tường thuật.
- Eg: “Will you clean the room?”, my mother said.
 My mother asked me to clean the room.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời khuyên:
 Cấu trúc: Advised somebody (not) to do something.
- Eg: “You should study hard for the exam”, my friend said.


 My friend advised me to study hard for the exam.
Trong trường hợp câu trực tiếp chứa các cấu trúc “You’d better” hay “If I were
you” thì bạn vẫn có thể áp dụng cấu trúc câu tường thuật đặc biệt trên.

- Eg: “ You’d better study now”, she said.
 She advised me to study then.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời hứa:
 Cấu trúc: Promised to do something
- Eg: “I will buy you a new car”, my husband said.
 My husband promised to buy me a new car.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời đe dọa:
 Cấu trúc: Threatened to do something
- Eg: “Give me all your money or I’ll kill you”, said the robber.
 The robber threatened to kill me if I didn’t give him all my money.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời cảnh báo:
 Cấu trúc: Warned somebody (not) to do something
- Eg: “Don’t move. There’s a bomb”, he said.
 He warned me not to move since there was a bomb.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời mời:
 Cấu trúc: Invited somebody to do something
- Eg: “Do you want to come to the party?”, my boyfriend said.
 My boyfriend invited me to come to the party.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời nhắc nhở:
 Cấu trúc: Reminded somebody to do something
- Eg: “Don’t forget to close the window”, my father said.
 My father reminded me to close the window.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời động viên:
 Cấu trúc: Encouraged somebody to do something
- Eg: “Keep going! You can win the competition”, my teacher said.
-> My teacher encouraged me to keep going.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời khẩn cầu:
 Cấu trúc: Begged/implored somebody (not) to do something
 Ví dụ: “Please, Don’t leave me alone”, my friend said.
 My friend begged me not to leave.

Khi muốn thuật lại một sự tự nguyện:
 Cấu trúc: Offered to do something
 Ví dụ: “Could I help you?”, the waiter said.
 The waiter offered to help me.
Khi muốn thuật lại một sự đồng ý:
 Cấu trúc: Agreed to do something
 Ví dụ: “I will give you a second chance”, Tom said.
 Tom agreed to give me a second chance.
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4.2. Dạng đặc biệt với V-ing (Gerund)
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời buộc tội:
 Cấu trúc: Accused somebody of doing something


Ví dụ: “You broke my phone, Joe”, Nancy said.
 Nancy accused Joe of breaking her phone.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời thừa nhận:
 Cấu trúc: Admitted doing/having done something
 Ví dụ: “I didn’t go to school yesterday”, James said.
 James admitted not going/having gone to school last day.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời phủ nhận:
 Cấu trúc: Denied doing/having done something
 Ví dụ: “I don’t steal your money”, she said.
 She denied stealing/having stolen my money.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời xin lỗi:
 Cấu trúc: Apologized (to somebody) for doing something
 Ví dụ: “I’m sorry I broke your car”, Lisa said
 Lisa apologized for breaking my car.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời khen ngợi:

 Cấu trúc: Congratulated somebody on doing something
 Ví dụ: “Congratulations! You achieved your target”, my friend said.
 My friend congratulated me on achieving my target.
Khi muốn thuật lại một sự quả quyết, khăng khăng:
 Cấu trúc: Insisted on doing something
 Ví dụ: “I must invite her to my party”, Luke said
 Luke insisted on inviting her to his party.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời đề nghị, lời mời:
 Cấu trúc: Offered (sb) to do st
- Ví dụ: Tom asked: 'Shall I bring you some food?'
-> Tom offered to bring me some food.
 Cấu trúc: Suggested (sb) doing something
- Ví dụ: “Let’s visit HCM city this summer”, Ken said.
-> Ken suggested visiting HCM city that summer.
- Khi câu trực tiếp có cụm từ “Why don’t you” với ý nghĩa đề nghị, gợi ý,
ta cũng có thể sử dụng cấu trúc trên để diễn đạt trong câu trần thuật.
Ví dụ: “Why don’t you go to the cinema with us?”, She said.
-> She suggested going to the cinema with them.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời cảm ơn:
 Cấu trúc: Thanked somebody for doing something
 Ví dụ: “Thank you for your interesting answer”, the teacher said.
 The teacher thanked me for answering her question.
Khi muốn thuật lại một lời cảnh báo:
 Cấu trúc: Warned somebody against doing something
 Ví dụ: “Don’t trust her”, my friend said.
 My friend warned me against trusting her.
Khi muốn thuật lại một sự đổ lỗi:
 Cấu trúc: Blamed somebody for doing something
 Ví dụ: “You caused this mess!”, my girlfriend said.
 My girlfriend blamed me for causing that mess.

Khi muốn thuật lại một lời thú tội:
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Cấu trúc: Confessed to doing something
Ví dụ: “I copied your assignment”, Jane said.
-> Jane confessed to copying my assignment.

4.3. Dạng đặc biệt khi câu trực tiếp có “Let”
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Nếu từ “Let” trong câu trực tiếp có ý nghĩa ra lệnh thì trong câu tường thuật đặc
biệt cũng cần chứa các từ ngữ mang ý ra lệnh:
- Ví dụ: “The staff doesn’t let me take photos in the museum”, she said.
-> The staff said she should not/was not to take photos in the museum.
Nếu từ “Let” trong câu trực tiếp có ý nghĩa đề nghị thì trong câu tường thuật đặc
biệt, ta có thể dùng từ “Suggest” hoặc cụm “Say… Should”.
- Ví dụ: “Let’s go to the swimming pool this summer”, Minh said.
-> Minh suggested going to the swimming pool that summer.
Hoặc:
-> Minh said that we should go to the swimming pool that summer.
Nếu từ “Let” trong câu trực tiếp có ý nghĩa thờ ơ, khơng quan tâm:
- Ví dụ:

“He wants to have a game console”, the brother said.
“Let him”, the mother answered.
-> Reported Speech: The brother said that he wanted to have a game
console and the mother didn’t mind.

4.4. Dạng đặc biệt khi câu đặc biệt là câu điều kiện
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Điều kiện loại 1 -> Điều kiện loại 2
- Ví dụ: Jim said, ‘If I catch the bus, I’ll be home by six.’
-> Jim said that if he caught the bus, he would be home by six.
Điều kiện loại 2 & 3 -> giữ nguyên cấu trúc và động từ (không cần lùi thì), chỉ cần
thay đổi chủ ngữ và tân ngữ.
- Ví dụ: “If John hadn’t texted me, I would not have known the truth”, she
said.
-> She said that if John hadn’t texted her, she would not have known the
truth.
Câu điều kiện có chứa câu hỏi: Mệnh đề if sử dụng cuối câu khi ta muốn chuyển
câu trực tiếp có chứa câu hỏi với mệnh đề if sang câu tường thuật.
- E.g: He asked: “If I get there on time, where will we go?”
-> He asked where they would go if he got there on time.

4.5. Dạng đặc biệt khi câu trực tiếp có “Needn’t”
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Khi câu trực tiếp chứa từ “Needn’t”, câu tường thuật đặc biệt sẽ được viết lại với
cấu trúc “Didn’t have to”.
Ví dụ: “You needn’t spend a lot of money on a bike”, she said.
-> She said that I didn’t have to spend a lot of money on a bike.


4.6. Dạng đặc biệt khi câu trực tiếp là câu cảm thán
Câu cảm thán có dạng:
 How + Adjective + S + To be!
 What + A/An + Adjective + V!
Trong trường hợp này, có thể sử dụng từ “Exclaim” cho câu tường thuật đặc biệt:
 Cấu trúc: S + exclaimed + that + S + V(lùi thì) + O
 Ví dụ: “How beautiful is she!”, my mom said.
-> My mom exclaimed that she was so beautiful.

4.7. Dạng đặc biệt với câu trực tiếp là lời chúc
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Trong trường hợp này, hãy dùng từ “Wish” cho câu tường thuật đặc biệt:
 Ví dụ: “Merry Christmas!”, he said.
 He wished me a merry Christmas.

NOTE: Một số trường hợp khơng thay đổi “thì” của Động từ!
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Động từ tường thuật ở:
Hiện tại đơn (say/ says): Tom says, ‘I’m fine.’ -> Tom says he is fine.
Hiện tại tiếp diễn (is/ are saying)
Hiện tại hoàn thành (have said/ has said)
Tương lai đơn (will say)
Nói về chân lý, sự thật hiển nhiên.
He said, “The sun rises in the East” -> He said that the sun rises in the East.
Lời nói trực tiếp là các câu điều kiện loại II và III.
“If I were you, I would meet her” -> He said that if he were me, he would meet
her.
Lời nói trực tiếp là cấu trúc “wish + past simple/ past perfect”.
‘I wish I lived in Dalt’. -> She said she wished she lived in Dalat.
Cấu trúc: ‘It’s time/ about time sb did st’:
‘It’s time the children went to school.’ -> She said it was the time the children
went to school.
Lời nói trực tiếp có các động từ khuyết thiếu (could/ would/ should/ might/
ought to/ need/ had better…)
‘You should study hard’ -> She said I should study hard.

EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Changing the following sentences into reported speech.
1. “If the weather is fine, I will go on a picnic with my friends,” she said.
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2. “What would you do if you had three days off ?” I asked him.


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3. “I would have come to see you if I had known your address, Jim” she said.

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4. “I’m sure she will help you if you ask her.” , he told me.
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5. “If Today were Sunday, we wouldn’t go to school.” They said to me.
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6. She said to me, “If I were you, I wouldn’t tell her about this.”
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7. “There would not be enough seats if a lot of guests came.”, they said.
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8. “You will be surprised if you meet him.” , Peter said to Linda.
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9.The boy said : “I won’t be strong if I don’t swim everyday.”
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10. “What would you do if you saw a snake ?” Nam asked Nga.
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11. “We’ll have lunch outside in the garden if it’s not cold.” ,Mr John said.
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12. “Tom would win more races if he trained hard.” , The man said.
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13. “If you feel like a chat, phone me tonight.” David said to me.
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14. “If you isn’t eating so much junk food, you would be a lot fitter.” Mother said.
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15. “I will be surprised if Mary doesn’t pass the exam.” , our teacher said.
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16. “If I knew her hobbies, I could let you know.” He said to me.
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17. “If I won the lottery, I would buy a new car.” , the man said.
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18. “If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t have made such a big mistakes.”

Julia said to LiLi.
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Exercise 2: Choose the best anwwer.


1. Jack asked me _____.
A. where do you come from?                                     B. where I came from  
C. where I came from   

  D. where did I come from?

2. She asked me _____ I liked pop music.
 A. when                        B. what                                 C. if                               D. x
3. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
 A. told                   B. tell                    C. have told                         D. are telling
4. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A. when would she         B. when will she         C. when she wil         D. when she would
5. Claire told me that her father____ a race horse.
A. owns       

B. owned                     C. owning            D. A and B

6. What did that man say ______?
A. at you       B. for you              C. to you                  D. you
7. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _______ raining there.
A. is       B. were       C. has been            D. was
8. The builders have ______ that everything will be ready on time.
A. promised      B. promise               C. promises                D. promising
9. The doctor _______ him to take more exercise.
A. told          B. tell                C. have told            D. are telling

10. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she’d been on
holiday the ______ week.
A. ago       B. following             C. next               D. previous
11.  Yesterday, Laura ______ him to put some shelves up.
A. asked          B. is asking              C. ask               D. was asked
12. Tom has ______ this story wasn’t completely true.
A. admitting that        B. was admitted that          C. admitted that           D. admit that
13. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy ______ day.
A. that            B. the             C. then                 D. this
14. I wonder _____ the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what           B. when            C. where             D. whether
15. Mathew _____ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A.  has reminded        B. has reminded that           C. reminded             D. reminded that
16. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _____ ill.
A. are         B. were             C. was               D. should be
17. Ann ______ and left.


A.  said goodbye to me 

B. says goodbye to me    

C. tell me goodbye     

D. told me goodbye

18. I told you ______ switch off the computer, didn’t I ?
A. don’t            B. not            C. not to              D. to not
19. Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.
A. tell him          B. told him for               C. told to       D. told him to

20. Sarah was driving to fast, so I ______ to slow down.
A. asked her          B. asked                C. ask           D.have asked her
21. Someone ______ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.
A. asked                B. said                    C. spoke                      D. told
22. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _____.
A. no worry          B. not worry         C. no to worry                      D. not to worry
23. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom_______.
A. giving a hand          B. gave a hand           C. to give a hand      D. give a hand
24. Tom said that New York _______ more lively than London.
A. is          B. be               C. was              D. were
25. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he ______ use the phone.
A. can      B. could                   C. may               D. must
26. George couldn’t help me. He ______ me to ask Kate.
A. tell                B. said                    C. told        D. say
27. Judy ______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
A.admitted                        B. offered  

   C. promised                           D. suggested

28. I said that I had met her ______ .
A. yesterday      B. the previous day               C. the day                     D. the before day.
29. The man asked the boys ______ .
A. why did they fight

B. why they were fighting       

C. why they fight

D. why were they  fighting

30. “______the door”, he said.
A. please open   B. open pleased             C. please to open               D. please, opening
31. I wanted to know ______ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she        C. when she will           D. when she would
32. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.
A. whether her children are      B. if her children were
B. whether her children were    D. her children are if
33. Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.


A. next week      B. the week previous           C. following week    D. the following week
34. “I don’t usually drink milk when ______ ” Mrs. Pike said.
A. she was hungry   

 B. I was hungry             C. I am hungry                D. I will be

35. They said that their house had been broken into ______.
A. the two days before     B. two days ago     C. two days before         D. since two days
Exercise 3: Changing the following sentences into reported speech.
1. “How is your father?” she asked
2. “Don’t touch my stuff.” He said to his mother
3. “Would you like to go out with me tonight?” – he said
4. “What a lovely dress!” She said
5. “Shall I carry that bag for you?” he said.
6. “Open the book!” – the teacher said
7. “Where have you been this morning?” I said to James
8. “Do you have any cash?” I asked my friend
9. “I am so sorry, I forgot about the time.” She said to me
10. “I’ll come to see you tomorrow.” I said. 
Exercise 4: Rewrite sentences in reported speech

1. “What are you doing?” she asked me.
She asked me ………………………….
 2. “Close the door,” Anne said.
Anne told them ………………………….
3. “Will you come to my party?” Linda said to them.
Linda invited them ………………………….
4. “Are you going by bus?” my teacher asked.
My teacher wanted to ………………………….
5. “I don’t like this pink carpet,” she said.
She told me ………………………….
6. Nhung said: “She can not help you tomorrow.”
Nhung said ………………………….
7. “What would you do if you passed the exam?” The professor asked me.
The professor asked me ………………………….
8. “Do you and your big brother go to the same school?” Maya asked her friend.


Maya asked her friend ………………………….
9. “Give me the red cup,” Selena told him.
Selena asked him ………………………….
10. “Hurry up,” He said to me.
He told me ………………………….
11. “You stole my phone, Alex!” said Lily.
Lily accused Alex ………………………….
12. “I want a blue jacket for my birthday,” she said.
She said that ………………………….
13. “Don’t forget to turn off the light.” He said.
He reminded me ………………………….
14. “I should go home to do my homework”, said Lily.

Lily told me ………………………….
15. “Stand up, Daniel,” he said.
He asked Daniel ………………………….
16. “She works in a station,” He said.
He said that ………………………….
17. “They have not eaten dinner”
He told me ………………………….
18. “I was brushing my teeth when Minh called,” he said.
He said ………………………….
19. “I will visit my grandparents tomorrow.”
He told me that ………………………….
20. Daniel said: “Where are you going on your vacation this week?
Daniel asked me ………………………….
21. “Are you serious?” she asked him.
She asked him ………………………….
22. “Can I meet you at the meeting?” He asked me.
He asked me ………………………….
23. “Dinner will be served after 6 m.m,” said my aunt.
My mother said ………………………….
24. “Are you going to the restaurant?” she asked me.
He wanted to know ………………………….
25. “Did you see the black cat?” she asked me.
She asked me ………………………….


Exercise 5. Rewrite sentences in reported speech

1. “Where is my phone?” he asked.
2. “What are you doing?” he asked.
3. “Has Emily talked to Jessica?” my sister asked me.

4.  “Are you going to bed?” she asked me.
5. “Did you lock the door?” she asked me.
6. “I could play the guitar when I was seven,” she said.
7. “I don’t like peanut butter,” he said.
8. “You should go to school early,” Lily said.
9. “Will you help me, please?” Becky asked. 
10. ”Don’t play the guitar in this room,” the music teacher said.
11. ”What are they talking about?”
12. “I have just sent a letter to Hoa,”  Bella said.
13. “Do you like listening to music?” Alex asked.
14. “Which bike do you like best?” My brother asked me.
15. “Why don’t you help Jack?” Jenny asked her.
16. “Can I pick you up at 8 p.m?” she asked.
17.  “Where is the ideal place to go camping?” Nhung asked.
18. “Hank, please don’t tell anyone your salary.” said Tom.
19. “I’ll call you tomorrow.” 
20. “When was your daughter born?” said the doctor to Linda.
21. “Did Daniel send the book to you?” He asked.
22. “Can I help you, David?” asked Harry.
23.  “Don’t tell her about it.” she said.
24. “Did you buy the red dress?” she asked me.
25. The boy asked, “Who made the noise?”
Exercise 6: Rewrite sentences in specially reported speech (Viết lại các câu sau
dưới dạng câu tường thuật đặc biệt)
1. “Don’t forget to water the flowers,” my mom told me.
My mom
reminded.............................................................................................................................
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2. “You’d better spend your money on useful things,” I said to my friend.

I
advised...............................................................................................................................
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3. “Would you like to hang out with us tomorrow?” Mike said.
Mike
invited ................................................................................................................................
4. “Please turn off the music, Han,” said Tom.
Tom
begged................................................................................................................................
5. “Don’t hike this trail, boys,” said the local.
The local warned.............................................................................................................
6. “Don’t move or I’ll shoot you.” the robber.
The robber
threatened......................................................................................................................
7. “Clean your room before I come back,” my dad said.
My dad
told......................................................................................................................................
.
8. “Shall I buy the dress for you?” he said.
He
offered.................................................................................................................................
.
9. “I’ll never leave you alone. I promise,” he said to me.
He
promised.............................................................................................................................
...
10. “Would you like to visit my city?” John said.
John
invited................................................................................................................................

11. “Remember to call me when you come home,” Mark said.
Mark reminded
me......................................................................................................................
12. “You should relax for a while, John,” Jane said.
Jane
advised...............................................................................................................................
13. “Have a nice day!” Tom said to Sophia.
John..................................................................................................................
14. “What a pretty dress,” George said.
George
exclaimed........................................................................................................................
15. “Let’s take a look,” Jim said.
Jim......................................................................................................................................
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16. “Don’t touch this ancient vase,” Peter said.


Peter
warned ...............................................................................................................................
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17. “Read this book carefully before you do exercises,” he said.
He
advised...............................................................................................................................
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18. “Will you give me a hand, please?” she said.
She
asked.................................................................................................................................
19. “You needn’t go this way,” he said.
He
said...................................................................................................................................

20. “He must come home before 9 p.m” my aunt.
My aunt said.......................................................................................................................
21.“Why don’t we hang out for dinner?” said Linda.
Ms. Linda
suggested………………………………………………………..................................
22.“Sorry I broke your bike,'' my friend said.
My friend apologized...………………………………………………..................................
23.“I didn’t make this mistake”, said Bob.
Bob denied………………………………………………………..............................................
24.“You stole my bag” said Rose to Henry.
Rose accused………………………………………………………........................................
25.“I must see her once more,” he cried.
He insisted………………………………………………………..............................................
26.“Congratulations! You win this game”, the staff said
The staff……………………………………………………….......................................
27. “It’s your fault. You waste my money” Mary said.
Mary blamed .………………………………………………….....................................
28.“It was kind of you to give me many useful examples,” Lisa said.
Lisa thanked ……………………………………………………….........................................
29. “I lied,” Dick said.
Dick confessed ...………………………………………...........................................
30.“You broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter blamed ………………………………………………………..................................
31. “Let’s invite your girlfriend to dinner,” he said.
He suggested……………………………………………………….........................................
32.“You stole two bikes,” the staff said to Jim
The staff blamed .......………………………………………………................................
33.“I fell in love with Jennie at the first sight,” the man said.
The man admitted………………………………………………………...................................
34.“I’m sorry I damaged your laptop, Nicky,” said Bob.

Bob apologized……………………………………………………….....................................
35. “Thank you for inviting me to the party,” John said.
John thanked………………………………………………………........................................


36. Carol said, “Why don’t we go to the museum this weekend?”
Carol suggested………………………………………………………..................................
37. “I’m sorry I forgot the homework” Dave said to the teacher.
Dave apologized………………………………………………………..................................
38. “Why didn’t you remind me about this event?” he said to me.
He accused………………………………………………………..........................................
39. “Don’t go near this forest,” Tony said to the children.
Tony warned……………...……………………………………….........................................
40. “I’m sorry. I played the game for 2 hours”, my son said.
My son admitted………………………………………………………....................................
Answer keys
Exercise 1:
1. She said if the weather was fine, she would go on a picnic with her friends.
2. I asked him what he would do if he had (had) three days off.
3. She told Jim that she would have come if she had known his address.
4. He told me that he was sure she would help if I asked her.
5. They told me if that day were Sunday, they wouldn't go to school
6. She told me that if she were me, she wouldn't tell her about that 
7 . They said that there wouldn’t be enough seats if a lot of guests came.
8. Peter told Linda that she would be surprised if she met him.
9. The boy said that he would not be strong if he did not swim everyday.
10. Nam asked Nga what she would do if she saw a snake.
11. Mr John said that they would have lunch outside in the garden if it was not cold.
12. The man said Tom would win more races if he trained hard.
13. David told me to phone him that night if I felt like a chat.

14. My mother told me that I would be a lot fitter if I was not eating so much junk food.
15. Our teacher said that she would be surprised of Mary did not pass the exam.
16. He told me that if he knew her hobbies, he could let me know.
17. The man said that he would buy a new car if he won the lottery.
18. Julia told LilLi that she would not have made such a big mistake if she had listened
to Julia’s advice.
Exercise 2:
1. C

6. C

11. A

2. C

7. D

12. C

3. A

8. A

13. A

4. D

9. A

14. D

5. D

10. D

15. C


16. B

23. C

30. A

17. A

24. C

31. D

18. C

25. B

32. B

19. D

26. C

33. D

20. A

27. D

34. C

21. D

28. B

35. B

22. D

29. B

Exercise 3:
1. She asked me how my father was
2. He told his mother not to touch his stuff
3. He asked me to go out with him tonight
4. She exclaimed that the dress was lovely
5. He suggested carrying that bag for me
6. The teacher told us to open the book..
7. I asked James where he had been this morning.
8. I asked my friend if she had any cash.
9. She apologized for forgetting about the time.
10. I promised to see him tomorrow. 

Exercise 4:
1. She asked me what I was doing.
2. Anne told them to close the door.
3. Linda invited them to come to her party.
4. My teacher wanted to know whether she was going by bus.
5. She told me that she didn’t like that pink carpet.
6. Nhung said she could not help me the next day.
7. The professor asked me what I would do if I had had that scholarship.
8. Maya asked her friend whether she and her big brother went to the same school.
9. Selena asked him to give her the red cup.
10. He told me to hurry up.
11. Lily accused Alex of stealing his phone.
12. She said that she wanted a blue jacket for her birthday.
13. He reminded me to turn off the light.
14. Lily told me that she should go home to do her homework.