CHUYÊN đề REPORTED SPEECH (lối nói GIÁN TIẾP

CHUYấN : REPORTED SPEECH
(LI NểI GIN TIP)

Tỏc gi: Triu Th Hng
Giỏo viờn trng THPT Vnh Yờn
i tng hc sinh: Lp 12, ễn thi H C
S tit d kin: 4 tit

A. PHN M U
I. Lý do chn chuyờn :
Ng phỏp l mt h thng nhng quy tc kt cu ca mt ngụn ng.
Mun nm bt ngụn ng ting Anh, ngoi nhng yu t khỏc, ngi hc
cn phi hiu y , sõu sc nhng kin thc ng phỏp c bn v thc
hnh thnh tho. Trong nhng chuyờn ng phỏp, hc sinh c bit
hng thỳ vi chuyờn th tng thut ( Reported speech). Tuy nhiờn,
h vn gp khụng ớt khú khn trong khi thc hnh li núi giỏn tip ny,
c bit vi cỏc dng tng thut cõu hi, tng thut hnh ng li núi...
Tụi nhn thy rng hc sinh cn nm vng kin thc trc khi lm bi
tp thỡ vic luyn tp mi t hiu qu. Vi nhn thc nh vy nờn tụi
tin hnh trỡnh by chuyờn v cõu giỏn tip trong ting Anh.
II. Đối tợng học sinh bồi dỡng
- Học sinh lớp : 12.
- Số tiết bồi dỡng: 4
- Trong đề tài này, tôi chỉ tập trung vào một số vấn đề lý thuyết về các
cách thay đổi từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp, cung cấp một số bài tập
để củng cố các kiến thức trên và su tầm các câu hỏi trong đề thi tuyển
sinh Đại học môn tiếng Anh khối D của Bộ GD nhằm giúp học sinh hiểu
và nắm đợc những kiến thức cơ bản và nâng cao về lối nói gián tiếp trong
tiếng Anh.
* Hệ thống kiến thức sử dụng trong chuyên đề:
- Reported speech:

+ Reporting statements
+ Reporting questions( Wh- questions and Yes-no questions)
+ Reporting with special verbs.
* H thng cỏc dng bi tp c trng ca chuyờn .
- Cỏc dng bi tp trc nghim khỏch quan bỏm sỏt SGK v mt s ti
liu bi tp ng phỏp trong sỏch nõng cao lp 12.
- Mt s bi tp su tm trong cỏc thi i hc Cao ng mụn ting
Anh khi D ca B GD.


* Hệ thống các phương pháp cơ bản, đặc trưng để giải các dạng bài
tập trong chuyên đề.
- Vận dụng cấu trúc ngữ pháp đã được trình bày cụ thể theo từng phần để
làm bài tập.
- Mỗi một dạng bài tập đều nêu đầy đủ ví dụ minh hoạ để giúp học sinh
dễ hiểu và áp dụng trong việc thực hành.
* Hệ thống các ví dụ, bài tập cụ thể cùng lời giải minh họa cho
chuyên đề.
* Các bài tập tự giải

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B: PHẦN NỘI DUNG
CHỦYÊN ĐỀ: REPORTED SPEECH


* Definition:
1. Lời nói trực tiếp: là sự lặp lại chính xác những từ của người nói.
- Lời nói trực tiếp được đặt trong dấu ngoặc kép và sau động từ chính có
dấu phẩy(,) hoặc dấu hai chấm(:).

- Đôi khi mệnh đề chính cũng có thể đặt sau lời nói trực tiếp.
Ex: “ I don’t like this party” Bill said.
2. Lời nói gián tiếp (indirect/reported speech) là lời tường thuật lại ý của
người nói, đôi khi không cần phải dùng đúng những từ của người nói.
Ex: Bill said that he didn’t like that party.
* Thể tường thuật ( reported speech) dùng để thuật lại một lời phát
ngôn trước đó. Bao gồm các loại câu tường thuật sau:
- Reporting statements
- Reporting questions
- Reported speech with special verbs

REPORTING STATEMENTS
(Tường thuật câu phát ngôn)
* Khi động từ chính của câu ( động từ tường thuật) ở thì hiện tại ( present
tense), thì của câu phát ngôn được tường thuật lại không thay đổi.
- Direct speech: “I always get up early in the morning”, my mother often
says.
Reported speech: My mother often says that she always gets up early in
the morning.
- Direct speech:
text is difficult”.

He says/ he is saying/ he has said/ he will say, “The

Reported speech: He says/ is saying/ has said/ will say (that) the text is
difficult.
* Khi động từ chính của câu ở thì quá khứ, thì ngoại trừ các thì quá khứ
hoàn thành và quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn, thì của câu phát ngôn được
tường thuật phải được lùi về quá khứ một thì so với câu trực tiếp.
Direct speech:

“We haven’t been to Africa ”, they said.
Reported speech:
They said that they hadn’t been to Africa.
A. Các bước thay đổi từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp:


1. Bắt đầu câu tường thuật bằng:
* S + said + (that) + clause
* S + told + O + (that) + clause
Note: Trong câu tường thuật “told” (tell) có thể được dùng thay cho
“said” (say). Tuy nhiên “told” luôn đòi hỏi có tân ngữ đi kèm.
Ví dụ: They said (that) they had not been to Africa.
They told me (that) they had not been to Africa.
*Note: Có thể sử dụng một số động từ tường thuật sau: thought,
announced, explained, complained, believed…
2. Bỏ dấu ngoặc kép khi tường thuật
Ví dụ: He said, “They might win the game,”
He said that they might win the game.
3. Các đại từ phải thay đổi:
Subject
I-he/she
YouI/we
He
She
It
We they
They
You

Object

Possessive
Adjective
Mehim/her Myyou
his/her
him
your
her
his
it
her
usthem
its
them
our-their
you-me/him their
your-my

Possessive
Pronoun
Minehis/hers
yours
his
hers
its
ours-theirs
theirs
yours-mine

Reflexive

Pronoun
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
themselves
yourslves

4. Thay đổi một số cách nói thời gian và nơi chốn:
Direct
today
tonight
now
tomorrow
yesterday
next (week)
last (week)
(three days)
ago
this / these
here
5. Thay đổi thì:

Reported
that day
that night
then/ at once/immediately
the next day / the following day

the day before / the previous day
the next (week) / the following (week) / the week after
the (week) before / the previous week
(three days) before
that / those
there


Direct speech
Present simple:
Tom said,”I never eat meat”
Present cont.:am/is/are + Ving
He said, “I’m waiting for Ann
Persent pecfect:
She said, “I’ve seen that film”
Present pecfect progressive
Andrew said, “I’ve been learning
Chinese for 5 years
Past simple:
They said, “We came by car”
Past progressive:
He said, “I was sitting in the park at 8
o’cock”
Future simple: will/shall + V
Judy said,”I’ll phone you”
Future progressive
He said,”I’ll playing golf at three
o’clock tomorrow
Modal verbs
+ Can

She said,”You can sit here”
+ May
Claire said, “I may got to Bali again”
+ Must
He said, “I must finish this report”

Reported speech
Past simple:
Tom said he never ate meat
Past cont.: was/were + Ving
He said he was waiting for Ann
Past perfect:
She said she had seen that film
Past perfect progressive
Andrew said he had been learning Chinese
for 5 years
Past perfect:
They said they had come by car
Past perfect progressive
He said he had been sitting in the park at 8
o’clock
Future in the past
Judy said she would phone me
Future progressive in the past
He said he would be playing golf at three
o’clock tomorrow.
Modal verbs in the past
+ Could
She said we could sit here
+ Might

Claire said she might go to Bali again
+ Must / Had to
He said he must / had to finish this report.

B. Những trường hợp không cần thay đổi khi chuyển từ câu trực tiếp
sang câu gián tiếp:
1. “must” có thể giữ nguyên hoặc đổi thành “had to”
- “I must finish this report by Monday,” Jill said
 Jill said that she must finish that report by Monday
 Jill said that she had to finish that report by Monday
2. “should” và “ought to” có thể giữ nguyên hoặc tường thuật bằng cách
dùng động từ “advise sb (not) to do sth”
- “You should practice your English every day,” said Miss Hoax
 Miss Hoai said that I should practice my English every day
 Miss Hoai advised me to practice my English every day
- “You ought not to lie in the sun for long hours, Nam,” said Bad
 Bad said that Nam ought not to lie in the sun for long hours
 Bad advised Nam not to lie in the sun for long hours
3. Khi động từ trong câu trực tiếp là các động từ khiếm khuyết sau :
could, should, would, might, ought to, had to, used to.
- “You needn’t do it if you don’t want,” she said
 She said that I needn’t do it if I didn’t want


- “It would be nice if he could see you again, Pam” Mike said
 Mike said it would be nice if he could see Pam again
- “It might be too dangerous for us to go now,” said Jack
 Jack said it might be too dangerous for them to go then
- She said; “I could do the homework
→ She said the she could do the homework

4. Khi tường thuật mệnh đề ước muốn (wish); câu điều kiện loại 2( có
thể thay đổi hoặc không), loại 3; và cấu trúc it’s (high/ about ) time...
- He said, “I wish I were richer. ”
He told me he wished he were richer.
- “If I knew her number, I would tell you,” Peter said
 Peter said if he knew / had knew her number, he would tell /
would have told me
- “If you had come , you would have met many old friends,” Liz
said
 Liz said if I had come, I would have met many old friends
- He said, “It’s time we went. ”
 He said it was time they went.
5. Khi câu nói trực tiếp thể hiện một chân lý hoặc một hành động lặp lại
thường xuyên, thì của động từ trong câu gián tiếp vẫn không thay đổi
- My teacher said “The sun rises in the East”
→ My teacher said (that) the sun rises in the East.
- He said, ‘My father always drinks coffee after dinner’
→ He said (that) his father always drinks coffee after dinner
6. Động từ trong câu nói trực tiếp có thời gian xác định:
- He said, “I was born in 1980”
→ he said that he was born in 1980.
7. Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian trong câu phức có thì quá khứ đơn
và quá khứ tiếp diễn
- “I saw him when he was going to the cinema”
→ She said she saw him when she was going to the cinema

REPORTED QUESTIONS
(Tường thuật câu hỏi)
Về cơ bản khi tường thuật lại một câu hỏi thì cũng có những thay
đổi như tường thuật câu phát ngôn: thay đổi về thì, trạng từ và đại từ.

Tuy nhiên đối với từng loại câu hỏi có thêm các thay đổi cụ thể như sau:
1. Tường thuật câu hỏi dạng Wh- questions và Yes- no questions:


- Wh- questions:
* S + asked + (O) + wh-… + clause
* S + wondered + wh-… + clause
* S + wanted to know + wh-… + clause
- Yes- no questions:
* S + asked + (O) + if / whether + clause
* S + wondered + if /whether + clause
* S + wanted to know + if / whether + clause
2. Không đảo ngữ khi tường thuật câu hỏi.
3. Bỏ dấu chấm hỏi và dấu ngoặc kép.
4. Thay đổi thì, động từ, cách nói thời gian, nơi chốn và đại từ cho phù
hợp.
5. Đối với câu hỏi “Wh-questions” ta lặp lại các từ hỏi: what, where,
when, who, which, how, how much, how many, how long, ….
NOTE: không dùng trước chữ “that”
6. Đối với câu hỏi “Yes-No questions” dùng “if / whether/
whether......or not”. NOTE: không dùng “that” trước “if / whether”
Example of wh-questions:
- “What is this man saying?”
 He asked me what that man was saying
- “When are you leaving for London”
 He wanted to know when I was leaving for London
- “Where did you buy this bag?”
 She wondered where I had bought that bag
- “Who phoned you last night?”
 She asked who ahd phoned me the night before

- “Why is Mary crying?”
 He wondered why Mary was crying
- “How long have you been working here?”
- “How far is it to your hometown?”
 He wanted to know how har it was to my hometown.
Example of yes-no questions:
- “Do you often go out in the evening?”
 He asked if/whether I often went out in the evening
- “Is your wife a good cook?”
 “She wanted to know if/whether my wife was a good cook.
- “Have you ever been to South America?”
 He asked if/whether I had ever been to South America.
- “Did your father go to college?”
 He wondered if/whether my father had gone to college
- “Was Kate waiting for you at the airport?”
 He asked if/whether Kate had been waiting for me at the
airport


- “Can you swim across this river?”
 He wondered if/whether I could swim across that river
- “Will you come home late today?”
 She wanted to know if/whether I would come home late that
day.
- “Have you locked the door yet ?”, the mother asked her son.
 The mother asked her son if he had locked the door yet.
 The mother asked her son whether he had locked the door or
not.
• Note: Câu hỏi đuôi được tường thuật giống như câu hỏi Yesno nhưng phải bỏ phần đuôi phía sau:
Ví dụ: She asked me, “You will stay here, won’t you ?”

 She asked me if/ whether I would stay there.
Tóm tắt
Statements
(Câu phát biểu)
Commands
(Câu mệnh lệnh)
Wh-questions
(Câu hỏi nội dung)
Yes-no questions
(Câu hỏi có không)

Câu gián tiếp
* S + said + (that) + clause
* S + told + O + (that) + clause
* S + told + O + to infinitive
* S + told + O + not + to infinitive
* S + asked + (O) + wh-… + clause
* S + wondered + wh-… + clause
* S + wanted to know + wh-… + clause
* S + asked + (O) + if / whether + clause
* S + wondered + if /whether + clause
* S + wanted to know + if / whether + clause

REPORTED SPEECH WITH SPECIAL VERBS
(Câu tường thuật với các động từ đặc biệt)
Để tường thuật chính xác các câu thể hiện hành động lời nói ( các
câu phát ngôn quen thuộc dùng để diễn tả một chức năng giao tiếp cụ thể.


Ví dụ như lời khuyên( advice), lời đề nghị( suggestion), lời xin lỗi

( apology), lời mời ( invitation)...thì chúng ta cần nắm chắc các cấu trúc
thường được dùng để diễn tả các chức năng giao tiếp này.
A. Câu tường thuật với động từ theo sau bằng “to-V”
1. Tường thuật mệnh lệnh: told/ ordered/ commanded/ asked/
requested sb (not) to do sth.
“Put your books away ,” said the teacher.
 The teacher told us to put our books away.
“Please wait for a minute.” The man asked me
The man asked me to wait for a minute.
2. Tường thuật lời yêu cầu: asked sb (not) to do sth.
“Please, don’t smoke in this room,” said the clerk.
 The clerk asked me not to smokr in that room.
3. Tường thuật lời khuyên: advised sb (not) to do sth.
“If I were you, I wouldn’t drink so much wine,” he said.
 He advised me not to drink so much wine.
4. Tường thuật lời hứa: promised to do sth.
“ I’ll give you a hand, if you like,” said Darian.
 Darain promised to give me a hand, if I liked.
5. Tường thuật lời đe dọa: threaten to do sth’.
“Get out or I’ll call the police,” said the woman.
 The woman threatened to call the police if he didn’t get out.
6. Tường thuật lời cảnh báo: warned sb (not) to do sth.
“Don’t touch that wire,” he said.
 He warned me not to touch that wire.
7. Tường thuật lời mời: invited sb to do sth.
“Come for inner with us tonight, will you?” Bill said.
 Bill invited me to come for dinner with them that night.
8. Tường thuật lời nhắc nhở: reminded sb to do sth.
“Remember to pot my letter on your way,” Wendy said.
 Wendy reminded me to post her letter on my way.

9. Tường thuật lời động viên: encouraged sb to so sth.
“Go heard, you must enter for the contest, Jill!” said Pam.
 Pam encouraged Jill to enter for the contest.
10. Tường thuật lời khẩn cầu: begged/implored sb to do sth.


“Please, do me a favor,” said the beggar to Carol.
 The beggar beggared/imployed Carol to do him a favor.
11. Tường thuật lời tự nguyện: offered to do sth.
“Shall I help you with the housework?” said Tim to hiss wife.
 Tim offered to help his wife with the housework.
12. Tường thuật sự đồng ý: agreed to do sth.
“OK, I’ll take you to work in my car, Sue” said Carl.
 Carl agreed to take Sue to work in his car.
B. Câu tường thuật với động từ theo sau bằng “gerund/Ving
1. Tường thuật lời buộc tội: accused sb of doing sth.
“you damaged my new laptop, Dan,”said Susan.
 Susan accused Dan of damaging her new laptop.
2. Tường thuật lời thú nhận: admitted doing/having done sth.
“I didn’t tell you he truth, Ron,” said Kim.
 Kim admitted not telling/not having told Ron the truth.
3. Tường thuật lời phủ nhận: denied doing/having done sth.
“I didn’t break that vase,” said Tom.
 Tom denied breaking /having broken that vase.
4. Tường thuật lời xin lỗi: apolozied (to sb) for doing sth.
“I’m sorry I’ve kept you waiting,” said Amanda
 Amanda apolozied for having kept me waiting.
5. Tường thuật lời khen: congratulated sb on doing sth.
“Congratulations! You won the game!” said the principal.
The principal congratulated the students on winning the game.

6. Tường thuật lời nài nỉ, khăng khăng: insisted on doing sth.
“I must pay for this damage,” the man said.
 The man insisted on paying for that weekend.
7. Tường thuật lời đề nghị: suggested doing sth.
“Let’s have a pinic this weekend,” Muad suggested.
 Maud suggested having a pinic that weekend.
8. Tường thuật lời cảm ơn: thanked sb for (doing sth).
“Thank you very much for your advice,” he said.
 He thanked me for my advise.
9. Tường thuật lời cảnh báo: warned sb against (doing) sth.


“Don’t invest in that business,” said my lawyer.
 My lawyer warned me against investing in that business.
10. Tường thuật lời đỗ lỗi: blamed sb for (doing) sth.
“You are responsible for this failure,” said the director.
 The director blamed me for that failure.
11. Tường thuật lời thú nhận: confessed to (doing) sth.
“It was me who stole the money,” said Jack.
 Jack confessed to stealing the money.
C. Tường thuật câu cảm thán trong lời nói gián tiếp: (Exclamation in
reported speech)
Động từ tường thuật là: exclaim/shout
- He said, “ What a lovely garden they have”
->He exclaimed that they had a lovely garden.
- Các hình thức cảm thán bắt đầu bằng “what’ và “how” chuyển sang
gián tiếp bằng:
He said that it was … / hoặc He exclaimed that it was …
She said; “What a pity!” (Direct speech)
-> She exclaimed that it was a pity

I said; “What a nice horse”
-> I exclaimed that it was a nice hoese
He said; “How beautiful she is!”
-> He exclaimed that she was beautiful!
“What a big egg” he said
-> He said that it was a big egg.
“ How dreadful!” he said
-> He exclaimed that it was dreadful
D. Các hình thức hỗn hợp trong lời nói gián tiếp: (mixed forms in
reported speech)
Lời nói trực tiếp có thể bao gồm nhiều hình thức hỗn hợp: câu khẳng
định, câu hỏi, câu mệnh lệnh, câu cảm thán. Khi chuyển sang câu gián
tiếp thì câu ở dạng nào ta chuyển về gián tiếp ở từng phần của dạng đó:
- He said, “Can you play the guitar?” and I said “No”
→ He asked me if I could play the guitar and I said that I couldn’t.
- “I don’t know the way. Do you? He asked.
→ He said that he didn’t know the way and asked her if she knew
it.
- “I’m going to shopping. Can I get you something? She said
→ She said that she was going to shopping and asked if she could
get me anything.


E. Some special cases:
1. Indirect speech with Let’s/ Let him/ Let her/ Let them:
+ Let’s/ Let him/ let her/ Let them do something
→ suggest that somebody should do something (dùng cho mọi
trường hợp)
- “Let’s eat out tonight” she said.
→ She suggested that they should eat out that night.

- “Let him prepare all the lesson.” She said
→ She suggested that he should prepare all the lesson.
+ Let’s/let him/ let her …
→ suggest + V-ing (dùng cho let’s)
→ suggest + somebody’s + V-ing ( dùng cho let him/ let her/ let
them
- “Let’s go camping next weekend” he said
→He suggested going camping the following weekend.
- “Let them do their exercises this morning” she said
→ She suggested their doing exercises that morning.
2. + “Yes, let’s” → agree
- “Let’s go to the theatre tonight? He said; “Yes, let’s, ” said one of his
friends.
→ He suggested going to the theatre that night and one of his
friends agreed.
+ “No, Let’s not” → object to the idea/ be against the idea
- “No, let’s not. It is hot” said another friend
→ Another friend objected to that idea/ was against it because it was hot.
3. Let = allow
- : “Let him go with me, mother” she said
→ She asked her mother to let him go with her
- “Let her do it herself, teacher” he said to his teacher.
→ He asked his teacher to let her do it herself.
4. Indirect speech with ‘must” ‘need” “have to”
+ I must do … = unchanged/ had to
Eg: ‘I must be there at 6 a.m” he said → He said he must/ had to be
there at 6 a.m
+ Must I/ you/ he … do …? = had to
Eg: “Must you get ready for the party” he said → He asked if I/ she had
to get ready for the party.

+ I must not do … = unchanged
Eg: “I must not get up early tomorrow”, she said → she said that she
must not get up early the next day
+ You/ She/ He must not do … = unchanged/ weren’t to do/ wasn’t to
do


Eg: “He must not be present at the meeting today” she said
→ She said that he must not be/ wasn’t to be present at the meeting that
day.
+ I needn’t do = needn’t have to/ wouldn’t have to …
Eg” “I needn’t do my homework” she said
→ She said that she needn’t have to do her homework/ wouldn’t have
to do her homework.
+ You he/ she needn’t do … = unchanged
Eg: “You needn’t lock the door” she said
→ She said that he needn’t lock the door.
+ Need I/ you/ he do …? = unchanged / had to
Eg: “Need I prepare everything for the meal” she said
→ She asked if she need/ had to prepare everything for the meal.
5. Indirect speech with some expressions:
+ “Thanks” he said
→ He thanked me
+ “Good luck” he said → He wished me good luck
“Happy Christmas” he said → he wished me happy Christmas
+ “Congratulation” she said → He congratulated me
+ The notice said ‘Welcome to Bacgiang”
→The notice welcomed visitors to Bac giang
+ “No/ Yes” → Subject + Auxiliary verb
Eg: “Did you have a good time” he said; “yes’ I said

→ He asked me if I had had a good time and I said I had
“Have you done your work” he said “ No’ I said
→ He asked me if I had done my work and I said I hadn’t
+ Good morning/ evening/ hello → Subject + greet …

EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH
I. Choose the best answer :
1. He said he……………..at the “Ritz” Hotel.
A.is staying
B. has stayed
C. was staying
2. He asked me where I…………….

D. will stay


A.
have B. study
C.
am D. studied
studied
studying
3. I thought that I ………….my work at that time.
A.
shall B. will finish
C.
would D. will have
finish
finish
finished

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 D. worked
working
7. Victor said he………….very busy.
A. is
B. will be
C. was
D. may be
8. I asked Hoa if she……………… Chinese.
A.
could B. speaks
C. can speak
D. has spoken
speak
9. Tina asked me how long I……………..a teacher.
A. have been
B. had been

C. am
D. will be
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 B. next day
C. day next
D.
the day
day
next
12. I want to know if 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. He said that John……………….up his job.
A. has given
B. have given
C. had give
D. had given
17. She said that she ……………to learn to drive.
A. is going
B. was going
C. go
D. goes
18. 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 B.
had been C.would
be D. is back

back
back
back
21. She said that she……………..there the year before.
A. had gone
B. went
C. would go
D. goes
22. I wonder………………the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what
B. whether
C. where
D. when
23. She said she……………….the book.
A. already finds
B. has already found C. had already found D.
would already find
24. I was sure he…………….the letter.
A. posted
B. had posted
C. will post
D. is posting
25. He said he…………….to the station to see me off.
A. came
B. will come
C.
would D. is coming
come

26. The policeman asked George where he……………so early.
A. is running
B. ran
C.
was D. runs
running
27. He says that he……………..the laws of the country.
A. knew
B. is knowing
C. knows
D. had known
28. They realised that they…………..their way in the dark.
A. had lost
B. lose
C. lost
D. was lost
29. My friend asked me who……………….the piano in the sitting
room.
A. plays
B. was playing C. is playing
D. has played
30. “Go home,” said the teacher to us.
A. The teacher told us to go home
B. The teacher said us to go home
C. The teacher told us go home
D. The teacher told to us to go home
31. “Don’t forget to clean your teeth,” said Granny to Helen.
A. Granny told Helen not forget to clean her teeth.
B. Granny reminded Helen to clean her teeth.
C. Granny told Helen to not forget to clean her teeth.

D. Granny said Helen not to forget to clean her teerh.
32. “Please bring me some fish soup,” he said to the waitress.
A. He asked the waitress bring him some fish soup.
B. He asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup.
C. He asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup.
D. He asked the waitress bring her some fish soup.
33. “This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman.
A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.
B. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road.
C. The woman said that man spoke to her on the road.
D. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.


34. I said to Nick: “Where are you going?”
A. I asked Nick where was he going.
B. I asked Nick where he was going.
C. I asked Nick where is he going.
D. I asked Nick where he is going.
35. “If I were you, I’d try to get a room on the top of floor,” he said.
A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor.
B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.
C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.
D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor.
36. “I’ll wait for you if you like,” she said.
A. She offered to wait for me.
B. She said she’d wait for me if I liked.
C. She suggested she waited for me.
D. A&B are correct.
37. “Don’t touch this pot. It is still very hot” she said to me
A. She told me to touch that pot as it was still very hot

B. She told me not to touch that pot as it was still very hot
C. She told me to not touch that pot as it was still very hot
D. She told me not to touch that pot as it is still very hot
37. “Remember to switch off when you’ve finished,” he said.
A. He reminded me to switch off when I’ve finished.
B. He reminded me to switch off when I’d finished.
C. He offered me to switch off when I’d finished.
D. He suggested me to switch off when I’d finished.
38. “You’d better apologise for being late,” said my mother.
A. My mother advised me to apologise for being late.
B. My mother suggested me to apologise for being late.
C. My mother suggested apologising for being late.
D. My mother warned me to apologise for being late.
39. “Could you check the oil, please?” I asked the mechanic.
A. I invited the mechanic to check the oil.
B. I asked the mechanic to check the oil.
C. I reminded the mechanic to check the oil.
D. I warned the mechanic to check the oil.
40 Kate said: “Mike, do you like my dress?”
A. Kate asked Mike if he liked her dress.
B. Kate asked Mike if you liked her dress.
C. Kate asked Mike if he liked your dress.
D. Kate asked Mike if he likes her dress.
41. “Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” he said to
me.
A. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday.


B. He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
C. He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday.

D. He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
42. “Don’t open your books,” the teacher said to the pupils.
A. The teacher told the pupils to not open their books.
B. The teacher told the pupils did not open their books.
C. The teacher told the pupils not open their books.
D. The teacher told the pupils not to open their books.
II. Chose the best answer
1. She asked me……..the seat………..or not
a. If / had occupied
b. Whether / was occupied
c. If / has been occupied
d. Whether / occupied
2. The policeman asked us………..
a. had any of us seen the accident happen.
b. If had any of us seen the accident happen
c. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen
d. that if any of us had seen the accident happen
3. I asked him………..,but he said nothing
a. what the matter was
b. what was the matter
c. the matter was what
d. what’s the matter was
4. James………..him up when the bus reached the square
a. told me wake
b. asked me to wake
c. said me to wake
d. requested me waking
5. I wonder………….we’ll catch the bus………we’ll take a taxi
a. if / and whether
b. whether / or that c. if / or that

d.
whether / or whether
6. Excuse me. Could you tell me………………?
a. what time is it
b. what is the time
c. what time it is d.
it is what time
7. We wondered……….from his office after that scandal
a. why did he not resign
b. why he did not resign
c. why he not resign
d. why didn’t he resign
8. Jeff wanted to know……………..
a. that why were his friends laughing
b. why were his
friends laughing
c. why his friends were laughing
d. the reason why his
friends laughing
9. Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer
the………..day
a. previous
b. following
c. before
d. last
10. She…………him whether he liked the steak she cooked
a. asks
b. wondered
c. wanted to know d. asked

11. His neighbours sometimes wondered……….he did for a living
a. why
b. when
c. where
d. what
12. Could you please tell me……………?
a. It is how far to the nearest bus stop
b. how far is it
to the nearest bus stop
c. how far to the nearest bus stop is it
d. how far it is
to the nearest bus stop
13. Marigold wondered………..Kevin and Ruth would be at the
party
a. that
b. whether
c. if
d. b& c
14. He asked me…………….
a. How long you have studied English.
b. How long
had you studied English
c. How long you had study English
d. How long
you had studied English
15. The passenger asked…………….we landed
a. what
b. when
c. if

d. why
16. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
a. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.
b. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
c. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
d. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
17. “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl.
a. Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her.
b. Kerry told Chery he had something to tell her.
c. Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him.
d. Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her.
18. He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”
a. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.
b. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.
c. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.
d. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.
19. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.
a. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.
b. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.
c. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.
d. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.
20. “I wrote to him yesterday”
a. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.
b. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.
c. She told me she had written to him yesterday.


d. She told me she had written to him the day before.
21. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
a. She told me he was talking to your sister.

b. She told me she was talking to my sister.
c. She told me he was talking to my sister.
d. She told me he was talking to her sister.
22. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to
the boys.
a. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.
b. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.
c. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.
d. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.
23. “You will like my sister when you meet her”
a. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.
b. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.
c. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.
d. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.
24. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”
a. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.
b. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
c. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.
d. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
25. “I didn’t break your watch”
a. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
b. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
c. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.
d. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.
26. “I found a lot of mistakes in your plan”. Catherine said to
Kevin.
a. Catherine told Kevin she found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
b. Catherine told Kevin she has found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
c. Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
d. Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in her plan.

27. “I have just seen your mother this morning”.
a. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.
b. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.
c. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.
d. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.
28. “We are ready to come with our friends”
a. They told us they are ready to come with their friends.
b. They told us they were ready to come with our friends.
c. They told us we were ready to come with our friends.


d. They told us they were ready to come with their friends.
29. “I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key”
a. He said he couldn’t get into the house because he had lost my key.
b. He said he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he had lost
his key.
c. He said he had been able to get into the house because he had lost his
key.
d. He said he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he lost his
key.
30. “I was intending to meet you tomorrow”.
a. She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow.
b. She told me she had intending to meet me the next day.
c. She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow.
d. She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day.
31. Paker: “ Help me”
a. Paker asked not to help him
b. Paker asked to help me
c. Paker advised me to help him
d. Paker asked us to help him

32. Carol: “ Listen to that song”
a. Carol said to listen that song
b. Carol told us to listen to that song
c. Carol asked us to listen to this song
d. Carol talked me to listen to that song
33. Maria: “ Leave me alone!”
a. Maria told her friend to leave her alone
b. Maria told her friend to leave me alone
c. Maria said her friend to leave me alone
d. Maria told her friend leaving me alone
34. Mr Stephens: “ Buy me some milk”
a. Mr Stephens suggested to buy him some milk
b. Mr Stephens asked me to buy him some milk
c. Mr Stephens asked to buy him some milk
d. Mr Stephens spoke to buy me some milk
35. George: “ Feed the cat”
a. George asked his girlfriend to feed the cat
b. George asked his girlfriend feed the cat
c. George asked his girlfriend feeding the cat
d. George asked his girlfriend fed the cat
36. Heather: “ Don’t say that”
a. Heather tells to you not to say that
b. Heather told you not to say that
c. Heather advised you to say that


d. Heather ordered not you to say that
37. You: “ Come with us”
a. They told John to come with us
b. They told to John to come with us

c. They told John to come with them
d. They told John came with us
38. Tom: “ Call me in the evening”
a. Tom told us calling him in the evening
b. Tom told us to called him in the evening
c. Tom told not us to call him in the evening
d. Tom told us to call him in the evening
39. Your mother: “ Come back in one hour”
a. My mother told me come back in one hour
b. My mother asked me come back in one hour
c. My mother reminded to come back in one hour
d. My mother told me to come back in one hour.
40. Mrs Smith: “Don’t play in front of my windows”
a. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of her windows
b. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of my windows
c. Mrs Smith told us to not play in front of her windows
d. Mrs Smith said us not to play in front of her windows
41. Jame: “Don’t eat so much junk food !”
a. Jame reminded me not to eat so much junk food
b. Jame asked me to not eat so much junk food
c. Jame reminded me not to ate so much junk food
d. Jame says me not to eat so much junk food
42.Walter: “Don’t ring Tony on Sunday”
a. Walter told me don’t ring Tony on Sunday
b. Walter told not to ring Tony on Sunday
c. Walter told me not ring Tony on Sunday
d. Walter told me not to ring Tony on Sunday
43. Jane: “Don’t watch the new film”
a. Jane advised me not to watch the new film
b. Jane advised not me to watch the new film

c. Jane advised me do not to watch the new film
d. Jane advise me not to watch the new film
44. “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now”
a. He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now
b. He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then
c. He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then
d. He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then
45. Marcel: “Don’t sing this song”
a. Marcel asked me not to sing this song


b. Marcel asked me not to sing that song.
c. Marcel said me not to sing that song
d. Marcel asked me not to sang that song
46. Teacher: “Don’t forget your homework”
a. Teacher reminded me not to forget my homework.
b. Teacher asked me if not to forget my home work
c. Teacher reminded whether I not to forget my home work.
d. Teacher reminded me not to forget your home work
47. John: “Don’t shout at your son”
a. John asked me to not shout at my son
b. John asked me not to shout at my son.
c. John asked me not to shout at your son
d. John wondered if I do not shout at my son
48. Tom: “Why don’t you study hard for the coming exam, Ba”
a. Tom advised me not to study hard for the coming exam
b.Tom advised me to study hard for the coming exam
c. Tom advised Ba not to study hard for the coming exam
d. Tom advised Ba to study hard for the coming exam.
49. Father: ‘ Brush your teeth before going to bed, please”

a. Father said to his son brushing your teeth before going to bed
b. Father said to his son to brush his teeth before going to bed
c. Father told his son to brush my teeth before going to bed
d. Father told his son to brush his teeth before going to bed
50. The man: “ Come in but don’t bring anything”
a. The man said to come in but not bring anything
b. The man told come in but not to bring anything
c. The man told the boy to come in but not to bring anything
d. The man asked to come but not to bring anything
51. They said “ Hurrah! We have won the contest!”
a. They said “ Hurrah” that they had won the contest.
b. They said they had won the contest.
c. They exclaimed with joy that they had won the contest.
d. They said with joy that they have won the contest.
52. Miss White said to him, “ Why are you so late? Did your car
have a flat fire?”
a. Miss White told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat
fire
b. Miss White asked him why was he so late and did your car have a flat
fire.
c. Miss White asked him why was he so late and if your car have a flat
fire.
d. Miss White asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a
flat fire.


51. His friend said to Peter “ I’m sad. Let me alone”
a. His friend said that I am sad and let me alone.
b. His friend said that I was sad and let me alone.
c. His friend said that he was sad and told Peter to let him alone.

d. His friend said that he was sad and if Peter to him alone.
52. “ What does she like?” he asked me.
a. He asked me what she likes
b. He asked me what she liked.
c. He asked me what do I like.
d. He asked me what did he like.
53. She said, “Don’t tease me, John.”
a. She said not to tease me to John.
b. She said John not to tease me.
c. She told John not to tease her.
d. She told John do not tease her.
54. He asked me what………………………………………..
a. time was it
b. time is it
c. time it was
d. none is correct.
55. He told me that……………………………………………
a. his father has sold the house.
b. his father had sold
the house yesterday.
c. his father will sell the house.
d. his father don’t sell
the house.
56. He told me to rest for a while. “…………….for a while”, he said.
a. To rest
b. Rest
c. Do you rest
d. Resting
57. He asked “Why did she take my pen?”
- He asked why………………………….

a. she took his pen.
b. did he take his pen.
c. she had taken his pen
d. she has taken his pen
58. He said, “Hurrah! We have won the match!”
a. He said, “Hurrah” that they had won the match.
b. He said with joy that they have won the match.
c. He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
d. He said that they have won the match.
59. My father said to me, “Why are you late? Did you miss the
train?”
a. My father told me why was I late and did I miss the train.
b. My father asked me why was I late and did I miss the train.
c. My father asked me why you were late and if you missed the train.
d. My father asked me why I was late and whether I missed the train.


60. I said to him “ I’m very angry with you . Go away”
a. I said that I am very angry with you and go away.
b. I said that I was very angry with you and went away.
c. I said that I was very angry with him and told him to go away.
d. I said that he was very angry with me and told me to go away.
61. “ What do you want ?” he asked me.
a. He asked me what I want.
b. He asked me what I wanted.
b. He asked me what do I want
d. He asked me what did I want.
62. She said, “ Don’t smile, John. Be serious.”
a. She said not to smile and be serious.
b. She said John not to smile and be serious.

c. She told John not to smile and asked him to be serious.
d. She told John do not smile and be serious.
63. . He said "If I had enough money, I could buy that dictionary."
a. He said if he had enough money, he could buy that dictionary
b. He said if he had had enough money, he could buy that dictionary.
c. He said if he had enough money, he could have bought that
dictionary.
d. He said if he had had enough money, he could have bought that
dictionary.
64. "Good morning, Mary! How are you?" Henry said
a. Henry greeted Mary and asked how she was.
b. Henry greeted Mary and asked how is she.
c. Henry said good morning Mary and asked how was she.
d. Henry said good morning and asked Mary how she is.
65. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
a. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month.
b. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month.
c. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month.
d. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month

MỘT SỐ BÀI TẬP LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN “CÂU GIÁN TIẾP”
TRONG ĐỀ THI ĐẠI HỌC MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI D CÁC NĂM
CỦA BỘ GD
Choose the best answer :


Question 1: “Why don’t we go out for dinner ? ” said Marry
A. Marry requested a dinner out.
B. Mary suggested a dinner out.
C.Mary demanded a dinner out.

D.Mary ordered a dinner out.
Question 2: “I will let you know the answer by the end of this week”
Tom said to Janet.
A. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
B. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the
week.
C.Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
D.Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
Question 3: My friend told me: “If I were you , I would not smoke so
much”
A. My friend advised me not to smoke so much.
B.My friend warned me against smoking so much.
C. My friend suggested not smoking so much.
D. My friend prohibited me from smoking so much.
( Đề Đại học năm 2007)
Question 4: The captain to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately”
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain ordered his men to ababdon the ship immediately.
D.The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
Question 5: “Shall I make you a coffee” the girl said to the lady.
A. The girl wanted to make a coffee to the lady.
B. The girl offered to make a coffee to the lady.
C.The girl refused to make a coffee to the lady.
D.The girl promised to make a coffee to the lady.
( Đề Đại học năm 2008)
Question 6: “Why don’t you reply to the President’s offer right now?”
said Mary to her husband.
A. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President’s
offer without delay.

B. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s offer
then.
C. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President’s offer right
now.
D. Mary wondered why her husband didn’t reply to the President’s
offer then.
Question 7: “Please don’t drive so fast, Tom,” said Lisa.
A. Lisa complained about Tom’s driving too fast.