Friday, October 29th , 2010
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1. Yesterday afternoon,Bobby (see)
the ocean for the very first time.
2. He (sit) in the garden when the
house fell down.
3. The children were frightened
because it (get) dark.
4. They (give) her a present when
she left.
key
1. Saw
2. Was sitting
3. Got
4. Had given
Grammar: Reported Speech
1. Change in pronouns:
- I/We Subject
Ex: I He/She; me him/her, my
his/her
We
They; us them; our their
- You
Object
Ex: You (S) He/She/I/We/They
You (O) him/her/me
your his/her/my/our/their
- He/She/It/They ø
2. Changes in tenses:
Direct speech
Reported speech
Present simple
Past simple
Present progressive
Past progressive
Past simple
Past simple/Past perfect
Past progressive
Past progressive/Past perfect
progressive
Present perfect
Past perfect
Present perfect progressive
Past perfect progressive
Past perfect
Past perfect
Past perfect progressive
Past perfect progressive
3. Changes in time, place and demonstrative heads:
Direct speech
Reported speech
time
now
today
tonight
tomorrow
yesterday
last night
two days ago
then/immediately
that day
that night
the next/following day
the day before/the previous day
the night before
two days before/earlier
place
here
there
demonstrative this
these
heads
that
those
KINDS OF REPORTED SPEECH
1. Imperative:
a. Positive: S + asked / told / ordered / …+ O + to Vo …
b. Negative: S + asked / told / ordered / …+ O + not + to Vo …
Ex: He said to them, “Don't tell me such a nonsense!”
He told them not to tell him such a nonsense.
Notes:
Vo to Vo
•
Don’t Vo not to Vo
•
2. Statement:
S + told + O / said + (that) + S + V (lùi 1 thì)
Ex: ”I have just bought you a new hat,” my mother
said to me.
=> My mother told me/said that she had just
bought me a new hat.
3. Yes/No question:
S + asked + O + if/whether + S + V(lùi 1 thì)
Ex: ”Have you ever been to Europe before?” my
friend asked me.
=> My friend asked me if I had ever been to
Europe before.
4. Wh question:
S + asked +O+ Wh-word… + S + V(lùi 1 thì)
Ex: “How many books did you buy yesterday?” my
mother asked my sister.
=> My mother asked my sister how many books
she had bought the previous day.
5. Advice:
S + should/had better/ought to/be supposed + V0
or If I were you/ I would + V/ Why don’t you
=> S
+ advised (sb) + to do sth
Ex: “ You should clean your room tomorrow,” my
mother said.
My mother advised me to clean my room the
following day
6. Suggestion:
Let’s/why don’t we/shall we + V0
or What/ how about + Ving
S + suggested (that)+ S+ should +V0
S + suggested + Ving
Ex: “ Why don’t we tell her the truth?” he said.
=> He suggested telling her the truth.
7. Greeting:
S + said “ Hello/Good….” + to sb
Ex: “ Good morning,how are you?” he said to me.
=>He said “good morning” to me and asked
how I was.
8.Offer :
S + offered + to do sth
Ex: “Shall I take off your coat?”,I said to her.
I offered to take off her coat.
9. Apology:
I’m sorry for sth
=> S + apologized for doing sth
Ex: " I am sorry for being late"
=> He apologized for being late.
10. Invitation
:
- Would you like sth
- Have sth
- Will you have sth
- Would you like to do sth
- Could you do sth
=> S + invited sb + to
do sth
Ex: "Would you like to go to the cinema with
me?“ he said to me.
=> He invited me to go to the cinema with
him.
11.Thanks:
S + thanked + O + for + Ving
Ex: “ It was very nice of you to give me the
present. Thank you,” Lan said to Nam.
Lan thanked Nam for giving her the present.
Reported speech with to infinitive
S + V + O + (not) to infinitive
(Verbs: advise, encourage, persuade, order,
warn, expect, tell…)
Reported speech with gerund
S + V + (O) + prep + (not) Ving
(Verbs: thank sb for, accuse sb of,
congratulate sb on, warn sb against,
apologize sb for, dream of, object to,
prevent/stop sb from…)
Grammar
Exercise :1
“ I’ m going to work
in Ho Chi Minh City
next July
.”
Tell your friend what
Thuan said:
1. Thuan said he was
going to work in Ho Chi
Minh City the next July
.
“ I work for a big
company.”
2. Thuan said he worked
for a big company.
“ I’m their
marketing manager.”
3. Thuan said he was their
marketing manager.
“The company has opened
an office in Ho Chi
Minh City.”
4. Thuan said the company
had opened an office in Ho
Chi Minh City.
“It has been very
successful.”
5. Thuan said it had been
very successful.