REPORTED SPEECH.

(2020-2021)

1. Thay đổi động từ trong câu tường thuật

Said → said that
Said to sb → told sb
2. Thay đổi thì trong câu tường thuật: HT QK, QK QKHT,
Will would, can could,
may might, must had to

3. Thay đổi từ chỉ định, các trạng từ và cụm từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn:

Today/ tonight that day/ that night

Yesterday the day before/ the previous day
last month/ night … the moth before / the previous month/ night
Tomorrow the following day/ the next day
this moth that month
The day before yesterday Two days before
The day after tomorrow In two days’ time
next month/ week. .. the month after / the following month/ week
Here There
Now Then
Ago Before
This that
These Those

Ex: 1. He said, “I am twenty years old now.

He said he was twently tears old then.
2.He said to me, “I worked in a factory yesterday.
He told me that he had worked in a factory the day before .
3. They said “ We will come here to take this book tonight”.
They said they would come here to take this book that night.
1. "Mary is going to give a birthday party next week," said her mother.
A. Her mother said that Mary was going to give a birthday party the following week.
B. Her mother said that Mary is going to give a birthday party next week.
C. Her mother said that Mary is going to give a birthday party the following week.
D. Her mother said that Mary was going to give a birthday party next week.
2. They said, “We have to try our best to win the match.”
A. They said we have to try our best to win the match.
B. They said we have to try their best to win the match.
C. They said they had to try their best to win the match.
D. They said they had to try our best to win the match.
3. “I am going to Brighton tomorrow.”, said he.
A. He said he is going to Brighton tomorrow.
B. He said he was going to Brighton the next day.
C. He said he was going to Brighton the day following.
D. He said he is going to Brighton the day after.
4. “I am going away tomorrow, mom.”, the son said.
A. The son said that he was going away the next day, mom.
B. The son told his mom that he was going away the next day.
C. The son asked his mom if he was going away tomorrow.
D. The son said to his mom he was going away the next day.

4. Questions in reported speech

If/ whether , where when why how
S+V
Nhận diện trắc nghiệm : thì quá khứ , quá khứ hoàn thành, would, could
 - Động từ tường thuật câu hỏi gián tiếp là asked/ wanted to know/ wondered ( tự hỏi)
a. Yes/ no questions:
S + asked/ wanted to know/ wondered + ( O ) + if / whether + clause

Eg: Tuan asked Ba “Are you fond of watching television?”

Tuan asked Ba if he was fond of watching television.
1. “Can you answer this question?”, the teacher said to me.
A. The teacher asked me I could answer that question.
B. The teacher asked me if I could answer that question.
C. The teacher asked me if I could answer this question.
D. The teacher asked me if I can answer that question.
2. “Are you hungry, Margaret?” Mary said.
A. Mary said to Margaret were you hungry.
B. Mary asked Margaret whether she was hungry or not.
C. Mary wanted to know if was Margaret hungry.
D. Mary said that Margaret was hungry.
3. “Do you enjoy reading books?”, Phong asked Peter.
A. Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books.
B. Phong asked Peter whether he enjoys reading books or not.
C. Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books or not.
D. Phong asked Peter whether did he enjoy reading books.
4. “May I use your dictionary for a moment?”, Tan asked Hoa.
A. Tan asked Hoa whether he may use her dictionary for a moment.
B. Tan asked Hoa to use your dictionary for a moment
C. Tan asked Hoa if he might use her dictionary for a moment
D. Tan asked Hoa for using her dictionary for a moment
5. “Will Mary be here for five days?, Tom asked Thư.
A. Tom asked Thư will Mary be here for five days.
B. Tom asked Thư how long would Mary be there.
C. Tom asked Thư whether Mary would be there for five days or not.
D. Tom asked Thư how long Mary would be there.

b. Wh-questions:
S + asked + (O) + what, when, where, why, how…+ S+ V
Eg: He said to me, “Why did you go with her father last week?”
He asked me .why I went with her father the week before .
6. “Where are you going Nam?”, Lan asked.
A. Lan asked Nam where he was going. B. Lan asked Nam where he is going.
C. Lan asked Nam where to go. D. Lan asked Nam where you were going.
7. “Where does your father work?”, the teacher asked me.
A. The teacher asked me where your father worked.
B. The teacher asked me where my father worked.
C. The teacher asked me where did my father work.
D. The teacher asked me where did your father work.
8. “How far is it from Hồ Chí Minh City to Vũng Tàu?”, a tourist asked.
A. A tourist asked how far is it from Hồ Chí Minh City to Vũng Tàu.
B. A tourist asked how far it is from Hồ Chí Minh City to Vũng Tàu.
C. A tourist asked how far was it from Hồ Chí Minh City to Vũng Tàu.
D. A tourist asked how far it was from Hồ Chí Minh City to Vũng Tàu.
9. “How many people are there in your family?”, he asked Lan.
A. He asked Lan how many people are there in my family.
B. He asked Lan how many people there are in my family.
C. He asked Lan how many people there were in her family.
D. He asked Lan how many people were there in her family.
10. “How long will you stay in England?”, Tâm’s friends asked him.
A. Tâm’s friends asked him how long will he stay in England.
B. Tâm’s friends asked him how long he will stay in England.
C. Tâm’s friends asked him how long he would stay in England.
 D. Tâm’s friends asked him how long would he stay in England.

5. Imperative in reported speech

said, said to ordered, commanded, requested, asked, told + O + to V

Eg:1. “Please wait for a minute.” The man asked me

The man asked me to wait for a minute
2. I said to her “Close your book when taking the test.”
I ordered her to close your book when taking the test.
3. “ Please don’t talk loudly”.
He asked me not to talk loudly _.
4. He said “Don’t shut the door”.
He told me not to shut the door.
1. Nam said to the taxi driver, “Please turn left at the first traffic light.”
A. Nam asked the taxi driver please turn left at the first traffic light.
B. Nam said the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic light.
C. Nam asked the taxi driver turning left at the first traffic light.
D. Nam told the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic light.
2. The police said, “Don’t touch anything in the room.”
A. The police commanded not to touch anything in the room.
B. The police advised to not touch anything in the room.
C. The police said not touch anything in the room.
D. The police asked not touching anything in the room.
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. Jamei: “ Don’t eat so much junk food !”
A. Jamei reminded me not to eat so much junk food
B. Jamei asked me to not eat so much junk food
C. Jamei reminded me not to ate so much junk food
D. Jamei says me not to eat so much junk food
7. 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
8.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 advises me not to watch the new film
9. “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
10. 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 son
 Reported speech with to infinitive and gerund
A. Reported speech with to infinitive
1. Đề nghị, lời mời: “Would you like/ Will you / how about”
invite + O + to V …
offer + to V …
Ex:1. He said, “Would you like to go out for a drink?”
He invited me_ to go out for a drink.
1. “Would you like to have dinner with me?”, Miss Hoa said to me
A. Miss Hoa asked me if would I like to have dinner with her?
B. Miss Hoa suggested me if I would like to have dinner with her or not.
C. Miss Hoa told me to like to have dinner with her or not.
D. Miss Hoa invited me to have dinner with her.
2 .“I’ll give you a lift home if you like”
A. He offered to give me a lift home.
B. I liked him to give me a lift home.
C. He could install a lift my home.
D. If I liked, he would install a lift in my home.

3. Khuyên bảo: “should / ought to V/ If I were you / You had better/ Why don’t you ….”
advised + O + to V …
Ex: “You should study harder,” my mother said.
My mother advised me_to study harder.
1. 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
2. “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.

4. Lời nhắc nhở

“Remember…”
“Don’t for get” remind + O + to V

Ex: She said to me; “Don’t forget to ring me up tomorrow evening”

She reminded me to ring her up the everning after.
1. 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
2. “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.

5. Sự đồng ý về quan điểm: “all right, yes, of course”

agreed + to verb…
Ex: “All right, I’ll wait for you” he said
 He agreed_to wait for me_.

1. "Right. I'll take the brown pair, "Andrew said.

A. Andrew promised to take the brown pair.
B. Andrew wanted to take the brown pair.
C. Andrew agreed to take the brown pair.
D. Andrew asked to take the brown pair.
2. "I will ring you up after I get home." Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter promised to give Mary a wedding ring after he got home.
B. Peter asked Mary to pay him a visit after he' got home.
C. Peter promised to visit Mary after he got home.
D. Peter promised to telephone Mary after he got home.

B. Reported speech with gerund:

1. thanked + O + for + v-ing
Ex: “It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
Tom thanked me____________________________________.
1. “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy.
A. Daisy thanked John for helping her.
B. Daisy told John to help her.
C. Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks.
D. Daisy would like John to help her.
2.“It is a surprising gift. Thank you very much, Mary,” Mr. Pike.
A. Mr. Pike promised to give Mary a surprising gift.
B. Mr. Pike thanked Mary although she did not really like gift.
C. Mr. Pike thanked Mary for the surprising gift.
D. Mr. Pike congratulated Mary on the surprising gift.

2. apologized for + v-ing

apologized + to + O + for + v-ing
Ex: “I’m sorry I’m late,” Peter said.
Peter apologised_________________________________.
1. "I am sorry I didn't wait for you," Mary said to John.
A. Mary apologized to John for not waiting for him.
B. Mary apologized John for not waiting for him.
C. Mary apologized for not waiting.
D. Mary apologized to John on not waiting for John.
2. "I'm really sorry for being late again," said Ann.
A. I felt sorry for Ann's being late again.
B. Ann was sorry for my being late again.
C. Ann excused for my being late again.
D. Ann apologized for being late again.
3. congratulated + O + on + v-ing
Ex: John said, “I heard you received the scholarship. Congratulations!”
John congratulated me_________________________________.
1. “Congratulations. You’ve won the scholarship,” said Jane to Mike.
A. Jane said to Mike congratulations because you’ve won the scholarship.
B. Jane congratulates Mike for winning the scholarship.
C. Mike has won the scholarship and Jane congratulated to him.
D. Jane congratulated Mike on winning the scholarship.

5. warned + O + to V
warned + O + against + v-ing
Ex :
1. "Don't go near that deserted house," Tuan said to me.
A. Tuan advised me not going near that deserted house.
 B. Tuan insisted me going near that deserted house.
C. Tuan warned me against going near that deserted house.
D. Tuan suggested me not to going near that deserted house.

6. prevented, stopped + O + from + v-ing…

Ex : 1.“Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane
Her mother prevented Jane __________________________.
“You mustn’t get into the area,” the policeman said.
A. The policeman stopped them from getting into the area.
B. The policeman denied from getting into the area.
C. The policeman wanted them to get into the area.
D. The policeman suggested getting into the area.

9. What about …/ How about V-ing…/ Let’s V……./ Why don’t we V ….

- suggest + (not) + V-ing …
- S1 + suggested + that + S2 + (should) + bare V
Ex: He said to me; “Let’s go home”
He suggested_going home_
." Let's have a picnic next Saturday," Julia said.
A. Julia said that let's have a picnic the next Saturday.
B. Julia suggested having a picnic the following Saturday.
C. Julia advised how about having a picnic the next Saturday.
D. Julia told that why they didn't have a picnic next Saturday.

10. accused + O + of + V- ing

Ex: “You took some of my money,” he said.
He accused me_______________________________________
1. “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs. Pike said to the young man.
A. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse.
B. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse.
C. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse.
D. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.
2. "You damaged my bicycle, Tom!" said John.
A. John accused to Tom for damaging his bicycle.
B. John accused with Tom to have damaged his bicycle.
C. John accused Tom of damaging his bicycle.
D. John accused Tom to damage his bicycle.
Notes:

BẢNG TÓM TẮT

1. Một số độnh từ dùng để tường thuật infinitive: 17. Invite sb + to V0 : mời

1. Promise + to V0: hứa 18. Tell sb + to V0 : bảo
2. Agree + to V0 : đồng ý 19. Warn sb + (not) to V0 : cảnh báo
3. Offer + to V0: ngỏ ý
4. Refuse + to V0: từ chối 2. Một số động từ dùng để tường thuật Gerund:
5. Threaten + to V0: đe dọa 1. admit + Ving : thừa nhận đã làm việc gì
6. Beg sb + to V0 : van xin, cầu xin 2. deny + Ving: phủ nhận đã làm việc gì
7. Command sb + to V0 : lệnh 3. suggest + Ving: đề nghị làm việc gì
8. Forbid sb + to V0: cấm 4. apologise (to sb) for + Ving: xin lỗi (ai)vì đã làm gì
9. Order sb + to V0: ra lệnh 5. insist on + Ving : khăng khăng đòi làm gì
10.Recommend sb + to V0: giới thiệu, đề nghị 6. dream of + Ving: mơ tưởng trở thành
11. Request sb + to V0: yêu cầu 7. think of + Ving : nghĩ tới ai/cái gì
12. Urge sb + to V0 : nài nỉ, cố thuyết phục 8. look forward to + Ving: mong đợi
13. Advise sb + to V0 : khuyên 9. accuse sb of Ving: buộc tội ai về việc gì.
14. Ask sb + to V0 : yêu cầu ai làm gì 10. congratulate sb on Ving: chúc mừng ai về
15. Encourage sb + to V0 : khuyến khích 11. warn sb against Ving: khuyến cáo (ai) đừng làm
16. Remind sb + to V0 : nhắc nhở điều gì
12. thank sb for Ving : cảm ơn ai về việc gì
13. prevent sb from Ving: Ngăn ai khỏi việc gì