22 ĐỘNG TỪ TƯỜNG THUẬT

1. Boast + that + S + V … (khoe khoang)

Eg. “I’ve had better marks than anyone else all term!”
 She boasted that she had had better marks than anyone else all term.

2. Accuse + (sb) + of + V-ing … (buộc tội)

Eg. “You did it! I saw you! You stole my watch!”
 She accused me of stealing her watch.

3. Threaten + to + Vo … (đe dọa)

Eg. “If you don’t give me your money, I’ll hit you!”
 She threatened to hit me if I didn’t give here my money.

4. Appologise + (to sb) + for + (not) + V-ing … (xin lỗi)

Eg. “I’m very sorry I didn’t get round to writing earlier.”
 She appologised to me for not get round to writing earlier.

5. Suggest + that + S + (should) + V … (gợi ý)

Suggest + V-ing … (gợi ý)
Eg. “Why don’t we all go for a drive in the country?”
 She suggested that we should all go for a drive in the country.

6. Insist + on + V-ing … (khăng khăng)

Eg. “I must, I simply must see the manager at once!”
 She insist on seeing the manager at once.

7. Beg + (sb) + (not) + to + Vo … (cầu xin)

Eg. “Please, please, don’t tell anyone you’ve seen me!”
 She begged me not to tell anyone I had seen her.

8. Confirm + that + S + V … (xác nhận)

Eg. “That’s right. Your flight’s taking off at midnight.”
 She confirmed that my flight was taking off at midnight.

9. Remind + (sb) + to + Vo … (nhắc nhở)

Eg. “Don’t forget to bring the binoculars, will you?”
 She reminded me to bring the binoculars.

10. Estimate + that + S + V … (ước tính)

Eg. “I imagine Mexico City has about 20 million inhabitants by now, but I could be wrong.”
 She estimated that Mexico City had about 20 million inhabitants.

11. Point out + that + S + V … (biết)

Eg. “It’s five o’clock already, you know.
 She pointed out that it was five o’clock already.

12. Agree + to + Vo … (đồng ý)

Eg. “Yes, that’s fine. I’ll be able to help.”
 She agreed to help.

13. Assure + (sb) + that + S + V … (đảm bảo)

Eg. “Don’t worry, there’ll be no difficulty, believe me.
 She assured me that there would be no difficulty.

14. Thank + (sb) + for + V-ing … (cảm ơn)

Eg. “How kind of you to bring me the flowers!”
 She thanked me for bringing the flowers.

15. Advise + (sb) + to + Vo … (khuyên)

Eg. “If I were you, I’d keep it under my hat.”
 She advised me to keep it under my hat.

16. Add + that + S + V … (thêm vào)

Eg. “And another thing, there’ll be a 2% surcharge.”
 She added that there would be a 2% surcharge.

17. Deny + V-ing … (phủ nhận)

Eg. “I didn’t do it! I didn’t rob the old lady!”
 She denied robbing/having robbed the old lady.

18. Refuse + to + Vo … (từ chối)

Eg. “No, I’m afraid I’m not prepared to make a speech.”
 She refused to make a speech.

19. Warn + (sb) + to + Vo … (cảnh báo)

Eg. “Be careful when you cross the road, won’t you?”
 She warned me to be careful when I crossed the road.

20. Congratulate + (sb) + on + V-ing … (chúc mừng)

Eg. “Well done! You’ve passed the test first time!”
 She congratulated me on passing the test first time.

21. Blame + (sb) + for + V-ing … (đổ lỗi)

Eg. “I’m sure it was Charlotte who let us down.”
 She blamed Charlotte for letting them down.

22. Admit + V-ing … (thừa nhận)

Eg. “Yes, it was my fault. I caused the accident.”
 She admitted causing/having cause the accident.