REPRTED SPEECH WITH GERUND (CÂU GIÁN TIẾP VỚI Ving)

1. Reported Speech with Gerund (câu gián tiếp với danh động từ):
Direct Speech (trực tiếp) Indirect speech (gián tiếp)
Uses Lời nói trực tiếp nói ra từ ai đó theo cách Dùng để tường thuật lại lời nói trực tiếp cuả ai đó
thức trần thuật, mệnh lệnh, yêu cầu, sai theo cách thức trần thuật, mệnh lệnh, yêu cầu, sai
khiến. khiến
Form Thể khẳng định: S + V + O ( hoặc câu hỏi) Thể khẳng định: S + Verb + O (+ prep) - Ving
Thể phủ định: S + won’t + Vo + O Thể phủ định: S + Verb + O (+ prep) – NOT +
Didn’t Ving
Model verb (can’t,...)
Change 1. Shall + S + Vo / What about + Ving?  S + suggested + (O) + Ving (mời, đề nghị)
2. S +Be + adj / has (have) + V3ed  S + admitted + (O) + Ving ( sự thú nhận)
3. S +Be + adj / has (have) + V3ed  S + apologized + (O) + for + Ving (xin lỗi về)
4. S + will +Vo / Vo / S + V + O  S + insisted + (O) + on + Ving (năn nỉ)
5. S + V + O / S + has (have) + V3ed  S + accused + (O) + for + Ving (buộc tội)
6. S + want to + Vo  S + dreamt + (O) + of + Ving (mơ về)
7. S + won’t / can’t + Vo (let, allow)  S + prevented + (O) + from + Ving (ngănchặn)
8. S + did not + Vo  S + denied + Ving (từ chối, chối bỏ)
9. It is + adj + of + s.o + to – Vo  S + thanked + (O) + for + Ving (cảm ơn)
10. S + will / should +Vo  S + thought of + Ving (nghĩ về)
11. S + feel like + Ving / want to + Vo  S + looked forward to + Ving ( trông mong)
Notes  Chủ từ : thường chỉ người. (S)  Reported verb (động từ tường thuật): thường đi kèm
 Túc từ : đứng sau động từ tường với giới từ.
thuật, thường chỉ người (O)  Am, is, and are dược đổi thành “being” khi chuyển
 Đổi ngôi khi chuyển từ trực tiếp sang gián tiếp.
sang gián tiếp.  Present Perfect tense: bỏ “has / have”, đổi V3ed sang Vo
& thêm “ing” sau động từ.
 Will , can’t, shall, did not + Vo: chỉ chọn “Vo” và thêm
“ing” sau động từ.
 To + Vo : bỏ “to” & chỉ chọn “Vo” và thêm “ing” sau
động từ.
* Vo + to – Vo : chọn “to – Vo” & sau đó chỉ chọn “Vo”
sau “to” & thêm “ing” sau động từ.
Example 1. “Shall we go for a drink?”  1. She suggested going for a drink.
2. “I know I am wrong” 2. He admitted being wrong
3. “I will wait for you” 3. They insisted me on waiting for me.
4. “sorry, I have hurt to you” 4. We apologized Lan for hurting her.
5. “ you have stolen my car” 5. I accused Peter for stealing his bike.
6. “I always want to become a doctor” 6. He dreamt of becoming a doctor.
7. “I can’t let you use mobile phone” 7. They prevent me from using mobile phone.
8. “I didn’t do that” 8. He denied doing that
9. “it is very kind of you to phone 9. I thanked him for phoning me.
me” 10. They thought of buying the car.
10. “I like the car. I will buy it” 11. I looked forward to going to USA
11. “I feel like going to USA”

Exercise 1 : Change into Reported speech with gerunds:

1. “I hear you got the scholarship”, Tom said to Susan.
Tom congratulated
2. “I’m sorry I didn’t join the party”, He said .
He appologised
3. “I will drive you to the airport”, Binh said to Ngoc.
Binh insisted
4. “You didn’t look at the board”, the teacher said to the boy.
The teacher accused
5. “I have always wanted to be healthy”, Hoa said.
 Hoa has always dreamed
6. “Don’t sit near the fire”, The mother said to the baby.
The mother warned
7. “I can’t let you jump over the river”, Minh said to Hong.
Minh prevented
8. “It was nice of you to help me”, Trang said to Tuan.
Trang thanked
9. “Let me pay for your drink”, Giang said to Han.
Giang insisted
10. “ I feel like seeing yiu at the party”, Hung said.
Hung looked forward
11. “I haven’t broken the window of my house”, the old man said to Thanh.
Thanh denied
12. “You mustn’t leave the room”, the father said to Yen.
The father stopped
13. “I have built this house for two years”, The man said.
The man admitted
14. “What about taking a short trip?”, Peter said.
Peter suggested
15. “I like this house. I will buy it”. Tung said.
Tung thought of
16. “I’m sorry. I’m late”, Quang said.
Quang apologised for
17. “I know I get lost”, Tuan said.
Tuan admitted
18. “Shall we go fishing?”, Quan said to Ha.
Quan suggested
19. “I have hurt your hand”, Sang said to Linh.
Sang apologised
20. “I will carry this suitcase for you”, The son said to the mother.
The son insisted
21. “You have taken my photo”, a stranger said to Tam.
A stranger accused
22. “I want to be rich”, Dang said.
Dang dreamt of
23. “I won’t allow you to go out”, the teacher said to a student.
The teacher prevented
24. “I can’t let you keep silent”, An said to Phong.
An prevented
25. “I didn’t see your diamond ring”, Loan said.
Loan denied
26. “I wasn’t at home last night”, Helen said.
Helen denied
27. “It was nice of you to save my life”, Yen said to Dung.
Yen thanked
28. “It is nice of you to give me some advices”, Trung said to Lien.
Trung thanked
29. “I should take a short trip this summer”, Bao said.
Bao thinks of
30. “I like your dress. I will have a dress like that”, Xuan said.
Xuan thought of
31. “I feel like meeting you now”, Van said.
Van looked forward to
32. “I want to be a millionaire”, Trong said.
Trong looked forward to
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer:
Future:
1. Future Simple: TLĐ will + Vo
2. Near Future: TLG be going to
3. Present Continuous Tense to talk about future: Be + V-ing
1. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
2. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
3. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before. (last Sunday)
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written
4. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended
5. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
A. remember to plant B. plant C. to plant D. planting
6. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. is she planning C. was she planning D. if/whether she was planning
7. Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin C. the movie begins D. the movie began
8. I wondered_______ the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing
9. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
10. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.
A. is – will travel B. were- would travel C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel
11. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
12. He asked the children _________too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
13. The man said that money ___________ the passport to everything.
A. will be B is C. was D. can be
14. The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.
A. discovered B. had discovered C. was discovering D. would discover
15. John said he ___HTHT______ her since they ____QKĐ____ school.
A. hasn’t met – left B. hadn’t met - had left C. hadn’t met left D. didn’t meet – has left
16. The woman asked __________get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. whether the children could C. if the children can D. could the children
17. Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking
18. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam.
A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken
19. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.
A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
20. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
21. She asked me where I___________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
22. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
23. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.
A. was B. were C. is D. has been
24. He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow  the day after/ The following day.
A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
25. I wonder why he___________ love his family.
A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t
26. They asked me how many children___________.
A. if I had B. had I C. I have D. have I
27. Thu said she had been___________ the day before.
A. here B. there C. in this place D. where
28. The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.
A. is B. was C. will be D. have been
29. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going C. we were going D. that we were going
30. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.
A. that did I know / who were he B. that I knew / who he had been
C. if I knew/ who he wasD. whether I knew / who had he been
31. The mother asked her son _______.
A. where he had been B. whether I had been C. where has he been D. where had he been
32. Martin asked me _______.
A. how is my father B. how my father is C. how was my father D. how my father was
33. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred C. did he prefer D. if he prefers
34. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.
A. where I spent / the previous year B. where I had spent/ the previous year
C. where I spent / last year D. where did I spend / last year
35. He advised _______ too far.
A. her did not go B. her do not go C. her not to go D. she did not go
36. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
A. doesn’t like/ is B. did not like / were C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was
37. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.
A. before B. ago C. last D. previous
38. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends
39. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.
A. have not eaten / ago B. had eaten/ previous C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last
40. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
A. had done / following B. will do / previous C. would do/ following D. was going / previous
41. John asked me _______ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
42. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave
43. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.
A. would B. did C. must D. had
44. She said I _______ an angel.
A. am B. was C. were D. have been
45. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would Be
46. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.
A. passing / will try B. he will pass / tried C. to pass/ would try D. he passed / have tried
47. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.
A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day
48. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was
49. John asked me _______ that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
50. The guest told the host that _______.
A. I must go now B. he must go now C. he had to go now D. he had to go then
Exercise 3: Choose the best A, B, C, or D:
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 wonder……….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. 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
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