I.

CÂU GIÁN TIẾP (REPORTED SPEECH)

1. Định nghĩa.
Định nghĩa Ví dụ
- Câu trực tiếp (Direct Speech) là chính xác lời của ai đó. - They said, “We will visit her”. (Direct Speech)
Chúng ta thường dùng dấu “ ” để trích dẫn lời nói trực →They said (that) they would visit her. (Reported
tiếp. Speech/ Indirect Speech)
- Câu tường thuật (hay còn gọi là câu gián tiếp) là câu
thuật lại lời nói trực tiếp do một người khác phát biểu.
2. Câu trần thuật gián tiếp (Reported Statement)
Khi muốn thay đổi một câu trần thuật trực tiếp sang 1 câu trần thuật gián tiếp, chúng ta dùng động từ ‘say/tell’ để
giới thiệu. Đồng thời cần áp dụng các quy tắc sau:
a. Thay đổi thì của động từ.
* Nếu động từ giới thiệu ở thì hiện tại (say/tell) thì động từ trong câu gián tiếp giữ nguyên thì trong câu trực tiếp.
Ví dụ: “ I always drink coffee in the morning”, she says
→ She says that she always drinks coffee in the morning.
* Nếu động từ giới thiệu ở thì quá khứ (said/told) thì động từ trong câu gián tiếp cần thay đổi như sau:
Thì trong lời nói trực tiếp Thì trong lời nói gián tiếp
Hiện tại đơn → Quá khứ đơn.
“I like sciences” He said (that) he liked sciences
Hiện tại tiếp diễn →Quá khứ tiếp diễn
“I am staying for a few days” She said (that) she was staying for a few days.
Hiện tại hoàn thành → Quá khứ hoàn thành
“Nick has left” She said (that) Nick had left
Quá khứ đơn → Quá khứ hoàn thành
“Nick left this morning” She told me (that) Nick had left that morning
Quá khứ tiếp diễn → Quá khứ tiếp diễn/ Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn
She said (that) she was doing her homework /She had
“I was doing my homework” been doing her homework
Will →Would
“Man will travel to Mars” He said (that) man would travel to Mars.
Can → Could
“We can swim” They told us (that) they could swim.
May →Might
“We may live on the moon” He said (that) they might live on the moon.
b. Đổi ngôi của đại từ nhân xưng, tính từ và đại từ sở hữu.
Trong lời nói trực tiếp Trong lời nói gián tiếp
I → he/she
we → they
you → I/he/she
my → his/her
our → their
your → my/his/her
mine → his/hers
ours → theirs
c. Thay đổi các trạng từ chỉ thời gian nơi chốn.
Trạng từ trong câu trực tiếp Trạng từ trong câu gián tiếp
now →then
today →that day
here →there
this week →that week
tomorrow →the following day/the next day
yesterday →the day before/the previous day
last month →the month before/the previous month
 tonight →that night
ago →before
next week →the following week/the week after
these →those
Ví dụ: He said to me, “I and you will go with her father next week”
He told me (that) he and I would go with her father the following week.
II.CÂU HỎI GIÁN TIẾP (REPORTED QUESTIONS)
1. Các quy tắc khi chuyển câu hỏi trực tiếp sang câu hỏi gián tiếp
- Động từ tường thuật được sử dụng trong câu hỏi gián tiếp thường là: asked, required, wondered, wanted to know.
- Áp dụng qui tắc đổi đại từ nhân xưng, tính từ sở hữu, đại từ sở hữu giống câu trần thuật gián tiếp.
- Áp dụng qui tắc đổi thì của động từ giống câu trần thuật gián tiếp.
- Áp dụng qui tắc đổi các trạng từ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn giống câu trần thuật gián tiếp.
- Câu hỏi chuyển sang câu gián tiếp phải được chuyển về dạng khẳng định và lược bỏ dấu hỏi chấm.
2. Các dạng câu hỏi gián tiếp.
Dạng Cấu trúc
Câu hỏi Wh-Questions S + asked/wondered/wanted to know + O + Wh + S + V...
(Câu hỏi bắt đầu bằng các từ He said to me, “Why did you go with her father last week?”
để hỏi như: What, Where, →He asked me why I had gone with her father the week before.
When, Why, How...)
Câu hỏi Yes/No Questions: S + asked/wondered/wanted to know + O + if/whether + S + V
Dùng “If hoặc whether” để Ví dụ:
bắt đầu câu hỏi Yes/No gián He said to me, “Will you go with her father next week?”
tiếp. → He asked me if/whether I would go with her father the following week.

III. COMMANDS/ REQUESTS (Câu mệnh lệnh, câu đề nghị)

- Mệnh lệnh khẳng định:
                                         Direct: S + V + O: “V1 + O …”
                                         Indirect: S + asked/ told + O + to + V1+ ….
Ví dụ: He said to her: “Keep silent, please.  → He told her to keep silent.
          “Wash your hands before having dinner, Lan.” The mother said.
           → The mother told Lan to wash your hands before having dinner
 Mệnh lệnh phủ định:
                                          Direct: S + V + O: “Don’t + V1 + …”
                                          Indirect: S + asked/ told + O + not + to+ V1….
Ví dụ:  “Don’t forget to phone me this afternoon,” he said.
     → He reminded me not to forget to phone him that afternoon.
IV: PRACTISE
Exercise 1. Rewrite the following in reported speech.
1. Mai said, “The stress of the entrance examinations made me physically ill.”
2. “It breaks my heart to see her upset when she failed the exam,” Nora’s mother said.
3. “I feel stressed and tense to see that I can’t get the perfect results, Phong,” said Mi.
4. Quan said. “Study stress has been a part of my life.”
5. “ I started experiencing symptoms of stress in grade 8,” Phong said
Exercise 2. Rewrite the following in reported speech.
1. Sally said, “I don’t like chocolate”. ………………………………………
2. Mary said, “I am planning to take a trip”. ………………………………………
3.Alice said, “I should visit my aunt and uncle”. ………………………………………
4. Kate said, “I called my doctor”. ………………………………………
5. Mr. Rice said, “I’m going to Chicago”. ………………………………………
6. Eric said, “I’ll come to the meeting”. ………………………………………
7. Jean said, “I can’t afford to buy a new car”. ………………………………………
8. “How could you drive here in this storm?” Linda to the writer
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9. “Why are you wearing this awful shirt?” The boss to Mr Grey
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10. “When will the lunch be ready?” Tina to her mum
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11. “How did you try to cope with this problem? ” The psychologist to Sylvie.
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12.Jim said, “I am sleepy”. ………………………………………
13.They said, “We had lunch in Lug’s restaurant”. ………………………………………
14. “Were you driving your car when you had an accident?” The police to Mr Lloyd
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15. “Did you give up smoking last month?” The doctor to Mrs Smith
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16. “Were you punished for being late? ” Mum to Ben
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17. “Do I have to move the lawn in our garden today? ” Tom to his wife
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18. “Have you done the washing up?” Mum to me
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19. “Can’t you phone your mother at home?” The teacher to him
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V. QUESTION WORDS BEFORE TO-INFINITIVES (TỪ ĐỂ HỎI TRƯỚC ĐỘNG TỪ " TO-INFINITIVE")
Các từ để hỏi “who, what, where, when và how” có thể được sử dụng trước một động từ “to-infinitive” để diễn tả
tình huống khó hoặc không chắc chắn.
Một số động từ được dùng trước các từ để hỏi + to infinitive:
ask, wonder, (not) be sure, have no idea, (not) know, (not) decide, (not) tell.
Ví dụ: I don’t know what I should wear! →  I don’t know what to wear.
Execrise 1: Fill in the blanks with when, where, what, or how to complete the sentences.

1.I have so many ingredients, but I don't know___to make!

2.This city is so expensive. I don't know___to live.

3.I want to marry my girlfriend, but I'm not sure___to propose.

4.Help! My room is infested with ants. I don't know___to do!

5.Help me decide___  to go on vacation.

6.Do you know___  to do if you are stung by a bee?

7.My husband and I are so busy these days. We don't know___  to celebrate our anniversary.

8.I want to speak better English, but I don't know___  to do that.

Execrise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using question words+ to- infinitives

1. We don't know where we should put the sofa.

2. The rules didn't specify who I should speak to in case of an emergency.

3. Mai wondered how she could ride the scooter.

4.Let us decide when we should start the project.

5.Could you tell me where I can find a good hotel?

6. We must find out what we are to do next.

Execrise 3: Khoanh tròn vào phương án đúng.
1. Tourist: “Where is the post office?” A tourist asked me where ...............................
A. the post office has B. the post office was
C. is the post office D. was the post office
2. Mom: “It’s 2 a.m; what are you doing in the kitchen?” Mom wanted to know what ...................... in.
A. was I doing B. I do C. I was doing D. am I doing
3. Dad: “Why did you come home so late last night?” Dad wanted to know ................ home very late the
night before.
A.why did I come B. if I come C. if I came D. why I had come
4. Jane: “Have you ever been to Australia?” Jane asked me .......................to Australia
A. if I’m ever going B. if I’d ever been C. have I ever been D. had I ever been
5. Joe: “Could you sing when you were five?” He asked me.................when I was five
A. can I sing B. if I can sing C. could I sing D. if I could sing
6. Mother: “When are you going to do your homework?” Mother asked me when ...........to do my
homework.
A. was I going B. I was going C. am I going D. I’ll be going
7. Allen: “How many songs had John Lennon written before he died?” Allen wanted to know how many
songs .................. before his death.
A. John Lennon had written B. John Lennon was writing
C. was John Lennon writing D. had John Lennon written
8. Janet: “Were you working at 8p.m last night?” Janet asked me ................... at 8p.m the other night.
A. if I’m working B. if I’d been working
C. was I working D. had I been working
9. Dad: “Have you been attending classes regularly?” Dad asked me ...................attending classes regularly.
A. if I’d be B. had I been C. if I’d been D. have I ben
10. Mario: “What should I do to improve my English?” Mario asked his teacher what ........... to improve his
English.
A. he should do B. he would do C. shall he do D. should he do
11. Jim: “How much does your sister earn?” Jim wanted to know how much.................
A. my sister has earned B. did my sister earn
C. does my sister earn D. my sister earned
12. Joe: “Could you sing when you were five?” He asked me ....................when I was five.
A. can I sing B. if I can sing C. could I sing D. if I could sing
13. Mary: “Are you able to swim?” Mary asked me ........................to swim.
A. if I have been able B. am I able C. if I was able D. will be able
14. Tourist: “When was that castle built?” The tourist asked the guide when ...................
A. had the castle been built B. the castle had been built
C. the castle was being built D. was the castle built
15. Sue: “May I sleep at Lee’s house overnight?” Sue asked her mother ........................ at her friend’s house
overnight
A. if she might sleep B. could she sleep
C. can she sleep D. if she had to sleep
Execrise 4: Sắp xếp các từ sau để tạo thành câu hỏi gián tiếp hoàn chỉnh.
8. Boy/The asked/the/where/lived/policeman/be
The policeman ..........................................................................................................
9. Had/Bristol/She/I/been/asked/to/before/if
She..............................................................................................................................
10. The/asked/time/train/She/what/arrived.
She ..................................................................................................................................