REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENT

A. PHAÀN LYÙ THUYEÁT

Khi chuyeån töø caâu tröïc tieáp sang giaùn tieáp caâu keå ta chuù yù nhöõng ñieåm sau:
 Thay ñoåi ñaïi töø nhaân xöng, tính töø sôû höõu
Khi chuyeån töø caâu tröïc tieáp sang giaùn tieáp ta phaûi thay ñoåi ñai töø nhaân xöng,
tính töø sôû höõu theo baûng sau:

Direct speech (Caâu tröïc Indirect speech (Caâu giaùn

tieáp) tieáp)
I He, she
Personal pronouns You He, she, they
We They
They They
He, she He, she, I
My His, her, my
Your His, her, my
Possessive pronouns His, her His, her
Their Their
Our Their
“I am a student”, Tom says Tom says that he is a student.
“I am tired now” she said  she said that she was tired then.
“ This is my book” he said he said that that was his book.
 Luøi thì hoaëc khoâng luøi thì
Neáu ñoäng töø cuûa meänh ñeà chính ôû thì simple present (say), present perfect
(have/has said), hoaëc simple future (will say) thì chuyeån sang caâu giaùn tieáp chuùng
ta khoâng luøi thì.
The farmer says, “ We hope it will rain tomorrow.”  The farmer says that he hopes it
will rain tomorrow.
She has said, “ I am going to school”  she has said that she is going to school.
Neáu ñoäng töø ôû meänh ñeà chính ôû thì simple past (said) thì khi chuyeån sang caâu
gaùin tieáp ta phaûi luøi thì. Nguyeân taéc luøi thì ñöôïc toùm taéc theo baûng döôùi
ñaây:
Direct speech (Caâu tröïc tieáp) Indirect speech (Caâu giaùn tieáp)
Simple present Simple past
Present continuous Past continuous
Simple past
Past perfect
Present perfect
 Simple future Would V0

She said “ we are students”  she said that they were students.
He said’ “we has been to London.” he said that they had been to London.
Beân caïnh vieäc luøi thì caùc thay ñoåi khaùc cuøng ñöôïc thöïc hieän theo baûng toùm
taéc döôùi ñaây:

Direct speech Indirect speech

Shall Should
Will Would
Modal verb
Can Could
May Might
Here There
places This That
These Those
Now Then; at that time
Yesterday The day before; the previous day
Today That day
Tomorrow The next day; the following day
Time This (week/month/year) That (week/month/year)
Next (week/year/month) The following(week/year/month)
The (week/year/month) before
Last (week/month/year)
The previous (week/year/month)
ago Before
A. PHAÀN THÖÏC HAØNH
Daïng 1: Khoâng luøi thì
Exercise 1 Write the following sentences into indirect speech. (Vieát caùc caâu sau sang caâu
töôøng thuaät giaùn tieáp)
Example: “I haven’t done my homework”, she says She says (that) she hasn’t done her
home work.
“I haven’t got any money”, he tells me He tells me (that) he hasn’t got any money.
1 “I have seen the film before.”, she says.......................................................................................................
2 “I want to go home.”, he has told you.........................................................................................................
3 “ I haven’t meet my parents for years.”, he says..........................................................................................
4 “ I don’t know how much it cost.”, he tells her............................................................................................
5 “I will come next year.”, he tell me..............................................................................................................
6 “I’m reading a book.” Simon says................................................................................................................
7 I need some money to buy a book.” , Mary tell Peter..................................................................................
8 “I can’t come on Tuesday.” they have told me. ..........................................................................................
9 “Mary will come soon”, john tells me..........................................................................................................
10 “We haven’t eaten anything” the children say............................................................................................
Daïng 2: Luøi thì
Exercise 2 Write the following sentences into indirect speech. (Vieát caùc caâu sau sang caâu
töôøng thuaät giaùn tieáp)
Example: “My name is Lan”, she said................................................................................................
“I am writing a letter”, he told me......................................................................................
1 “I am waiting for john.” She said.............................................................................................................
2 “I don’t like the idea.”, he said.................................................................................................................
3 “The car isn’t at my house.”, she told me.................................................................................................
4 “We have cleaned the room.”, they said...................................................................................................
5 “We are worried about Peter.”, they told me............................................................................................
6 “I am going to the cinema.’, she said.......................................................................................................
7 “I saw her today”, he said.........................................................................................................................
8 “I will see you tomorrow”, he told me.....................................................................................................
9 “They were here three months ago.” he said............................................................................................
10 “We visited her this morning.”, they said.................................................................................................
11 “My parents are arriving tomorrow.” she said.........................................................................................
12 “I don’t like this film.” She said...............................................................................................................
13 “Peter and Mary are getting married tomorrow.” she said.......................................................................
14 “Daisy is doing her homework.” Mai said...............................................................................................
15 “I met her three hours ago.” Tam told me................................................................................................
16 She said, “I can’t find my umbrella”
17 They said, “We are learning English now” ....................................................................................................
18 “My friend is coming next week”, Tom said. ................................................................................................
19 “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” He said ..........................................................................
20 “We shall overcome this difficulty”, they said ...............................................................................................
21 “ My father is a doctor here”, my friend said .................................................................................................
22 “I am going on holiday tomorrow”, the boy said to his neighbor...................................................................
23 “ You will have to finish all these exercises before next week”, the teacher said to his
students
24 “I came back here early yesterday,” she said..................................................................................................
25 “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said ....................................................................................................................
26 “I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.......................................................................................
27 He said to her, “You are my friend.”...............................................................................................................
28 Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”...............................................................
29 “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the children. .................................................................................
30 Marry said, “My father died a year ago”.........................................................................................................
31 John said, “I have finished studying my lesson”.............................................................................................
32 Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.................................................................................
33 “I shall expect to see you next Wednesday.” Mary said to her friend. ...........................................................
34 She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” ....................................................................................................
35 He said, “I have a toothache.” ........................................................................................................................
36 She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” ........................................................................................................
37 They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.” ....................................................................................................
38 He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” ....................................................................................................
39 She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.” ..............................................................................................
40 He said, “I have received the envelope.” ........................................................................................................
41 They said, “We visited Cannery Row.” ..........................................................................................................
42 She said, “I feel very sick.” ............................................................................................................................
43 He said, “I bought some popcorn.” ................................................................................................................
44 They said, “We’re flying to California.” ........................................................................................................
45 He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.” .....................................................................................................
46 “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said. .....................................................
47 “Mr. and Mrs. Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said. ..................................................................
48 She said, “I often listen to music at night.” ....................................................................................................
49 Lan’s mother said, “My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.” ..................................................
50 They said, “We have to do the assignments now.” ........................................................................................
51 Lan says, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.” .....................................................................................
52 They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.” ................................................................
53 Nam said, “I am doing my homework now.” .................................................................................................
54 "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow." Emily said. ................................................................................
55 "I was writing a letter yesterday." Helen told me. ..........................................................................................
56 "My father flew to Dallas last year." Robert told me. ....................................................................................
57 "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago." Lisa said. .........................................................................................
58 "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend." Patricia said. ..........................................................
59 "I am going to read a book this week." Michael said to me. ..........................................................................
60 "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." Jason and Victoria told me. .................................................
61 "We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew remarked. ...................................................................................
62 "I spent all my pocket money on Monday." Alice said. .................................................................................
63 "John had already gone at six." David said. ...................................................................................................
64 "Mandy is at home." John said. ......................................................................................................................
65 "Frank often reads a book." Max told me. ......................................................................................................
66 "I'm watching TV." Susan said to me. ............................................................................................................
67 "I am going to ride a skateboard." Richard said to me. ..................................................................................
68 "We have cleaned the windows." Stephen and Claire said. ...........................................................................
69 "I didn't have time to do my homework." Richard told me. ...........................................................................
70 "My mother will be 50 years old." Mrs. Jones told me. .................................................................................
71 Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock” ...................................................................................
72 Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week” ...........................................................................
73 Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks” .........................................................................
74 Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend” ...............................................................
75 The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match” ............................................................................