Cấu trúc câu tường thuật ở dạng câu kể

S + said + (that) + S + V (lùi thì)

Ví dụ:
 Câu trực tiếp: “Linda won’t visit you tomorrow”, he said.
 Câu tường thuật: He said (that) Linda wouldn’t visit me the next day.
Cấu trúc câu tường thuật dạng câu hỏi
Câu hỏi Yes / No
S + asked/wanted to know/wondered + if/whether + S + V (lùi thì)
Ví dụ:
 Câu trực tiếp: She said, “Do you need any help?”
 Câu tường thuật: She asked if I needed any help.
Câu hỏi Wh
S + asked(+O) /wanted to know/wondered + Wh-words + S + V (lùi thì)
Ví dụ:
 Câu trực tiếp: I said, ‘What are you doing here?”
 Câu tường thuật: I asked her what she was doing there.

Cấu trúc câu tường thuật dạng câu mệnh lệnh

Câu khẳng định
S + told + O + to-infinitive
Ví dụ:
 Câu trực tiếp: “Clean this living room,” Lan said to me.
 Câu tường thuật: Lan told me to clean that living room.
Câu phủ định
S + told + O + not to-infinitive
Ví dụ:
 Câu trực tiếp: “Don’t eat junk food,” she said to me.
 Câu tường thuật: She told me not to eat junk food.
Biến đổi thì và động từ khuyết thiếu từ câu trực tiếp sang câu
tường thuật
Câu trực tiếp Câu tường thuật
 Hiện tại đơn Quá khứ đơn
Hiện tại tiếp diễn Quá khứ tiếp diễn
Hiện tại hoàn thành Quá khứ hoàn thành
Quá khứ đơn Quá khứ hoàn thành
Hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn
Quá khứ tiếp diễn Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn
will would
can could
must/ have to had to
may might

Biến đổi trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn từ câu trực tiếp sang
câu tường thuật
Câu trực tiếp Câu tường thuật
here there
now then/ at that moment
today/ tonight that day/ that night
tomorrow the next day
next week the following week / the week after
yesterday the previous day / the day before
last week the previous week / the week before
ago before
this that
these those

Bài tập câu tường thuật – Dạng 1

Yêu cầu: Chuyển các câu dưới đây thành câu tường thuật
1. “I won’t see you tomorrow”, she said.
_______________________________________.
 2. “He’s living in Paris for a few months”, she said.
_______________________________________.
3. “I visited my parents at the weekend”, she told me.
_______________________________________.
4. “He hasn’t eaten sushi before”, she said.
_______________________________________.
5. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”, she said.
_______________________________________.
6. “They would help if they could”, she said.
_______________________________________.
7. “I’ll do the washing-up later”, she told me.
_______________________________________.
8. “He could read when he was three”, she said.
_______________________________________.
9. “I was sleeping when Julie called”, she said.
_______________________________________.
Đáp án:
1 She said (that) she wouldn’t see me the next day.
2 She said (that) he was living in Paris for a few months.
3 She told me (that) she had visited her parents at the weekend.
4 She said (that) he hadn’t eaten sushi before.
5 She said (that) she hadn’t travelled by underground before she came to London.
6 She said (that) they would help if they could.
7 She told me (that) she would do the washing-up later.
8 She said (that) he could read when he was three.
9 She said (that) she had been sleeping when Julie had called.

Bài tập câu tường thuật lớp 9 – Dạng 2

Yêu cầu: Chuyển các câu dưới đây thành câu tường thuật (tường thuật dạng câu
hỏi)
1. “Where is he?” she asked me.
_______________________________________.
 2. “What are you doing?” she asked me.
_______________________________________.
3. “Why did you go out last night?” she asked me.
_______________________________________.
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?” she asked me.
_______________________________________.
5. “How is your mother?” she asked me.
_______________________________________.
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?” she asked me.
_______________________________________.
7. “Where will you live after graduation?” she asked me.
_______________________________________.
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?” she asked me.
_______________________________________.
Đáp án:
1 She asked me where he was.
2 She asked me what I was doing.
3 She asked me why I had gone out the previous night / the night before.
4 She asked me who that beautiful woman was.
5 She asked me how my mother was.
6 She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend.
7 She asked me where I would live after graduation.
8 She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me.

Bài tập câu tường thuật lớp 9 – Dạng 3

Yêu cầu: Chọn các phương án đúng để hoàn thành các câu tường thuật
1. Caitlin: “Americans are very, very friendly; sometimes it seems that they’re too friendly.”
→ She answered that Americans were / are / will be very friendly and that sometimes
they’re too friendly.
2. Yui: “There is public transportation in most American cities but not in smaller towns.”
→ She advised that most American cities have / have had / would had public
transportation but not smaller towns.
 3. Natalia: “Americans eat dinner kind of early: 6 o’clock.”
→ She complained that Americans eat / have eaten / would eat dinner too early.
4. Ye-jun: “There’s a special relationship between Americans and their cars.”
→ He confirmed that Americans are having / has / have a special relationship with
their cars.
5. Nora: “Soft drinks and water are served with ice, so you need to tell the server if you don’t want ice.”
→ She reminded us that soft drinks and water are always served / serve /
serving with ice in the US.
6. James: “Americans are usually on time and appreciate it if you are, too.”
→ He repeated that Americans like / would liked / have liked it when you are on
time.
Đáp án:
1 are
2 have
3 eat
4 have
5 served
6 like

Bài tập câu tường thuật lớp 9 – Dạng 4

Yêu cầu: Sắp xếp các từ theo đúng thứ tự để tạo ra các câu hỏi tường thuật
1. Jens asked if / was / funny / for making / there / a championship / faces /
___________________________________________________________.
2. Monika asked whether / Turkey / camel wrestling / in / there / was /
___________________________________________________________.
3. Chen asked what / to celebrate /weddings / Germans / did /
___________________________________________________________.
4. Wilma asked how / China and Japan / business cards / exchanged / people / in /
___________________________________________________________.
5. Hasan asked if / a monkey festival / was / Thailand / there / in /
___________________________________________________________.
6. Petra asked whether / unusual / to close / was / is / it / while another / person / speaking / for people /
their eyes /
___________________________________________________________.
7. Ana asked where / in the world / took / tomato fight / place / the biggest /
___________________________________________________________.
Đáp án:
1 Jens asked if there was a championship for making funny faces.
2 Monika asked whether there was camel wrestling in Turkey.
3 Chen asked what Germans did to celebrate weddings.
Wilma asked how people exchanged business cards in China and Japan. (Hoặc) Wilma
4
asked how people in China and Japan exchanged business cards.
5 Hasan asked if there was a monkey festival in Thailand.
Petra asked whether it was unusual for people to close their eyes while another person is
6
speaking.
7 Ana asked where the biggest tomato fight in the world took place.

Bài tập câu tường thuật lớp 9 – Dạng 5

Yêu cầu: Viết lại câu tường thuật bằng cách sử dụng các từ viết hoa
1. “You should be careful of believing stereotypes,” he said.
→ He _____________________ stereotypes. WARNED
2. The speaker put forward the idea that we could learn from other cultures.
→ In the talk _____________________ it we could learn from other
cultures. ARGUED
3. My parents didn’t let me dye my hair when I was younger.
→ My parents _____________________ my hair when I was younger. REFUSED
4. Most modern companies want to employ people with good intercultural communication
Skills.
→ Most modern companies _____________________ people with good intercultural
communication skills. INSIST
5. “You should go to a place if you want to understand the people,” she said.
→ She _____________________ a place to understand the people. SUGGESTED
6. Society should make companies react strongly to any discrimination in the workplace.
→ Companies should _____________________ strongly to any discrimination in the
workplace. FORCED
7. Challenging social norms is a normal part of teenage years, scientists have said.
→ Scientists have _____________________ social norms is a normal part of teenage
years. STATED
Đáp án:
1 He warned me not to believe stereotypes.
2 In the talk it was argued that we could learn from other cultures.
3 My parents refused to let me dye my hair when I was younger.
Most modern companies insist on employing people with good interculturalcommunication
4
skills.
5 She suggested that I go to a place to understand the people.
6 Companies should be forced to react strongly to any discrimination in the workplace.
7 Scientists have stated that challenging social norms is a normal part of teenage years.

Bài tập câu tường thuật – Dạng 6

Yêu cầu: Chọn các phương án đúng để hoàn thành câu
1. They were surprised when we announced / told that we’d quit our jobs to start our own company.
2. The teenagers admitted to start / starting the fire, but said it was an accident.
3. You always promise you arrive / to arrive on time, but you never do.
4. I advised Jane that she should / should that she speak to her parents before making a decision.
5. The other students quickly got tired of Mary boasting of passing / to pass her exams.
6. Mark was one of the first people to congratulate on me getting / me on getting engaged..
7. My doctor has recommended that I should / do more exercise.
8. Will you remind me to pay / paying the gas bill before the end of the month?
Đáp án:
1 announced
2 starting
3 to arrive
4 that she should
5 of passing
6 me on getting
7 do
8 to pay
Bài tập câu tường thuật lớp 9 – Dạng 7
Yêu cầu: Sắp xếp các từ để tạo thành câu
1. threatened to / more cost-effective / dismiss workers / The company / to be /
___________________________________________________________.
2. I / to make / urge everyone / like-minded / would / friends /
___________________________________________________________.
3. notified us that / by email / the tickets / The company / had been sent /
___________________________________________________________.
4. discriminated against / He denied that / anyone / he had /
___________________________________________________________.
5. being called / She / a goth / resented /
___________________________________________________________.
6. for being / He thanked / well-mannered / the audience / so /
___________________________________________________________.
7. always asked / My / my clothes / to borrow / sister /
___________________________________________________________.
8. people / I / staying away from / would recommend / two-faced /
___________________________________________________________.
Đáp án:
1 The company threatened to dismiss workers to be more cost-effective.
2 I would urge everyone to make like-minded friends.
3 The company notified us that the tickets had been sent by email.
4 He denied that he had discriminated against anyone.
5 She resented being called a goth.
6 He thanked the audience for being so well-mannered.
7 My sister always asked to borrow my clothes.
8 I would recommend staying away from two-faced people.