CHUYÊN ĐỀ 20

CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT – REPORTED SPEECH

A. LÍ THUYẾT
Câu tường thuật là loại câu thuật lại lời nói của người khác dưới dạng gián tiếp.
I. Một số thay đổi cơ bản khi tường thuật
Khi chuyển từ câu nói trực tiếp sang câu nói gián tiếp có những thay đổi sau:

1. Các đại từ
Các đại từ Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
Subject pronouns I he/ she
You I/ We/ They
We We/ They
Object pronouns me him/ her
you me/ us/ them
us us/ them
Possessiv my his/ her
e your my/ our/ their
adjectives our our/ their
Possessiv mine his/ hers
e yours mine/ ours/ theirs
pronouns ours ours/ theirs
Demonstratives this that
these those

2. Trạng từ chỉ thời gian

Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
Today that day
Tonight that night
Tomorrow the next day/ the following day/the day after
Tomorrow morning the next morning
Yesterday the day before/ the previous day
Ago before
Now then
Next (Tuesday) the next/ following Tuesday

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 Last (Tuesday) the previous Tuesday/ the Tuesday before
The day after tomorrow in two days' time/ two days later
The day before yesterday two days before
Here there

3. Thì của động từ

Tên thì Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
Hiện tại đơn - V(bare)/V(s,es) - Ved/ V (cột 2)
He said: "I live in a big city." He said (that) he lived in a big city.
- am/is/are - Was/were
She said: "I am at home." She said (that) she was at home.
Quá khứ đơn - Ved/V (cột 2) - Had + VPII
Peter said: "I did it by myself." Peter said (that) he had done it by
- Was/were himself.
Mary said: "I was in the park last - Had been
Sunday." Mary said (that) she had been in the
park the Sunday before.
Hiện tại tiếp diễn Am/is/are + V-ing Was/were + V-ing
She said: "we are learning now." She said (that) she was learning then.
Quá khứ tiếp diễn Was/were + V-ing Had + been + V-ing/ was/were +
He said: "I was sleeping then." V_ing
He said (that) he had been sleeping
then
Hiện tại hoàn Have/has + Vp2 Had + Vp2
thành He said: "Someone has stolen my bag." He said fthati someone had stolen his
bag
Hiện tại Have/has + been + Ving Had + been + Ving
hoàn She said: "I have been waiting for you She said (that) she had been waiting
thành tiếp diễn for 3 hours." for me for 3 hours.
Tương lai đơn Will/shall + V(bare) Would + V(bare)
Lan said: "I will call you tonight." Lan said fthatf) she would call me that
night.
Tương lai gần Am/is/are + going to + V Was/were + going to + V
Huong said: "we are going to have a Huong said (that) they were going to
party next weekend." have a party the next weekend."

Độn từ khuyết Can Could

g He said: "I can’t come on time." He said (that) he couldn't come on
thiếu time.

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 - Must/have to (sự bắt buộc) - Had to
She said: "I must take care of my little She said (that) she had to take care of
brother." her little brother.
- Must (sự suy diễn) - Must
He said: "You must be tired now." He said (that) I must be tired then.
- Must (đưa ra lời khuyên) - Must
My father said: "This exam is very My father said (that) that exam was
important. You must prepare for it well." very important and I must prepare for
it well.
- Mustn't (sự cấm đoán) - Mustn't
She said: "You mustn't make noise here." She said (that) I mustn't make noise
there.
May Might
My teacher said: "You may use My teacher said (that) we might use
dictionaries for this test." dictionaries for that test.
Need Needed/had to
He said: "I need do it now." He said (that) he needed/had to do it
then.
- Needn't (dùng ờ hiện tại) - Needn't/didn't have to
She said: "We needn't set off early." She said (that) they needn't/didn't have
to set off early.
- Needn't (dùng ở tương lai) - Wouldn't have to
He said: "You needn't come here He said (that) I wouldn't have to come
tomorrow." here the next day.

II. Không thay đổi thì động từ

1. Khi động từ tường thuật ở thì hiện tại hoặc tương lai
Ví dụ:
He says: "I have just finished my work."
 He says (that) he has just finished his work.
2. Khi động từ tường thuật ở thì quá khứ, cũng không có thay đổi thì động từ trong những trường
hợp sau
a. Tường thuật một sự thật hiển nhiên, một chân lí
Ví dụ:
The little boy said: "Mother's mother is grandmother."
 The little boy said mother's mother is grandmother.
b. Khi động từ trong câu trực tiếp có các thì: quá khứ tiếp diễn kết hợp với quá khứ đơn, quá khứ đơn
với quá khứ hoàn thành, quá khứ đơn (đi kèm thời gian cụ thể)
Ví dụ:
He said: "I was doing my homework when my mother came in."

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 He said (that) he was doing his homework when his mother came in.
He said: "I was born in 2000."
 He said (that) he was born in 2000.
c. Khi động từ trong câu trực tiếp có: used to, should, would, could, might, ought to, had better, would
rather
Ví dụ:
Peter said: "We used to go fishing in the afternoon."
 Peter said (that) they used to go fishing in the afternoon.
d. Khi tường thuật mệnh đề ước muốn với “wish” và “if only”
Ví dụ:
He said: "I wish I were taller."
 He said (that) he wished he were taller.
e. Câu điều kiện loại 2, 3
Ví dụ:
He said: "If I were you, I would apologize to Linda."
 He said (that) if he were me, he would apologize to Linda.
f. Cấu trúc: "It's (high/about) time..."
Ví dụ:
My mother said: "It is high time you washed the dishes."
 My mother said (that) it was high time I washed the dishes.

III. Các loại câu tường thuật

1. Câu tường thuật ở dạng câu kể
Công thức: S + say(s)/said + (that) + S + V
Lưu ý: say(s) /said to sb  tell(s)/told sb
Ví dụ:
He said to me: "You are my best friend."
 He told me (that) I was his best friend.
2. Câu tường thuật ở dạng câu hỏi
a. Câu hỏi YES-NO
Công thức: S + asked (sb)/wanted to know/wondered + if/whether + S + V
Ví dụ:
"Did you go with your mother yesterday?" asked he.
 He asked me if/whether I had gone with my mother the day before.
b. Câu hỏi có từ để hỏi
Công thức: S + asked (+O)/wanted to know/wondered + Wh-words/how + S + V
Ví dụ:
The teacher asked: "Why didn't you go to class last Friday?"
The teacher asked me why I hadn't gone to class the Friday before.

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 3. Câu mệnh lệnh, yêu cầu, đề nghị:
S+ as/told + O +(not) + to V
Eg: The doctor said to me : ‘stay in bed for a few days’.
-> The doctor asked me to stay in bed for a few days
4. Câu tường thuật với động từ theo sau bằng động từ nguyên thể
- tell/ask sb + to V: bảo/yêu cầu ai làm gì
- advise sb + to V: khuyên ai làm gì
- promise + to V: hứa làm gì
- threaten + to V: đe doạ làm gì
- warn + sb + not to V: cảnh báo không nên làm gì
- invite sb + to V: mời ai làm gì
- remind + sb + to V: nhắc nhở ai làm gì
- encourage sb + to V: khuyến khích ai làm gì
- offer + to V: đề nghị làm gì
- agree + to V: đồng ý làm gì
She asked me: ‘ would you go to the party to night?’
-> she invited to go to the party that night
4. Câu tường thuật với động từ theo sau bằng danh động từ
- accuse sb of + V-ing: buộc tội ai vì làm gì
- admit + V-ing: thừa nhận làm gì
- deny + V-ing: phủ nhận làm gì
- apologize (to sb) for + V-ing: xin lỗi ai vì làm gì
- blame sb for + V-ing: đổ lỗi cho ai vì làm gì
- complain (to sb) about + V-ing: phàn nàn về điều gì
- confess to V-ing: thú nhận làm gì
- congratulate sb on + V-ing: chúc mừng vì làm gì
- criticize sb for V-ing: chỉ trích vì làm gì
- insist on + V-ing: khăng khăng làm gì
- object to + V-ing: phản đối làm gì
- suggest + V-ing: gợi ý/đề nghị làm gì
- thank sb for + V-ing: cảm ơn ai vì làm gì
- warn sb against + V-ing: cảnh báo ai không nên làm gì

B. BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG

Exercise 1: Viết lại câu bằng cách chuyên từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp
1. Nam said: "I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock".
 Nam said that he was told to be at school before 7 o’clock
2. Thu said: "All the students will have a meeting next week".
 Thu said that all teh students would have a meeting next week
3. Phong said: “My parents are very proud of my good marks".
 Phong said that his parents was very proud of his good marks
4. The teacher said: "All the homework must be done carefully".
 The teacher said that all the hw had to be done carefully
5. Her father said to her: "You can go to the movie with your friend".
 her father told her that she could go to the movie with her friend

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6. "Do you enjoy reading?", Phong asked Peter.
 Phong asked Peter if peter enjoys reading
7. "Do your sister and brother go to the same school?", she asked Nam.
 She asked Nam If his sister and brother went to the same school
8. "Are there any oranges in the fridge?", she asked her mom.
 She asked her mom if there were any oranges in the fridge
9. "Were you reading this book at 8 o'clock last Sunday?", she asked Ba.
 She asked Ba if he was reading that book at 8 o’clock the Sunday before
10. "Will it rain tomorrow morning?", he asked his friend.
 He asked his friend if it would rain the morning after
11. "Where does your father work?" the teacher asked me.
 The teacher asked me where my father worked
12. "How many people are there in your family?" she asked Lan.
 She asked Lan how many people there were in her family
13. Tam's friend asked him: "How long will you stay in England?"
 Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England
14. The teacher said to Lien: "What's your hobby?"
 The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was
15. "How do you go to the airport?" his friend asked him.
 His friend asked him how he went to the airport
16. "I wish I hadn't gone to the party last night" she said.
 She said that she wished she hadn’t gone to the party the previous night
17. " The Earth moves around the Sun", my teacher said.
 My teacher said that the Earth moves around the Sun
18. Peter said: "I want to tell you the news. You must be surprised"
 Peter said that he wanted to tell me the news. I must be surprised
19. The woman said: “When I was walking on the pavement, a strange man stopped and asked me the way
to the nearest bank."
 The woman said when she was walking on the pavement, a strange man stopped and asked her the way to
the nearest bank.
20. "How many lessons are you going to learn next month?", he asked me.
 He asked me how many lessons I was going to learn the following month
Exercise 2: Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc
1. Jack asked his sister where she (go) would go the following day.
2. The mother told her son (behave) not to behave so impolitely
3. She asked why Mathew (look) looked so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
4. The boy admitted (not do) not doing the homework.
5. Our grandparents used to suggest (wear) wearing sunglasses when we were out on bright sunny days.
6. Robert offered (help) to help Carlo do the dishes.
7. The captain ordered his men (abandon) to abandon the ship immediately.
8. Tom promised (give) to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.

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9. Jane criticized Frank for (disclose) having disclosed their confidential report to the press.
10. The team leader reminded us (tidy up) to tidy up the final draft before submission.
11. The kidnappers threatened (kill) to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
12. Bill said that he had never (be)been to Russia and he thought he (go) would go there the next year.
13. John apologized to his Mum for (break) breaking his promise.
14. Steve warned Mike (touch) not to touch the wires as it might be deadly.
15. The police asked Mr John what he (do) had done the night before.
16. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine (take) to take a few days' rest.
17. Mary said if she (be) were rich, she (travel) would travel around the world.
18. He said that English (be) was very useful for my future job and I (must) must master it
19. He said they (play) were playing games in the bedroom then.
20. She said that I had better (go) go home early.

Exercise 3: Viết lại câu bằng cách chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp
1. She said to him: "Give me another glass of wine".
 She told him to give her another glass of white
2. She said to me: "Bring me a book".
 She asked me to bring her a book
3. The mother said to him: "Open the window please!".
 The mother told him to open the window
4. The captain said to them: "Wait here until I come back".
 The captain asked them to wait here until the captain come back
5. "Do come and enjoy tea with my family" she said.
 She invited us to come and enjoy tea with my family
6. "Why don't we come to visit our teacher today?" he said.
 He suggested coming to visit our teacher today
7. "My advice to do morning exercises" she said.
 She advised me doing morning exercises
8. "I'm sorry I broke the glass", said Peter.
 Peter apologized to me for breaking the glass
9. "Why don't you put your luggage under the seat?" he asked,
 He suggested that I put my luggage under the seat
10. "It's true that I broke your old vase", she said in tears.
 She admitted breaking my old vase
11. "Don't move or I'll shoot", said the bank robber to the clerk.
 The bank robber threatened to shoot the clerk if they moved.
12. "Don't forget to phone the police", she told him.
 She reminded him to phone the police
13. "Don't swim out too far, boys", said the coach.
 The coach warned boys against swimming out too far
14. Linh said, "If my father repairs the bike now, I will ride the bike to school."
 Linh said if her father repaired the bike then, she would ride the bike to school.
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15. "I would have passed the exam if I had tried my best” Binh said.
 Binh said that he would have passed the exam if he had tried his best
Exercise 4: Chọn phương án đúng
1. The interviewer asked me what experience for the job.
A. do you get B. did I get C. I got D. you got
2. They asked me whether I was working
A. next day afternoon B. the afternoon followed
C. the following afternoon D. tomorrow afternoon
3. "Where have you been hiding?", she asked. She asked me where hiding.
A. I have been B. have I been C. had I be D. I had been
4. He asked me home the day before.
A. what time I leave B. what time I will leave
C. what time I had left D. what time I left
5. 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
6. She said I an angel.
A. am B. was C. were D. have been
7. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since
A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day
8. 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
9. John asked me that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had D. if had I seen
10. She asked me the seat or not.
A. if / had occupied B. whether / was occupied
C. if / has been occupied D. whether / occupied
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. I wonder we'll catch the bus we'll take a taxiể
A. if / and whether B. whether / or that C. if / or that D. whether / or whether
15. 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
16. 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
17. Jeff wanted to know .
A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

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 C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing
18. Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the day.
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
19. She him whether he liked the steak she cooked.
A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked
20. His neighbours sometimes wondered he did for a living.
A. why B. when C. where D. what

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