Reported speech
A. Câu phát biểu
- He said : “ I have lost my pen this morning.”
 He said that he had lost his pen that morning.
- She said to him: “I will go with you tomorrow.”
 She told him that she would go with him the next day.
Ghi nhớ : muốn đổi một câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp, ta phải :
+ Giữ nguyên động từ giới thiệu said hoặc đổi said to thành told nếu có túc từ.
+ Thay đổi đại từ nhân xưng, tính từ sở hữu… Ngôi thứ 1(I/we/me/my..) đổi thành ngôi thứ như chủ
từ(subject)ở mệnh đề chính. Ngôi thứ 2 (you/your)đổi thành ngôi thứ của túc từ. Ngôi thứ 3(he/she/they..) giữ
nguyên không đổi.
+ Thay đổi thì của động từ trong câu : bằng cách cho lùi về quá khứ một bậc.
Direct speech Reported speech
- simple present  - simple past
- present cont  - past continuous
- present perfect  - past perfect
- simple past  - past perfect
- past continuous  - past perfect continuous
- present per.cont  - past perfect continuous
- simple future  - present conditional (should/would)
- past perfect  - past perfect
- perfect conditional  - unchanged (khơng đổi)
+ Thay m ộ t s ố t ừ th ờ i gian & à n ơ i ch ố n.
- now  - then
- today / tonight  - that day / that night
-tonight  - that night
- tomorrow  - the following day / the next day
- yesterday  - the previous day / the day before
- next week / month…  - the following week / month…
- last week /month…  - the week before /the month before…

- He said to them : “Don’t be late tomorrow.”
 He told them not to be late the next day.
Ghi nhớ : Đổi said hay said to thành told hay asked + Object.
+ Dùng to để thay thế cho dấu hai chấm và ngoặc kép khi là câu mệnh lệnh xác đònh và
dùng not to khi là câu mệnh lệnh phủ đònh.
Tóm tắt Câu gián tiếp (reported speech)
Statements
(Câu phát biểu)
* S + said + (that) + clause
* S + told + O + (that) + clause
Commands
(Câu mệnh
lệnh)
* S + told + O + to infinitive
* S + told + O + not + to infinitive
Wh-questions
(Câu hỏi nội
dung)
* S + asked + (O) + wh-… + clause
* S + wondered + wh-… + clause
* S + wanted to know + wh-… + clause
Yes-no questions
(Câu hỏi có
không)
* S + asked + (O) + if / whether + clause
* S + wondered + if /whether + clause
* S + wanted to know + if / whether + clause

QUI TẮC ĐÁNH TRỌNG ÂM :
1. Từ 2 âm tiết:

- _________________________________________________________
11/ They said : “The Browns has ever lived in this house.”
- _________________________________________________________
12/ He said : “I’ll expect you to come here tomorrow.”
- _________________________________________________________
13/ The students said : “ We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Friday.”
- _________________________________________________________
14/ He said : “ I’m going to finish my work right now.”
- _________________________________________________________
II/ Change to the reported speech:
1/ Mr. Smith said : “Where are you going on your vacation this year ?”
- _________________________________________________________
2/ She said : “Did the mechanis finish repairing your car ?”
- _________________________________________________________
3/ She said : “Why has David been looking so miserable lately ?”
- _________________________________________________________
4/ I asked my friend : “Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month ?”
- _________________________________________________________
5/ She asked me : “How old are you now ?”
- _________________________________________________________
6/ He said to her : “Have you been to town today ?”
- _________________________________________________________
7/ John said : “How long does it take you to get to London, Mary ?”

- _________________________________________________________
8/ The policeman asked the little girl : “What’s your name ?”
- _________________________________________________________
9/ Mr. Green said to his secretary : “Who did you talk to a few minutes ago ?”
- _________________________________________________________
10/ Paul said : “Can you swim, Mary ?”

10/ Peter said : “Would you mind lending me your dictionary till next Monday.”-
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I/ Make the correct choice:
1.When they got to the theatre, the play ______ .
a.was beginning b.has begun c.will begin d.had begun
2.If he ______ my invitation, I will be sad.
a.refused b.refuses c.will refuse d.refuse
3.He told me he ______ very ill since the day before.
a.had been b.was c.would be d.has been
4. ______ Sue needed some money to buy a camera, she cashed a cheque.
a.Until b.Although c.If d.Because
5. ______ carefully before you answer my questions.
a.Think b.Thinking c.To think d.Thought
6.When these tables are ______ steel, they are very heavy.
a.made from b.making from c.made of d.making of
7.When your money ______ in a bank, it gives you an interest.
a.is put b.is putting c.puts d.put

8.Everyone was amazed to see the man.
a.interested b.surprised c.excited d.bored
9.Can you ______ life without electricity.
a.think b.imagine c.memorize d.regret
10.We’ve just bought a new ______ cooker .
a.electricity b.electric c.electrical d.electrically
11.I’m really ______ with my job.
a.tired b.excited c.attracted d.bored
12.My aunt ______ living in the countryside.
a.is used for b.is used to c.used to d.is using
13.Mr Thomas ______ work on Sunday.
a.used to b.is used to c.used d.is used for

29. The city in ________ we were born is very small.
a.it b.which c. that d.where
30. She has studied French _______.
a.5 years ago b.for 5 years c.since 5 years d.in 5 years
31. What did you do last night ? -I _______ to the movies after I ______ my homework.
a.went/do b.had gone / did c.go /did d.went/had done
32.He was introduced to a well-known artist.
a.famous b.unknown c.dangerous d.humourous
33.Martin, _______ mother is Spanish, speaks both Spanish and English.
a.his b.who c.that d.whose
34.Yesterday at a restaurant, I _______ Pam , an old friend of mine.