REPORTED SPEECH
(CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT)
I. Statement (dạng câu kể)
1. Tom said: “I like fish and chips”
Tom said____________________________________________
2. “It’s cold outside,” she said.
She said____________________________________________
3. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said to me.
She said____________________________________________
Lưu ý khi làm dạng câu tường thuật
- Lùi thì
Câu trực tiếp Câu gián tiếp (câu tường thuật)
Simple present (hiện tại đơn)
Present continuous (hiện tại tiếp diễn)
Present perfect (hiện tại hoàn thành)
Simple past (quá khứ đơn)
Simple future (tương lai đơn)
can/ can’t
will/ won’t
may/ may not
shall
must
- Thay đổi đại từ phù hợp
- Thay đổi trạng từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn
This
These
Now
Here
Today
Tonight
Yesterday
Last month, last year
Tomorrow
Next month/ year
Ago
PRACTICE
I. Match time expressions with their equivalents in reported speech
1. Today a. The next week
2. Tonight b. The month before
3. Next week c. That day
4. Yesterday d. That night
5. This year e. The day before
6. Last month f. That year
II. Choose the correct answer
1. My brother said that he was/ is mending the chair leg
2. They told us they have/ had chosen the new wallpaper.
3. She told me that she bought/ had bought an oil painting.
4. Dave told me that he can’t/ couldn’t find the ashtray.
5. We said we will/ would tidy the bookcase
6. I told them that I don’t/ didn’t need a new table lamp.
III. Rewrite
1. “I’m doing my homework today,” he said.
He said ____________________________________________
2. “I don’t understand your question,” she said to me.
She said____________________________________________
3. “We sold our car last month,” they said.
They said____________________________________________
4. “I’ll give you your book back tomorrow,” he said to her.
He told____________________________________________
5. “You’ve done very well,” my dad told me.
My dad told____________________________________________
6. “I’m not feeling well now,” my sister told me.
My sister told____________________________________________
7. “It will be great show,” the singer said.
The singer said____________________________________________
8. “I’m going on holiday next week,” my aunt told me.
My aunt said____________________________________________
9. “You don’t need your books today,” our teacher told us.
Our teacher told____________________________________________
10. Phong said, “I didn’t buy this camera”
Phong said____________________________________________
11. “I left my phone at home,” said Helen.
Helen said____________________________________________
12. “I was ill last week,” said Peter.
Peter said____________________________________________
13. “I can’t go out for lunch today,” Anna said.
Anna said____________________________________________
14. “I must help my mother in the kitchen every evening,” she said to me.
She told____________________________________________
15. “I’m buying a new computer next weekend,” John said.
John said____________________________________________
16. “It will probably rain tomorrow,” she said.
She said____________________________________________
17. “We went to France for our holiday last year,” my grandparents said.
My grandparents said____________________________________________
18. Mrs. Green said: “I hear strange noises in my garden every night.”
Mrs. Green said____________________________________________
19. “I borrowed it this morning,” Rosie told him.
Rosie told____________________________________________
20. “I have received a postcard from my aunt,” my best friend said to me.
My best friend told_______________________________________________
21. “I must go home to make the dinner,” said Helen.
Helen said_______________________________________________________
22. He told me: “I am looking for my key now.”
He told____________________________________________
23. The children said: “We watched this TV show last night.”
The children said____________________________________________
24. The girls said: “We have to finish our homework tonight.”
The girls said____________________________________________
25. “You must read these books,” my teacher said to us.
My teacher told____________________________________________
