reported speech

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Câu trực tiếp và câu gián tiếp Trong câu trực tiếp thông tin đi từ người thứ nhất đến thẳng người thứ hai (người thứ nhất nói trực tiếp với người thứ hai).. He said "I bought a new motorbike for myself yesterday". Trong câu gián tiếp thông tin đi từ người thứ nhất qua người thứ hai đến với người thứ ba. Khi đó câu có biến đổi về mặt ngữ pháp. He said he had bought a new motorbike for himself the day before. Để biến đổi một câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp cần: 1. Đổi chủ ngữ và các đại từ nhân xưng khác trong câu trực tiếp theo chủ ngữ của thành phần thứ nhất. 2. Lùi động từ ở vế thứ 2 xuống một cấp so với lúc ban đầu. 3. Biến đổi các đại từ chỉ thị, phó từ chỉ thời gian và địa điểm theo bảng qui định. Bảng đổi động từ Direct speech Simple present Present progressive Present perfect (Progressive) Simple past Will/Shall Can/May. Indirect speech Simple past Past progressive Past perfect (Progressive) Past perfect Would/ Should Could/ Might. Bảng đổi các đại từ chỉ thị, phó từ chỉ địa điểm và thời gian Today That day Yesterday The day before The day before yesterday Two days before Tomorrow The next/ the following day The day after tomorrow In two days' time Next + Time The following + Time Last + Time The previous + Time Time + ago Time + before This, these That, those Here, Overhere There, Overthere Nếu lời nói và hành động xảy ra cùng ngày thì không cần phải đổi thời gian. At breakfast this morning he said "I will be busy today". At breakfast this morning he said he would be busy today. Các suy luận logic về mặt thời gian tất nhiên là cần thiết khi lời nói được thuật lại sau đó một hoặc hai ngày. (On Monday) He said " I'll be leaving on Wednesday " (On Tuesday) He said he would be leaving tomorrow. (On Wednesday) He said he would be leaving today. – Đại từ nhân xưng: I –> he/she We –> they You –> I/ we.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Here –> there This –> that These –> those – Trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian: Today –> that day Tomorrow –> the next day/ the following day Yesterday –> the day before/ the previous day Last week –> the week before/ the previous week The day after tomorrow –> in 2 days’ time The day before yesterday –> two days before. Now –> then Ago –> before 2.3. Các trường hợp không đổi thời – Sự thật, sự việc luôn luôn đúng: “The earth moves round the sun” he said. –> He said that the earth moves round the sun. – Câu điều kiện loại II và III: “If I were you, I would leave here” he said. –> He said that if he were me, he would leave there. – Wish + past simple/ past perfect: “I wish I lived in Da Nang”, he said. –> He said he wished he lived in Da Nang. – Cấu trúc “it’s time somebody did something”: “It’s time he woke up”, she said. –> She said it was time he woke up. – Would/ should/ ought to/ had better/ used to không chuyển: “ You’d better work hard” he said –> He said that I had better work hard. 2.4. Các cách chuyển đổi cơ bản A. Say that + a statement –> agree (đồng ý), refuse (từ chối), offer (đề nghị), promise (hứa), threaten + the infinitive (dọa) “All right, I’ll help you” he said. –> He agreed to help me. “ Oh, no, I won’t come to your party”, he said. –> He refused to come to my party. “I’ll look for the cat for you tomorrow if you like” he said. –> He offered to look after the cat for me the next day if I liked. “I’ll visit your parents when I arrive there”, he said –> He promised to visit my parents when he arrived there. “I’ll sell the TV set if you keep on watching it all day”, said the father –> The father threatened to sell the TV set if he kept on watching it all day B. Say that + a statement –> accuse …of (buộc tội), admit (thừa nhận), apologise for (xin lỗi), deny (từ chối), insist on + V-ing (khăng khăng) “You stole the jewels” said the inspector –> The inspector accused her of stealing the jewels. “I’ve made the wall dirty” said one student. –> One student admitted making the wall dirty. “I’m sorry I’m late” she said. –> She apologized for being late. “No, we didn’t enter the garden” said the boy. –> The boy denied entering my garden. “Certainly, I’ll buy that car for you”, said he. –> He insisted on buying me that car. C. Say to somebody + a statement –> told somebody + that + clause “I’ve finished all my homework”, he said to me. –> He told me that he had finished all his homework. D. Say + a statement –> said that + clause “I’m going to Hanoi tomorrow”, he said. –> He said that he was going to Hanoi the next day..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> E. Statement with command, request, advice, invitation, offer –> advise, ask, beg, encourage, invite, order, tell, warn, remind… “You’d better hurry”, he said. –> He advised me to hurry. “Post the letter for me, will you?”he said. –> He asked me to post the letter for him. “Make another try, please”, he said. –> He encouraged me to make another try “Don’t drive too fast”, he said. –> He warned me not to drive too fast. “Remember to close the door”, he said. –> He reminded me to close the door. “Don’t forget to come at 6 a.m tomorrow”, he said. –> He reminded to come at 6 a.m the next day. F. Questions in indirect speech – Thời, đại từ, tính từ sở hữu, trạng từ chuyển như ở câu tường thuật. – Yes-no questions –> asked/wanted to know if/whether “Are you absent from your classes today?” he asked. –> He asked/wanted to know if I was absent from my classes that day. – Wh-questions –> asked/wanted to know + question word + clause. “Where do you often meet your friends?” she said. –> She asked where I often met my friends. G. Questions with “shall I…”–> 4 loại sau: • About future event (sự kiện trong tương lai) “Shall we attend the meeting tomorrow”, she said. –>She asked if they would attend the meeting the next day • Request for instruction or advice (Lời hướng dẫn hoặc lời khuyên) “Shall I read it, mother?” ha said. –> He asked his mother if he should read it. • Offer to do something “Shall we bring you some new books?” she said. –> She offered to bring me some new books. • Suggest to do something “Shall we go to the cinema tonight”, he said. –> He suggested going to the cinema that night. H. Questions with “Will you, would you, could you…?” (yêu cầu, đề nghị, mời)–> offer, invite, order, ask, told. “ Will you come to my party tomorrow?” he said. –> He invited me to come to his party the next day. “Could you get ready at 6p.m tonight?” he said. –> He told/asked me to get ready at 6p.m that night. “Would you like some cigarettes?” he said. –> He offered me some cigarettes. “Will you shut your mouth?” he said. –> He ordered me to shut my mouth. I. Let’s do…–> suggest + V-ing (nếu bao gồm cả người nói thực hiện hành động) Let’s do…–> suggest + that S should do…(có thể bao gồm hoặc không bao gồm người nói thực hiện hành động) “Let’s go to the cinema tonight”, he said. –> He suggested going to the cinema that night. (anh ta cũng đi) –> He suggested that they should go to the cinema that night J. Yes, let’s do…–> agree No, let’s not do… –> be against the idea. “Let’s eat out tonight” said the mother. “Yes, let’s” said the son. “No, let’s not” said the father. –> The mother suggested eating out that night and the son agreed but the father was against the idea..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> K. Must –> had to “I must finish my work tomorrow”, he said. –> He said that he had to finish his work the next day. “Must you go soon?” she said. –> He asked if I had to go soon. L. Câu cảm thán trong lời nói gián tiếp • What + a + noun! /how + adj –> said that + clause –> gave an exclamation of delight (vui mừng, tán thưởng), disgust (kinh tởm), honor (sợ), surprise (ngạc nhiên) “How beautiful the picture is”, he said. –> He said that the picture was beautiful –> He gave an exclamation of delight. “What a dirty kitchen!” she said. –> She said that the kitchen was dirty. –> She gave an exclamation of disgust. “How wonderful”, he said. –> He said that it was wonderful. –> He gave an exclamation of surprise. • “Yes/no” –> subject + trợ động từ “Have you finished your homework?”he said “Yes”, she said –> He asked her if she had finished her homework and she said she had. “Are you ready for the exam?” he said. “No”, she said. –> He asked if she was ready for the exam and she said she wasn’t. M. “Thank”–> subject + thanked “Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?”, he said. “thank you, I’d love to” she said. –> He invited her to have dinner with him that night. She thanked him and said she would love to. “Good luck”, he said –> he wished me luck. “Congratulation!”, he said –> he congratulated me. Bài tập: Chuyển những câu sau sang gián tiếp. 1. “Shall I help you with the exercises?” he said. 2. “Shall we give him a birthday cake?” he said. 3. “Could I leave early on Friday?” he said. 4. “Where shall we meet tonight?” she said. 5. “Will you have a drink?” he said. 6. “How far is it from here to college?” he said. 7. “Do you often have breakfast at 6.30 a.m?” he said 8. “Don’t swim too far, boys” she said. 9. “Do come in and have a drink” he said. 10. “Remember to wake me up” she said. 11. “If I were you, I would learn English”, she said. 12. “Why don’t we go camping this Sunday?” he said. 13. “Would you like to come to my birthday party next Sunday?” she said. 14. “Let’s have a talk on the new film”, he said. 15. “ Shall I do the cleaning up for you?” he said. 16. “What a clever boy!” she said. 17. “How ugly!” he said. 18. “Did you prepare your meal?” he said. “No” I said. 19. “Happy birthday”, he said. 20. “Take your seat”, he said. “thank”, I said. Xem đáp án.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> Baøi 5 :. CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT REPORTED SPEECH. Có hai cách thuật lại lời một người khác noiù: cách trực tiếp và cách giaùn tieáp. Trong câu trực tiếp (direct speech), ta nhắc lại nguyên văn lời người đã nói. - He said : “I have lost my pen.”. Trong câu gián tiếp (indrect speech) hay câu tường thuật (reported speech), ta diễn tả tư tưởng trong câu người khác nói mà không cần lập lại nguyên văn câu nói cuûa hoï.. - He said that he had lost his pen. A. Caâu phaùt bieåu. (statements in reported speech). 1/ Ví duï : - 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. 2/ 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. + Bỏ dấu hai chấm (:) và ngoặc kép (“…”) rồi thêm liên từ that.. + Thay đổi đại từ nhân xưng, tính từ sở hữu… theo qui tắc sau : Ngôi thứ 1 đổi thành ngôi thứ như chủ từ ở mệnh đề chính. Ngôi thứ 2 đổi thành ngôi thứ của túc từ. Ngôi thứ 3 giữ nguyên không đổi. + Thay đổi thì của động từ trong câu trực tiếp bằng cách cho lùi về quá khứ một bậc. Cụ thể như sau : Direct speech Reported speech - simple present  - simple past - present continuous  - past continuous - present perfect  - past perfect - simple past  - past perfect - past continuous  - past perfect continuous - present perfect cont  - past perfect continuous.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> - simple future  - present conditional (should/would) - past perfect  - unchanged (không đổi) - perfect conditional  - unchanged + Thay đổi một số từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn. - now  - then - today / tonight  - that day / 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… - the day before yesterday  - two days before - the day after tomorrow  - in two days’ time - ago  - before - tomorrow morning  - the following morning - last Tuesday  - the Tuesday before - right now  - at once - here  - there - this / these  - that / those - He said : “ I’ll come here to take this book.”  He said that he would come there to take that book. - They said to us : “You must do this work right now.”  They told us that we had to do that work at once. Chuù yù : * Khi câu trực tiếp biểu thị một tập quán, một sự thật hay một chân lý thì khi đổi sang câu gián tiếp thì của động từ không thay đổi. - The lecturer said : “The earth moves round the sun.”  The lecturer said that the earth moves round the sun. - The teacher said to them : “The Second World War ended in 1945.”  The teacher told them that the Second World War ended in 1945. * Khi câu động từ giới thiệu ở hiện tại đơn, thì của động từ trong câu gián tiếp không đổi và các từ chỉ thời gian hoặc nơi chốn vẫn giữ nguyên. - The doctor says to her : “You will have to stay here until tomorrow.”.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span>  The doctor tells her that she will have to stay here until tomorrow. 2.3. Các trường hợp không đổi thời – Sự thật, sự việc luôn luôn đúng: “The earth moves round the sun” he said. –> He said that the earth moves round the sun. – Câu điều kiện loại II và III: “If I were you, I would leave here” he said. –> He said that if he were me, he would leave there. – Wish + past simple/ past perfect: “I wish I lived in Da Nang”, he said. –> He said he wished he lived in Da Nang. – Cấu trúc “it’s time somebody did something”: “It’s time he woke up”, she said. –> She said it was time he woke up. – Would/ should/ ought to/ had better/ used to không chuyển: “. You’d. better. work. hard”. he. said. –> He said that I had better work hard B. CAÂU HOÛI. (Questions in reported speech) 1/ Ví duï :. - She said to me : “Do you like swimming ?”  She asked me if I liked swimming.. - Tom said : “Has she finished her home work ?”  Tom wanted to know if she had finished her homework. - He asked me : “Why did you come home so late last night?”  He asked me why I had come home so late the night before.. - Mary said : “ What’s he doing now?”  Mary wondered what he was doing then..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> 2/ Ghi nhớ : + Đổi said thành asked (có hoặc không túc từ theo sau), wondered hay wanted to know (không có túc từ). + Bỏ dấu hai chấm (:), dấu ngoặc kép (“…”) và dấu chấm hỏi (?) và giữ laïi question-word (nhö what, where, how…) neáu laø caâu hoûi noäi dung (Wh-questions) hoặc thêm if (hay whether) nếu câu hỏi có hay không (Yes-no questions). C. CAÂU MEÄNH LEÄNH. (Commands in reported speech) 1/ Ví duï :. - The teacher said : “Go to the blackboard, John.”  The teacher told John to go to the blackboard. - He said to them : “Don’t be late tomorrow.”.  He told them not to be late the next day. 2/ Ghi nhớ : + Đổi said hay said to thành told hay asked và buộc phải có túc từ theo sau. + Dùng to để thay thế cho dấu hai chấm và ngoặc kép khi là câu meänh leänh xaùc ñònh vaø duøng not to khi laø caâu meänh leänh phuû ñònh. Toùm taét Caâu giaùn tieáp (reported speech) Statements * S + said + (that) + clause (Caâu phaùt bieåu) * S + told + O + (that) + clause Commands * S + told + O + to infinitive (Caâu meänh leänh) * S + told + O + not + to infinitive * S + asked + (O) + wh-… + clause Wh-questions * S + wondered + wh-… + clause (Caâu hoûi noäi * S + wanted to know + wh-… + clause dung) * S + asked + (O) + if / whether + clause Yes-no * S + wondered + if /whether + clause questions * S + wanted to know + if / whether + clause (Caâu hoûi coù khoâng).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> EXERCISE I : Put into the reported speech : 1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.” - _________________________________________________________ 2/ She said : “I once spent a summer in this village.” - _________________________________________________________ 3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.” - _________________________________________________________ 4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”. - _________________________________________________________ 5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.” - _________________________________________________________ 6/ He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.” - _________________________________________________________ 7/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.” - _________________________________________________________ 8/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.” - _________________________________________________________ 9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.” - _________________________________________________________ 10/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.” - _________________________________________________________ 11/ They said : “The river is rising early this year.”. - _________________________________________________________ 12/ He said : “I’ll expect her to come soon.” - _________________________________________________________ 13/ Our teacher said : “ World War II broke out in 1939.” - _________________________________________________________ 14/ The students said : “ We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.” - _________________________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> 15/ He said : “ I’m going to finish this work.” - _________________________________________________________ EXERCISE 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 ?” - _________________________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> 11/ He said : “Where can I find her in this town ?” - _________________________________________________________ 12/ She asked her son : “Do you know which is the cup you used ?” - _________________________________________________________ 13/ Helen said : “What did you say, Jack ?” - _________________________________________________________ 14/ She said to him : “ Why didn’t you get up early this morning ?” - _________________________________________________________ 15/ He said : “Will it rain tonight ?” - _________________________________________________________ EXERCISE III : Turn into the reported speech: 1/ The manager said : “ Come into my office, please.” - _________________________________________________________ 2/ The teacher said ro us : “Don’t make so much noise.” - _________________________________________________________ 3/ Mr.Green said : “Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill.” - _________________________________________________________ 4/ Susan said to Tom : “Don’t call me again at this late hour.” - _________________________________________________________ 5/ She said to the boy : “Show me what you have in your hand.” - _________________________________________________________ 6/ The policeman ordered : “Stay where you are and don’t touch anything.” - _________________________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> 7/ The old lady said : “Will you please water these flowers for me.”. - _________________________________________________________ 8/ She said : “Don’t leave your coat on this chair.” - _________________________________________________________ 9/ She said to him : “Don’t speak to me like that and behave yourself.” - _________________________________________________________ 10/ Peter said : “Would you mind lending me your dictionary till next Monday.” - _________________________________________________________ EXERCISE IV : Rewrite the following sentences: 1/ The flight attendant said : “Don’t forget to fasten your seat belts.”  The flight _________________________________. attendant. reminded. 2/ The policeman said to her : “Show me your driving licence.”.  The policeman ____________________________________ 3/ He said : “Did you see Mary yesterday ?”. ordered.  He wanted to know ______________________________________ 4/ He said : “Would you mind telling me the time ?”  He told _______________________________________________ 5/ I said to my friend : “When did you buy your new car ?  I asked ________________________________________________ 6/ My friend said to me : “We have known everything about that.”.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(13)</span> My friend told ___________________________________________ 7/ I wondered why there were so many people at the station that day.  I said : “__________________________________________________ 8/ The teacher asked whether we had found the solution to the problem yet.  The teacher asked “_______________________________________ 9/ He ordered us not to touch anything in that room.  He said “_________________________________________________. us:. :.

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