REPORTED SPEECH / INDIRECT SPEECH

3. Reported speech / Indirect speech:

Cách chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp

Thay đổi về thì Thay đổi trạng từ chỉ thời gian và nơi

chốn

Simple present Simple past This/ These That/ Those

Present progressive Past progressive Here There

Will Would Now Then

Must Had to Today/ Tonight That day/ That night

Can Could Tomorrow The next day/ the

following day

May Might Last Before

Thay đổi đại từ chỉ ngôi: Phụ thuộc vào chủ ngữ và tân ngữ của mệnh đề chính.

I -> nguoi nói

You -> nguoi nghe

We -> They

He /She /they -> He /She /They

*. Yes /No -question:

a) S + asked + O: “Do / does + S +V

1

+ O ...? “

 S + asked + O + If /Whether + S + V

2

/ V-ed + O

Ex: Ba asked Hoa: “Do you live near here?”  Ba asked Hoa if/whether she lived near there.

b) S + asked + O: “Động từ khiếm khuyết như can, will + S + O ...? “

 S + asked + O + If /whether + S + động từ khiếm khuyết ở QK + V1+ O.

Ex: Hoa asked Ba: “Can you do this exercise?”  Hoa asked Ba if/whether he could do that

exercise.

c) S + asked + O: “Is/are/am + S..?”

 S + asked + O + If /whether + S + was/were…

Ex: He asked me: “Are you a student?”  He asked me if/whether I was a student.

* . Wh-question:

S + asked + O : “Question word + Do / does + S +V

1

+ O ...? “

 S + asked + O + Question word + S + V

2

/ V-ed + O.

Ex: Ba asked Hoa: “What do we have for this breakfast?” Ba asked Hoa what they had for that

breakfast.

S + asked + O : “Question word+động từ đặc biệt + S + O ...? “

 S + asked + O + Question word + S + động từ đặc biệt ở QK + V1+ O.

Ex: Ba asked Hoa: “What can we do now?”  Ex: Ba asked Hoa