1. “Tom would win more races if he trained hard.”, The man said.
- > The man said Tom had won more races if he had trained hard
2. “If you feel like a chat, phone me tonight.” David said to me.
- > David told me if I felt like a chat , phone him that night
3. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said John.
- John accused........Amanda of stealing his best cassette....
4. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.
-Anna asked.............her mother if she could have a new bicycle.
5 “Breakfast will not be served after 9. 30” said the notice.
-The notice said that......breakfast wouldn't be served after 9.30.......
6. “Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?”
-I asked.............where the best place was to buy souvernirs......
7. “Don’t forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow”
- She reminded me not to forget to bring my passport with her the next day
8. “Do not write on the wall,” said the teacher to the boys.
-The teacher told the boys...........not to write in the wall
9. “How many jobs have you had since 2000?” the interviewer asked Mr. Simpson.
- The interviewer asked ..........Mr Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000.....
10. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police?” the officer asked the frightened witness.
- The officer wanted to know..why the frightened witness hadn't reported the incident to the police.........

Ex 3: Turn into reported speech (CÂU HỎI WH)
1 "What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?" she asked me
=> She asked me what the skills that I found the most difficult to learn were.
2 "When will you come back?", my mom asked me
=> My mom asked me when I would come back.
3 "Why do you like learning English?" the interviewer asked me
=> The interviewer asked me why I liked learning English.
4 "How long have you learned English?" the teacher asked me
=> The teacher asked me how long I had learned English.
5 "Whose bag is it?" he asked her
=> He asked her whose bag it was.

Em có thể tham khảo cách làm:

Câu hỏi Wh- được chuyển đổi như sau:

A asked B +Từ để hỏi (what, when, how long, how, why,...) + Đổi định dạng mẫu câu hỏi thành câu trần thuật (S + V), bỏ trợ động từ nghi vấn

Cùng với đó, ta cần đổi đại từ, tính từ sở hữu, thì của động từ, và các trạng từ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn.

Cùng với việc xem ví dụ trên, cô mong em có thể hiểu bài và lần tới có thể xử lý được những bài tương tự.

chuyển những câu dưới đây sang câu gián tiếp

1."is it going to be a fine day today?" i asked her-I asked her..if it was going to be a fine day that day

2."is the bus station far away?"the girl asked-the girl wanted to know.if the bus station was far away...

3."Jean,have you seen my gloves?"Thomas asked-Thomas asked Jean....if she had seen his gloves....

4."Where is my umbrella?"She asked-she asked...where her umbrella was....

5."Where have you been?"The mother asked her daughter-the mother asked her daughter....where her had been......

6,"How are you"Martin asked us-Martin asked us....how they were......

7,the teacher asked"Who speaks english?"-the teacher wanted to know....who spoke english.....

8,"Why don'tyou help me?"she asked him-She wanted to know..why he didn't help her....

9."how many jobs have you had since 2000?"the interviewer asked mr.simpson-the interviewer asked..Mr. Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000

10."I'm sorry i gave you the wrong number"said paul to susan-Paul apologized.....to Susan for giving her the wrong number.....

1. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary” said George.

-George said Mary that he had seen the film 3 times.

2. “I’m sorry, Angela,” said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car.

-Martin apologized Angela for damaging her car.

3. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.

-The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch.

4. “ John, please don’t tell anyone my new address,” said Mary.

-Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address.

5. “Breakfast will not be served after 9. 30” said the notice.

-The notice said that breakfast would not be served after 9. 30.

6. “Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?”

-I asked where the best place w​as to buy souvenirs.

7. “Don’t forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow”

- She reminded me not to forget to bring my passport with me tomorrow.

8. “Do not write on the wall,” said the teacher to the boys.

-The teacher told the boys not to write on the walls.

9. “How many jobs have you had since 2000?” the interviewer asked Mr. Simpson.

- The interviewer asked Mr. Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000.

10. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police?” the officer asked the frightened witness.

- The officer wanted to know why the frightened witness had not report the incident to the police.

Chuyển sang câu gián tiếp:
73. “Our correspondent in Paris sent this report some days ago” said the editor- in - chief.
->The editor- in - chief told .................told their correspondent in Paris had sent that report some days ago.................
74. “How long have you been waiting here?” the girl asked me.
-> The girl asked me .......How long I had been waiting there..............
75. “Do not write on the wall,” said the teacher to the boys.
-> The teacher told the boys..........not to write on the wall.................
76. “Take your place in the queue”, said the nurse to the old man.
->The nurse asked .....the old man to take his place in the queue.......
77. “How many jobs have you had since you left school?” the interviewer asked Mr Simpson.
-> The interviewer asked ......Mr Simpson how many jobs he had had since he had left school...................
78. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked the frightened witness.
-> The officer wanted to know......why she hadn't reported the incident to the police the week before..........................
80. “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Peter” she told John.
-> She advised ...............John not to trust Peter.................
82. “You were cheating,” said Carol to him.
-> Carol accused ................him of being cheating............
83. “I think you should go by train” he told us.
-> He advised ......................us to go by train............
84. “Don’t forget to phone the office”, she told him.
-> She reminded ..............him to phone the office...........................
85. “Where are you spending your holidays?” Janet asked us.
-> Janet asked ........us where we were spending our holidays............
86. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter” said William.
-> William suggested....that Peter should complain to the company....
88. “Who does that suitcase belong to?”, the policeman asked us.
-> The policeman asked us whose .....that suitcase was...........
89. “Please don’t make such a mess in your room,” his mother said.
-> His mother asked ....him not to make such a mess in his room....
90. He said, “You must walk faster, you are too slow”.
->He told her.......that she had to walk faster, she were too slow..........

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Put these sentences into directed speech :
1. I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit.

=> " Bring it back if it don't fit" I said to her
2. Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address.

=> " Don't tell anyone my new address" Mary asked John
3. She told me that he was not at home.

=> " He isn't at home " she told me
4. She said that she would pay him if she could.

=> " I will pay him if I can " she said
5. The notice said that breakfast would not be served after 9.30.

=> " Breakfast will not be served after 9.30" The notice said
6. I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day.

=> " Is it going to be a fine day today? " I said her
7. He asked her where shw was going.

=> " Where are you going? " he asked her
8. Nina said that they were going to visit her on Sunday.

=> " We are going to visit her on Sunday" Nina said
9. He said that he could understand that problem.

=> " I can understand this problem " he said
10. He told Jack that he would phone him the following day.

=> " I will phone you tomorrow, Jack" he said
11. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.

=> " What are you going to do next summer ?" she asked us
12. The interviewer asked Mr Simpson how many iobs he had had since 2000.

=> " How many iobs has he had since 2000? " The interviewer asked Mr Simpson
13. The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch.

=> " Did you help enough for luch? " the landlady asked us
14. She told me that she would have a cup of tea with me.

=> " I will have a cup of tea with you " she said to me

Ex1:Change these statements into reported speech:
1:"I've see the film three times,Mary"said George
George said to Mary that he had seen the film three times
2:"I'm sorry,Angela,"said Martin,"I'm afraid I've damaged your car"
Martin apologized to Angela for having damaged her car
3:"Have you had enough for lunch?" the landlady us
The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch
4:"John, please don't tell anymore my new address,"said Mary
Mary asked John not to tell anymore her new address
5:"Breakfast will not be served after 9.30"said the notice
The notice said that Breakfast would not be served after 9.30
6:"Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?"
I asked where the best place to buy souvenirs was
7:"Don't forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow"
She reminded me to bring my passport with me the following day
8:"Do not write on the wall," said the teacher to the boy.
The teacher told the boys not to write on the wall
9:"How many jobs have you had since 2000?" the interview asked Mr.Simpson
The interview asked Mr.Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000
10:Why didn't you report the incident to the police?" the officer asked the frightened witness
The officer wanted to know why the frightened witness hadn't reported the incident to the police

1) Geogre said to Mary that he had seen film three times.

2) Martin aplogized Angela that he had damaged her car.

3) The landaly asked us whether we had had enough time for lunch.

4) Mary asked John not to tell anymore about her new address.

5) The notice said that breakfast wouldn't be served after 9.30.

6) I asked him where is the best to buy the souvenirs.

7) She reminded me to bring my passport with me the next day.

8) The teacher told the boys not to write on the wall.

9) The interview asked Mr.Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000.

10) The officer wanted to know why I didn't report the incident to the police.

- Động từ tường thuật “asked” chia thì quá khứ nên lời nói trong ngoặc kép phải áp dụng quy tắc lùi thì:

+ you => we

+ Thì hiện tại hoàn thành: S + have/has + Ved/V3 => Thì quá khứ hoàn thành: S + had + Ved/V3

- Dùng "if/ whether" khi chuyển sang câu tường thuật với dạng câu hỏi "Yes-No question"

=> The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch.

Tạm dịch: Bà chủ nhà hỏi xem liệu chúng tôi đã ăn đủ cho bữa trưa hay chưa.

1.Why do you go with them?

=>Lanh asked why I went with them

2. Have you ever seen the comedy"Mr Bean"

=>Joe asked lee if he had ever seen the comedy"Mr Bean"

3.How many children have you got?

=>She asked me how many children I had got

4.How do you feel before the exam?

=>She asked me how I felt before the exam

5.Why does the woman call the doctor?

=>She asked why the woman called the doctor

6.Who is having a problem?

=>She asked who was having a problem

7.Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?said my aut

=> My aunt asked if a return ticket was cheaper than two singles

8.How long have you been waiting for me? She asked us

=> She asked us how long we had been waiting for her

9. Who are you going to take the vacation next summer with? He said to Lan

=> She asked Lan who she was going to take the vacation next summer with

10. Can you answer these questions? They said to me

=> They asked me if I could answer these questions

11. Which coat do you want, the blue one or the green one, Ann?asked Jane

=> Jane asked Ann which coat he wanted, the blue one or the green one

12.Do you know Mary's boyfriend? She asked me

=> She asked me if I knew Mary's boyfriend

13. Did you have the report completed last Thursday? The teacher said to him

=> The teacher asked him if he had had the report completed the Thursday before

14. Can you remember when you last saw this man,Mr.Bown?, the detective asked

=> The detective asked Mr Brown if he could remember when he had last saw this man

15. I'll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport, he said to me

=> He told me he would call me as soon as he arrived at the airport

16. Jason asked me, 'Are you coming with me'?

=>Jason asked me if I was coming with him

17. Mark asked me,' why do you want to study Russian?'

=> Mark asked me why I wanted to study Russian

18. Chery asked her,'How long have you lived here?'

=> Chery asked her how long she had lived there