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Câu Gián Tiếp: Bài Tập Thực Hành

The document provides a series of exercises for converting direct speech into reported speech, focusing on the changes in verb tenses and question structures. It includes examples and prompts for transforming various sentences into indirect speech. Additionally, it highlights specific grammatical rules related to reported speech, such as the use of 'had' and changes in modal verbs.

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Câu Gián Tiếp: Bài Tập Thực Hành

The document provides a series of exercises for converting direct speech into reported speech, focusing on the changes in verb tenses and question structures. It includes examples and prompts for transforming various sentences into indirect speech. Additionally, it highlights specific grammatical rules related to reported speech, such as the use of 'had' and changes in modal verbs.

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HTĐ -> QKĐ

had

HTHT -> QKHT


had their
didn't their

was next / following

had was

could

wasn't had

he before
QKĐ -> QKHT had + P2
had

would there
next

knew

would day

they

hadn't
was had

wished
couldn't had
QKTD -> QKHTTD: had been V-ing

had
then didn't would

should there
would

didn't would
saw had
that

was
was

had
been

could her

might

should

should

was

would next

had

hadn't

had

could
BÀI LUYỆN TẬP NHANH
Hãy thêm 1 từ thích hợp để chuyển các câu sau sang câu gián tiếp
1. "Where did you go last night?" she asked me.
She asked me where ______________
I had gone ______________
the previous night / the
night before.
2. "How do you like my dress, Michael?" she asked.
She asked ___________
how Michael liked her dress. / She asked Michael how he
____________
liked her dress.
3. "Will you stay in a hotel?" I asked him.
I asked him if / whether he _______________
would stay in a hotel.
4. "What happened to Mr. Budd?" said one of the men.
One of the men asked what _______________
had happened to Mr. Budd.
5. "Why has the 2:30 train been cancelled?" said Ann.
Ann asked why the 2:30 train _______________
had been cancelled.
6. "Where is the ticket office?" asked Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. Jones asked _______________
where the ticket office _______________.
was
7. "Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?" said my aunt.
My aunt asked if / whether a returned ticket _______________
was cheaper than two
singles.
8. "Can I bring my dog into the compartment with me?" she asked.
She asked if / whether she _______________
could bring her dog into the compartment
with her.
9. "Did you play for your school team?" said Bill.
Bill asked if / whether _______________
he had played for my school team.
10. "Who put salt in my coffee?" he asked.
He asked who _______________
had put salt in _______________
his coffee.
11. "Are you sorry for what you did?" the mother asked the little boy.
was
The mother asked the little boy if / whether he _______________ sorry for what he
_______________
had done.
12. "Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair?" I asked him.
I asked him if he _______________
knew that the shoes he _______________
was wearing
weren't a pair.
13. "Why do you think it may be dangerous?" he asked her.
He asked her _______________
why she thought it _______________
mighy be dangerous.
14. "Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?" asked Peter.
Peter asked if / whether _______________
he could borrow Janet's typewriter.
15. "Why didn't I get a computer before?" the office manager wondered.
hadn't
The office manager wondered why he _______________ got a computer before.
16. "How old is your little boy?" said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.
The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley how old her little boy _______________.
was
17. "Oliver, can you remember where you have put the camera?" Philippa asked.
Philippa asked Oliver if / whether he/she _______________
could remember where he/she
_______________
had put the camera.
18. "Are they taught to swim?" he asked.
He asked if / whether they _______________
were taught to swim.
19. "Are you going to see him off at the station?" I asked her.
I asked her if / whether she _______________
was going to see him off at the station.
20. "Why does the price go up so often?" she wondered.
She wondered why the price _______________
did go up so often.
21. "Who wants a lift home?" said Tom.
Tom asked who _______________ a lift home.
Sally said she liked chocolate.

Jim said he was sleepy

Mary said she was planning ………

Susan said she was washing the car.

He said he was meeting them at 4 o’clock that day.

Mr. Rice said he was going to Chicago.

Eric said he would come ….


QKD -> QKHT
Kate said she had called her doctor.
QKD -> QKHT: had + P2
They said they had had lunch ………

He said he had met her about 3 months before.

Tom said he had already eaten lunch.


may -> might
Jessica said she might go to the library.
have to -> had to
Ted said he had to finish his work.

must -> had to


Miss Young said she had to talk …….

he felt ill.
- k có từ để hỏi / bắt đầu bằng “ trợ đtừ / tobe”

They asked me if my father worked there.

She asked him if his brother lived in New York.

He asked if she would come there that night.

if he/she had a double room

if we had seen that movie yet.

if it would take long.……

She asked if I was hungry.

He asked me if I had invited Judy and Pat

if I could park my car in West Street.

if I was enjoying myself.


He asked what I was doing.

The teacher asked him why I was so late

I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine

We asked what time the plane arrived.

My father asked me why I hadn’t phoned

He asked her where she had stayed in Paris.

My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting

I asked her where she was going.

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When reporting questions involving 'do you know' in indirect speech, the auxiliary 'do' is removed, and the verb tense is appropriately adjusted, often implying the verb backshift. For instance, 'I asked him, "Do you know why the price goes up so often?"' becomes 'I asked him if he knew why the price went up so often' .

When reporting a command or request in indirect speech, imperative verbs are typically changed to an infinitive form. For example, 'He said, "Go to the store"' would become 'He told me to go to the store' .

To convert a question about a current ability into its reported form using 'could', the structure is altered and the verb is shifted to reflect past ability. For example, if the direct question is '"Can you remember where you put the camera?" Philippa asked', this becomes 'Philippa asked if/whether Oliver could remember where he had put the camera' .

When converting direct questions starting with "where" into indirect speech, the question format changes into a statement form, and the verb tense shifts back. For example, '"Where did you go last night?" she asked me' becomes 'She asked me where I had gone the previous night' .

In converting a direct speech statement about future intentions that uses 'will', it changes to 'would' in indirect speech. For example, 'He said, "I will meet them at 4 o'clock"' becomes 'He said he would meet them at 4 o'clock' .

Time expressions are often modified to reflect the change in perspective and timing. For example, 'tonight' in direct speech becomes 'that night', and 'next day' becomes 'the following day' .

When reporting someone's expressed obligation in indirect speech, 'must' or 'have to' typically changes to 'had to'. For instance, 'Jessica said, "I must finish my work"' turns into 'Jessica said she had to finish her work' .

When transforming sentences about missed past actions from direct to indirect speech, the past simple tense is usually shifted to past perfect. For example, '"Why didn't you have a computer before?" the office manager asked' becomes 'The office manager wondered why he hadn't had a computer before' .

When transforming direct questions with 'can' into indirect questions, 'can' typically changes to 'could' or 'would be able to', reflecting the past or conditional sense suitable for reported speech. For instance, '"Can I bring my dog into the compartment with me?" she asked' becomes 'She asked if/whether she could bring her dog into the compartment with her' .

When converting from direct to indirect speech in English, the present perfect tense (has/have + past participle) changes to the past perfect tense (had + past participle). For example, 'She has called her doctor' becomes 'She said she had called her doctor' .

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