Có các loại chính sau: các câu được tường thuật phải ở dạng câu khẳng định dù ban đầu khi chưa được tường thuật nó có là câu hỏi thì cũng vậy.
I. Tường thuật 1 mệnh đề bình thường dạng khẳng định hoặc phủ định (có đầy đủ chủ – vị): chỉ việc lùi thì
Ví dụ:
1.She said: “I’m going to visit London tomorrow”
- She said that she was going to visit London the following day.
2. Tommy told me: “MY father works in a hospital”.
- Tommy told me his father worked in a hospital.
3. My tutor said: “I won’t go to Sapa for my next holiday”
- My tutor said that she would not go to Sapa for her following holiday.
II. Tường thuật câu hỏi: khi chuyển qua thì bắt đầu với việc dùng if/ whether và lùi thì
Ví dụ:
1.My teacher asked me: “Did you finish your homework, Quang?
- My teacher asked me if/ whether I had finished my homework
2. “Do you like chocolate ice cream?”, asked my close friend.
- My close friend asked me if/ whether I liked chocolate ice cream.
3. “Does your younger sister go to school on Saturdays?”, asked my friend.
- My friend asked me if/whether my younger sister went to school on Saturdays.
4. “Are you from Vietnam?”, asked a French.
- A French asked me if/ whether I was from Vietnam.
5. “Have you had lunch yet?”, asked my mom.
- My mom asked me if/ whether I had had lunch.
III. Tường thuật 1 mệnh đề đặc biệt (câu mệnh lệnh, cầu khiến): dùng to inf (nếu ý khẳng định) hoặc not to inf (nếu ý phủ định)
Ví dụ:
1.My mom told me: “remember to turn off the lights before you get out of your room, Quang”
- My mom told me to remember to turn off the lights before I got out of my room.
- My mom told me to turn off the lights before I got out of my room.
2. “Don’t turn left otherwise you will hit the wall”, my granny told me.
- My granny told me not to turn left otherwise I would hit the wall.
3. “Try your best to study English, Quang”, said my mom.
- My mom advised (khuyên) me to try your best to study English.
4. “Don’t play video games a lot. It’s not good for you, Quang. (my father, advise)
- My father advised me not to play video games a lot. It wasn’t good for me.
5. “Can you tell me your name please?, asked the lady.
- The lady asked me if/whether I could tell her my name.
- The lady asked me to tell her my name.
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