1. I told Mary not to leave the window open.
Câu tường thuật dạng câu mệnh lệnh :
S + told + O + not + to V : Ai đó bảo ai không làm gì
2. She said that she would have a cup of tea with me.
Câu tường thuật ở dạng câu kể :
S + say(s)/said + (that) + S + V
3. She said that she would pay him if she could.
Câu tường thuật ở dạng câu kể :
S + say(s)/said + (that) + S + V
4. She asked us what we were doing to do next summer.
Câu tường thuật dạng câu hỏi :
S + asked + (O) + Wh- Question + S +Verb
5. He told Jack that he would phone Jack the next day.
S1+ told+ S2+ V (lùi thì)....
6. Tom asked Jean if he could sit beside her.
S + asked + (O) + if/whether + S + V
7. He said that he wanted a camera for his birthday.
- Động từ tường thuật “said” chia thì quá khứ nên lời nói trong ngoặc kép phải áp dụng quy tắc lùi thì:
I => he, my => his
Thì hiện tại đơn: S + V(s,es) => Thì quá khứ đơn: S +Ved
8. He told us not to keep the door locked
S + told + O + not + to V : Ai đó bảo ai không làm gì
9. I asked him how long he was going to stay.
S +asked +o+Wh +S+ Ved...
10. She wanted to know whether I was going by train.
S + asked + (O) + if/whether + S + V