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

you => she

Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn: S + is/am/are + V-ing => Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn: S + was/were + V-ing

- Đối với dạng câu hỏi có từ để hỏi "wh-questions":

S + động từ tường thuật + (O) + wh- questions + clause

=> He asked her where she was going.

Tạm dịch: Anh ấy đã hỏi xem cô ấy đang đi đâu.

- 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.

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

+ you => he, my => his

+ 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"

=> Thomas asked Jean if he had seen his gloves.

Tạm dịch: Thomas đã hỏi Jean xem liệu Jean có nhìn thấy găng tay của anh ấy hay không.

Tuan asked Ba why he went to the bank the day before.

Nga asked Hoa how long she had used that card.

He asked which way they had gone.

She wanted to know what I was going to do the next summer.

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

today => that day

S + is/am/are + going to + V => S + was/were + going + to + V

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

=> I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day.

Tạm dịch: Tôi đã hỏi cô ấy xem liệu hôm nay có phải là một ngày đẹp trời hay không.

1. “Open the door,” he said to them.

-He told them to open the door.

2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.

-He asked her where she was going.

3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.

-He asked which way they went

4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.

-I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit

5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us.

-She told us not to try to open it then

6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.

-I asked her is it was going to be a fine day that day

7. “He’s not at home”, she said.

-She said that he wasn't at home

8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.

-The girl wanted to know if the bus station was far away

9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said.

-Tom told Ann not to stay out late

10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.

-He asked her to let him borrow her car

11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.

-Thomas asked Jean if he had seen his gloves

12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.

-I told Mary not to leave the window open

13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.

She said that she would have a cup of tea with me

14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.

-She said that she would pay him if she could

15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.

- She asked us where we were going to do next summer

16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.

-He told Jack that he would phone him the day after

17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.

-Tom asked Jean if he could sit beside him

18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.

-He said that he wanted a camera for his birthday

19. “Don’t keep the door locked,”  he said to us.

-He told us not to keep the door locked

20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.

-I asked him how long he was going to stay

21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.

-She wanted to know if I was going by train

22. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.

-She asked us not to use to much hot water

23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.

-She invited me to come to her party

24. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.

She told them not to do it again

25. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.

-She asked if Mr Brown had sent the potatoes to me

26. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said.

-She told the boys not to get their shoes dirty

27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked.

-Mary asked Peter what he wanted for lunch that day

28. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.

- Peter asked Janet if he could borrow his type writer

29. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.

-The office manager wondered why he hadn't got a computer before

30. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.

-John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any more money

1.     “Can I go home now?” he asked.

=> ...................................... He wondered if he could go home then...............................................................

2.      “You can come in but you’ll have to be quiet,” he said to her.

=> ..........................................  He told her that she could come in but she would have to be quiet...........................................................

3.      “What time shall we arrive in Cairo?” he asked.

=> ...........................He wondered what time they would  arrive in Cairo..........................................................................

4.     “She must try harder if she wants to succeed," he said.

=> ........................................... He said that she had to try harder if she wanted to succeed..........................................................

5.     “My father will be angry with me if he finds out,” she said.

=> ...................................... She said that her father would be angry with her if he found out.................................................................

6.     “You shouldn't drive so fast,” he said to her.

=> ....................................... He advised her not to drive so fast.............................................................

7.     “I can meet you on Friday," he said.

=> ..................................... He said that he could meet me on Friday. ...............................................................

8.     “You’d better ask your parents,” she said to him.

=> ............................... She advised him to ask his parents......................................................................

1. "Open your book" he said to them.
He told them to open their book
.
2. "Where are you going?" Jim asked Linda.
Jim asked Linda where she was going
.
3. "Which way are they going?" John asked.
John asked which way they were going
.
4. "Bring it back if it doesn't fit", I said to her.
I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit
.
5. "Don't try to open it now," she said to us.
She told us not to try to open it then
.
6. "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
.
7. "He's not at home", she said.
She said that he wasn't at hime
.
8. "Is the bus station far away?" the girl asked.
The girl wanted to know if the bus station was far away
.
9. "Don't stay out late, Ann" Tony said. 
Tony told Ann not to stay out late
.
10."Please let me borrow your bike," he said to her.
He asked her to let him borrow her bike

IV. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the first
sentence.
1. "Open your book" he said to them.
He told them to open the book
2. "Where are you going?" Jim asked Linda.
Jim asked Linda where she was going
3. "Which way are they going?" John asked.
John asked which way they was going
4. "Bring it back if it doesn't fit", I said to her.
I told her to bring it back if it wasn't fit
.
5. "Don't try to open it now," she said to us.
She told us not to try to open it then
6. "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
7. "He's not at home", she said.
She said that he was't at home
8. "Is the bus station far away?" the girl asked.
The girl wanted to know if the bus was station far away
9. "Don't stay out late, Ann" Tony said. 
Tony told Ann not to stay out late
10."Please let me borrow your bike," he said to her.
He asked her to let him borrow her bike