Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“Where were you last night, Mr. Jenkins?” he said.
A. He wanted to know where Mr. Jenkins was the night before.
B. He asked Mr. Jenkins where was he last night.
C. He wanted to know where Mr. Jenkins had been the following night.
D. He asked Mr. Jenkins where he had been the previous night.
Đáp án D
“Tối qua ông ở đâu vậy, ông Jenkins?” anh ta hỏi.
= Anh ta hỏi ông Jenkins xem ông ấy đã ở đâu vào tối qua.
Khi chuyển sang câu tường thuật, động từ trong câu gốc thường phải lùi thì, cụ thể ở đây là were -> had been.
Các từ như last, next, now, ... -> the previous, the following, then, ...
Các đáp án còn lại sai vì:
A. Chưa lùi thì
B. Chưa lùi thì, chưa chuyển last night -> the night before/the previous night
C. Dùng the following night là sai.