1. Tom asked which book I had taken.

2. I asked her when she was coming back.

3. Mary asked when I had telephoned my mother.

4. Ann asked how long the train took.

5. She asked how far she had to walk.

6. He asked what I was doing.

7. The teacher asked him why he was so late.

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

9. We asked what time the plane arrived.

10. My father asked me why I hadn’t phoned.

11. He asked her where she had stayed in Paris.

12. My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting.

13. I asked her where she was going.

14. He asked me how I was.

15. She asked how I had gone to school.

16. The children’s mother warned them not to go near the sea.

17. Jim’s father told him not to be late.

18. The librarian told the children to be quiet.

19. The officer ordered me not to shoot.

20. The landlady told us not to use the telephone after 7.00.

21. My mother told me to open the door.

22. My father told me not to spend too much money on my holiday.

23. He told me to hurry up.

24. The receptionist told us to leave our keys on the desk.

25. The general ordered the soldiers to run.

26. He told us to listen carefully.

27. Ann told him not to wait for her if she was late.

28. The doctor told her to eat more fruit and vegetables.

29. I told him not to shout.

30. She told us to shut the door but not to lock it.

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`@` Câu trần thuật:

S1 `+` said/told (that) `+` S2 `+` V (lùi thì)

`@` Câu hỏi Yes/No questions:

S1 `+` asked `+` if/whether `+` S2 `+` V (lùi thì)

`@` Câu hỏi Wh-questions:

S1 `+` asked `+` Wh-word `+` S2 `+` V (lùi thì)

`@` Câu mệnh lệnh:

S1 `+` told/ordered `+` O `+` (not) to V

`@` Câu đề nghị:

S1 `+` suggested `+` (that) `+` S2 `+` (should) `+` V

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`°` Lùi thì `->` khi chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp, động từ trong mệnh đề chính thường lùi một thì.

`°` Thay đổi đại từ `->` các đại từ nhân xưng, sở hữu phải thay đổi cho phù hợp với ngữ cảnh mới.

`°` Trạng từ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn `->` các trạng từ này cũng cần thay đổi cho phù hợp

(now `->` then, here `->` there, `...`)

`°` Động từ tường thuật `->` thông thường sử dụng "say" hoặc "tell"; "say" không cần tân ngữ trực tiếp, còn "tell" thì cần.

`°` Câu điều kiện `->` cần chú ý đến sự thay đổi của thì trong cả mệnh đề chính và mệnh đề phụ.

`1)` Tom asked which book I had taken.

`2)` I asked her when she was coming back.

`3)` Mary asked me when I had telephoned my mother.

`4)` Ann asked how long the train took.

`5)` She asked how far she had to walk.

`6)` He asked what I was doing.

`7)` The teacher asked him why he was so late.

`8)` I asked the doctor how many times a day I should take the medicine.

`9)` We asked what time the plane arrived.

`10)` My father asked me why I hadn't phoned him.

`11)` He asked her where she had stayed in Paris.

`12)` My father asked me who I had seen at the meeting. 

`13)` I asked her where she was going.

`14)` He asked me how I was.

`15)` She asked me how I had gone to school.

`16)` The children's mother warned them not to go near the sea.

`17)` Jim's father told him not to be late.

`18)` The librarian told the children to be quiet.

`19)` The officer ordered me not to shoot.

`20)` The landlady told us not to use the telephone after `7.00`.

`21)` My mother told me to open the door,

`22)` My father told me not to spend too much money on my holiday.

`23)` He told me to hurry up.

`24)` The receptionist told us to leave our keys on the desk.

`25)` The general ordered the soldiers to run.

`26)` He told us to listen carefully.

`27)` Ann told him not to wait for her if she was late.

`28)` The doctor told her to eat more fruit and vegetables.

`29)` I told him not to shout.

`30)` She told us to shut the door but not to lock it.

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`@` S + asked (+O) + (not) to V-inf ...

`@` S + asked (+O) + if/whether + O + V-lùi thì/would/could + V-inf ...

`@` S + told + O + (not) to V-inf ...

`@` S + asked (+O) + wh- + S + V-lùi thì/would/could + V-inf ...

`@` S + asked (+O) + how + S + V-lùi thì/would/could + V-inf ...

`@` cách lùi thì:

`*` HTĐ `->` QKĐ

`*` HTTD `->` QKTD

`*` HTHT `->` QKHT

`*` QKĐ `->` QKHT

`*` QKTD `->` QKHTTD

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