Câu tường thuật (Reported Speech) là một chủ điểm ngữ pháp quan trọng trong tiếng Anh, thường xuất hiện trong bài kiểm tra, đề thi học kỳ và các dạng bài viết lại câu. Bài viết dưới đây tổng hợp các dạng bài tập về câu tường thuật từ cơ bản đến nâng cao, kèm đáp án chi tiết, giúp bạn ôn tập hệ thống và tránh những lỗi sai thường gặp.
Lý thuyết trọng tâm về câu tường thuật
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| Nội dung trọng tâm | Quy tắc cần nhớ | Ví dụ |
| Câu kể | S + said/told + that + S + V lùi thì | Henry said, “I am tired.” → He said that he was tired. |
| Say / Tell | say không cần tân ngữ; tell cần tân ngữ | Sherah said that… / She told me that… |
| Lùi thì | Hiện tại → Quá khứ; Quá khứ → Quá khứ hoàn thành | “I like English.” → Sherah said that she liked English. |
| Đổi đại từ | Đổi theo người nói/người nghe | “I love my school.” → Sherah said that she loved her school. |
| Đổi thời gian/nơi chốn | now → then; today → that day; here → there; tomorrow → the next day | “I will come here tomorrow.” → Henry said he would go there the next day. |
| Câu hỏi Yes/No | asked + O + if/whether + S + V | “Do you like English?” → Sherah asked me if I liked English. |
| Câu hỏi Wh- | asked + O + Wh-word + S + V | “Where do you live?” → Sherah asked me where I lived. |
| Mệnh lệnh/yêu cầu | told/asked + O + to V | “Open the door.” → Sherah told me to open the door. |
| Mệnh lệnh phủ định | told/asked + O + not to V | “Don’t be late.” → Sherah told me not to be late. |
| Không lùi thì | Khi nói về chân lý/sự thật hiển nhiên | The teacher said that the Earth goes around the Sun. |
Bảng lùi thì:
| Câu trực tiếp | Câu tường thuật |
| Present Simple | Past Simple |
| Present Continuous | Past Continuous |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect |
| Past Simple | Past Perfect |
| will | would |
| can | could |
| may | might |
| must | had to |
Bảng đổi trạng từ thường gặp:
| Trực tiếp | Tường thuật |
| now | then |
| today | that day |
| yesterday | the day before |
| tomorrow | the next day |
| last week | the week before |
| next week | the following week |
| here | there |
| this | that |
| these | those |
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Bài tập về câu tường thuật 1: Chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp (Câu trần thuật)
| 1 | Anna said, “I am very tired.” | Anna said that . |
| 2 | Nam said, “I like playing football.” | Nam said that . |
| 3 | Lan said, “I am studying English now.” | Lan said that . |
| 4 | Tommy said, “I have finished my homework.” | Tommy said that . |
| 5 | Mai’s mother said, “I will cook dinner tonight.” | Mai’s mother said that . |
| 6 | Hoa and Mai said, “We are watching a movie.” | Hoa and Mai said that . |
| 7 | Nam said, “I can swim very well.” | Nam said that . |
| 8 | Mai said, “I met Nam yesterday.” | Mai said that . |
| 9 | The teacher said, “You must do your homework carefully.” | The teacher said that . |
| 10 | Minh’s brother said, “I don’t like this book.” | My brother said that . |
Bài tập về câu tường thuật 2: Bài tập tiếng anh về câu tường thuật dạng câu hỏi Yes/No và Wh-questions
| 1 | Sarah asked me, “Do you like English?” | Sarah asked me if/whether . |
| 2 | Nam asked Lan, “Are you busy now?” | Nam asked Lan if/whether . |
| 3 | Minh’s mother asked me, “Did you finish your homework?” | Minh’s mother asked me if/whether . |
| 4 | The teacher asked us, “Can you understand this lesson?” | The teacher asked us if/whether . |
| 5 | Nam asked Mai, “Will you go to school tomorrow?” | Nam asked Mai if/whether . |
| 6 | Nam asked me, “Where do you live?” | Nam asked me where . |
| 7 | Sherah asked him, “What are you doing now?” | She asked him what . |
| 8 | The teacher asked us, “Why are you late?” | The teacher asked us why . |
| 9 | Lan’s friend asked me, “When did you meet her?” | My friend asked me when . |
| 10 | Lan asked Nam, “How will you solve this problem?” | Lan asked Nam how . |
Bài tập về câu tường thuật 3: Chuyển các câu trực tiếp sau sang câu tường thuật với câu mệnh lệnh, yêu cầu và lời khuyên
| 1 | The teacher said to us, “Open your books.” | The teacher told us . |
| 2 | Minh’s mother said to me, “Clean your room.” | My mother told me . |
| 3 | Nam said to me, “Don’t be late.” | He told me . |
| 4 | The doctor said to Nam, “Don’t smoke.” | The doctor told Nam . |
| 5 | Sherah said to me, “Please help me.” | She asked me . |
| 6 | Nam said to Lan, “Please lend me your pen.” | Nam asked Lan . |
| 7 | Minh’s father said to me, “You should study harder.” | Minh’s father advised me . |
| 8 | The doctor said to Lan, “You should drink more water.” | The doctor advised Lan . |
| 9 | Linh’s friend said to me, “You shouldn’t stay up late.” | Linh’s friend advised me . |
| 10 | The teacher said to us, “You shouldn’t copy your friends’ answers.” | The teacher advised us . |
Bài tập về câu tường thuật 4: Viết lại câu sử dụng động từ tường thuật phù hợp: advise, warn, promise, suggest, invite, apologize, offer, refuse.
| 1 | “You should exercise more,” the doctor said to Lan. | The doctor . |
| 2 | “Don’t touch that wire,” Minh said to the children. | He . |
| 3 | “I will help you with your homework,” Tom said. | Tom . |
| 4 | “Let’s go to the cinema,” Lan said. | She . |
| 5 | “Would you like to have dinner with us?” Hoa and Mai said to me. | They . |
| 6 | “I’m sorry I broke your pen,” Nam said to me. | He . |
| 7 | “I can carry your bag,” Nam said to Lan. | Nam . |
| 8 | “No, I won’t tell you the answer,” Sammy said. | She . |
Bài tập về câu tường thuật 5: Chọn đáp án đúng
| 1 | Linh said, “I am tired.” → Linh said that she ____ tired. | |||
| A is | B was | C were | D has been | |
| 2 | Nam said, “I like English.” → Nam said that he ____ English. | |||
| A likes | B liked | C liking | D has liked | |
| 3 | Lan said, “I am doing my homework.” → Lan said that she ____ her homework. | |||
| A is doing | B was doing | C did | D had done | |
| 4 | Hoa and Mai said, “We have finished the work.” → Hoa and Mai said that they ____ the work. | |||
| A finished | B have finished | C had finished | D finish | |
| 5 | Nam said, “I will call you tomorrow.” → Nam said that he ____ call me the next day. | |||
| A will | B would | C can | D had | |
| 6 | Sherah said, “I can swim well.” → Sherah said that she ____ swim well. | |||
| A can | B could | C will | D would | |
| 7 | Henry said, “I met her yesterday.” → Henry said that he ____ her the day before. | |||
| A met | B has met | C had met | D was meeting | |
| 8 | Mai said, “I don’t like this book.” → Mai said that she ____ that book. | |||
| A doesn’t like | B didn’t like | C hadn’t liked | D won’t like | |
| 9 | Minh’s mother said, “You must study harder.” → Minh’s mother said that I ____ study harder. | |||
| A must | B had to | C have to | D can | |
| 10 | Tom said, “This is my pen.” → Tom said that ____ was his pen. | |||
| A this | B that | C these | D those | |
| 11 | Sherah asked me, “Do you like music?” → Sherah asked me ____ I liked music. | |||
| A that | B what | C if | D where | |
| 12 | Henry asked Lan, “Are you busy now?” → Henry asked Lan if she ____ busy then. | |||
| A is | B was | C were | D has been | |
| 13 | Minh’s teacher asked me, “Did you finish your homework?” → Minh’s teacher asked me if I ____ my homework. | |||
| A finished | B have finished | C had finished | D finish | |
| 14 | Nam asked Mai, “Will you go to school tomorrow?” → Nam asked Mai whether she ____ to school the next day. | |||
| A will go | B would go | C went | D goes | |
| 15 | Sherah asked me, “Where do you live?” → She asked me where I ____. | |||
| A live | B lived | C did live | D had lived | |
| 16 | Harry asked her, “What are you doing?” → Harry asked her what she ____. | |||
| A is doing | B was doing | C did | D had done | |
| 17 | Thanh’s teacher asked us, “Why are you late?” → Thanh’s teacher asked us why we ____ late. | |||
| A are | B were | C was | D had been | |
| 18 | Lan asked Nam, “How did you solve this problem?” → Lan asked Nam how he ____ that problem. | |||
| A solved | B has solved | C had solved | D solves | |
| 19 | Thanh’s teacher said, “Open your books.” → Thanh’s teacher told us ____ our books. | |||
| A open | B opening | C to open | D opened | |
| 20 | Thanh’s mother said, “Don’t stay up late.” → Thanh’s mother told me ____ up late. | |||
| A not stay | B not to stay | C don’t stay | D didn’t stay | |
| 21 | Timmy said, “Please help me.” → Timmy asked me ____ her. | |||
| A help | B helping | C to help | D helped | |
| 22 | The doctor said, “You should drink more water.” → The doctor advised me ____ more water. | |||
| A drink | B drinking | C to drink | D drank | |
| 23 | Timmy’s friend said, “You shouldn’t spend too much money.” → Timmy’s friend advised me ____ too much money. | |||
| A not spend | B not to spend | C didn’t spend | D don’t spend | |
| 24 | Harry said, “Let’s go to the cinema.” → Harry suggested ____ to the cinema. | |||
| A go | B to go | C going | D went | |
| 25 | Sherah said, “I’m sorry I broke your phone.” → Sherah apologized for ____ my phone. | |||
| A break | B broke | C breaking | D to break | |
| 26 | Henry said, “I didn’t steal the money.” → Henry denied ____ the money. | |||
| A steal | B stole | C stealing | D to steal | |
| 27 | Mary said, “I will help you.” → Mary promised ____ me. | |||
| A help | B helping | C to help | D helped | |
| 28 | Tom said, “No, I won’t do it.” → Tom refused ____ it. | |||
| A do | B doing | C to do | D did | |
| 29 | The man said to the children, “Don’t touch the dog.” → The man warned the children ____ the dog. | |||
| A not touch | B not to touch | C didn’t touch | D don’t touch | |
| 30 | She said, “Yes, I made a mistake.” → She admitted ____ a mistake. | |||
| A make | B made | C making | D to make | |
Bài tập về câu tường thuật 6: Tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong câu
| 1 | Sherah said that she is very busy then. | |
| 2 | Henry asked me did I know the answer. | |
| 3 | Henry’s teacher told me finishing the homework before midnight. | |
| 4 | Lan said that she will visit her grandparents the next day. | |
| 5 | Tom asked me where did I buy that jacket. | |
| 6 | The doctor advised Henry not smoking too much. | |
| 7 | Sherah apologized me for being late. | |
| 8 | Henry denied to steal the money from the office. | |
| 9 | Henry’s father warned me not to driving too fast. | |
| 10 | Mary suggested to go out for dinner that night. | |
| 11 | Henry promised helping me with the project. | |
| 12 | The teacher asked us why were we making so much noise. | |
| 13 | Sherah admitted to make a serious mistake. | |
| 14 | Henry insisted to pay for everything himself. | |
| 15 | Henry and Manh accused him for cheating in the exam. | |
| 16 | Sherah reminded me submit the report before Friday. | |
| 17 | Henry’s mother said me that she would come home late. | |
| 18 | Henry asked whether had I finished my assignment. | |
| 19 | The manager explained that the meeting will start at 9 a.m. the following day. | |
| 20 | Sherah said that she had seen him yesterday at the station. |
Bài tập về câu tường thuật 7: Điền reporting verb phù hợp
| 1 | “You really must apply before the deadline,” Sarah said to me. | Sarah me to apply before the deadline. |
| 2 | “I didn’t reveal the confidential information,” Harry said. | He revealing the confidential information. |
| 3 | “You broke the rules deliberately,” the coach said to Harry. | The coach Harry of breaking the rules deliberately. |
| 4 | “I’ll definitely submit the report by noon,” Lan said. | Lan to submit the report by noon. |
| 5 | “It was my fault that the plan failed,” Harry said. | Harry responsibility for the failure of the plan. |
| 6 | “Don’t invest all your money in one company,” the advisor said. | The advisor me against investing all my money in one company. |
| 7 | “Let me pay for the damage,” Tom said. | Tom to pay for the damage. |
| 8 | “You should not ignore these symptoms,” the doctor said. | The doctor him not to ignore those symptoms. |
| 9 | “Please, please don’t leave me alone,” Sarah said. | Sarah me not to leave her alone. |
| 10 | “I’m sorry I misunderstood your message,” Harry said. | Harry for misunderstanding my message. |
Bài tập về câu tường thuật 8: Chuyển câu tường thuật về câu trực tiếp
| 1 | Sarah asked me whether I had submitted the application the day before. | |
| 2 | Henry said that he would not tolerate such behavior again. | |
| 3 | The doctor advised Sarah not to consume too much caffeine. | |
| 4 | They asked Sarah why I had decided to resign from that position. | |
| 5 | Henry’s father warned me not to drive when I was exhausted. | |
| 6 | Sarah admitted having shared the document without permission. | |
| 7 | The manager reminded Henry and Nam to send the final version by Friday. | |
| 8 | Henry complained that nobody had informed him about the cancellation. | |
| 9 | Lan asked Tom if he could help her prepare for the interview. | |
| 10 | Henry said that he had been working on that proposal since the previous week. |
Đáp án:
| 1 | Anna said that she was very tired. |
| 2 | Nam said that he liked playing football. |
| 3 | Lan said that she was studying English then. |
| 4 | Tommy said that he had finished his homework. |
| 5 | Mai’s mother said that she would cook dinner that night. |
| 6 | Hoa and Mai said that they were watching a movie. |
| 7 | Nam said that he could swim very well. |
| 8 | Mai said that she had met Nam the day before. |
| 9 | The teacher said that I/we had to do my/our homework carefully. |
| 10 | Minh’s brother said that he didn’t like that book. |
| 1 | Sarah asked me if/whether I liked English. |
| 2 | Nam asked Lan if/whether she was busy then. |
| 3 | Minh’s mother asked me if/whether I had finished my homework. |
| 4 | The teacher asked us if/whether we could understand that lesson. |
| 5 | Nam asked Mai if/whether she would go to school the next day. |
| 6 | Nam asked me where I lived. |
| 7 | Sherah asked him what he was doing then. |
| 8 | The teacher asked us why we were late. |
| 9 | Lan’s friend asked me when I had met her. |
| 10 | Lan asked Nam how he would solve that problem. |
| 1 | The teacher told us to open our books. |
| 2 | Minh’s mother told me to clean my room. |
| 3 | Nam told me not to be late. |
| 4 | The doctor told Nam not to smoke. |
| 5 | Sherah asked me to help her. |
| 6 | Nam asked Lan to lend him her pen. |
| 7 | Minh’s father advised me to study harder. |
| 8 | The doctor advised Lan to drink more water. |
| 9 | Linh’s friend advised me not to stay up late. |
| 10 | The teacher advised us not to copy our friends’ answers. |
| 1 | The doctor advised Lan to exercise more. |
| 2 | Minh warned the children not to touch that wire. |
| 3 | Tom promised to help me with my homework. |
| 4 | Lan suggested going to the cinema / Lan suggested that we should go to the cinema. |
| 5 | Hoa and Mai invited me to have dinner with them. |
| 6 | Nam apologized to me for breaking my pen. |
| 7 | Nam offered to carry Lan’s bag. |
| 8 | Sammy refused to tell me the answer. |
| 1B | 2B | 3B | 4C | 5B |
| 6B | 7C | 8B | 9B | 10B |
| 11C | 12B | 13C | 14B | 15B |
| 16B | 17B | 18C | 19C | 20B |
| 21C | 22C | 23B | 24C | 25C |
| 26C | 27C | 28C | 29B | 30C |
| Lỗi sai | Sửa đúng | |
| 1 | is | was |
| 2 | did I know | if/whether I knew |
| 3 | finishing | to finish |
| 4 | will | would |
| 5 | where did I buy | where I had bought |
| 6 | not smoking | not to smoke |
| 7 | apologized me | apologized to me |
| 8 | to steal | stealing |
| 9 | not to driving | not to drive |
| 10 | to go | going |
| 11 | helping | to help |
| 12 | why were we making | why we were making |
| 13 | to make | making |
| 14 | to pay | on paying |
| 15 | for cheating | of cheating |
| 16 | submit | to submit |
| 17 | said me | told me |
| 18 | whether had I finished | whether I had finished |
| 19 | will start | would start |
| 20 | yesterday | the day before |
| 1 advised | 2 denied | 3 accused | 4 promised | 5 accepted/took |
| 6 warned | 7 offered | 8 advised | 9 begged | 10 apologized |
1 Sarah asked me, “Did you submit the application yesterday?”
2 Henry said, “I will not tolerate such behavior again.”
3 The doctor said to Sarah, “You shouldn’t consume too much caffeine.”
4 They asked Sarah, “Why did you decide to resign from this position?”
5 Henry’s father said to me, “Don’t drive when you are exhausted.”
6 Sarah said, “I shared the document without permission.”
7 The manager said to Henry and Nam, “Send the final version by Friday.”
8 Henry said, “Nobody informed me about the cancellation.”
9 Lan asked Tom, “Can you help me prepare for the interview?”
10 Henry said, “I have been working on this proposal since last week.”
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