Động từ tường thuật | Lời nói trực tiếp | Câu tường thuật |
V + to-V |
agree + to-V: đồng ý làm gì | “Yes, I’ll do it again.” | He agreed to do it again. |
demand + to-V: đòi hỏi làm gì | “Tell me the truth.” | He demanded to be told the truth. |
offer + to-V: đề nghị làm gì cho người khác | “Would you like me to drive you home?” “Shall I carry your bags?” | He offered to drive me home. He offered to carry my bags. |
promise + to-V: hứa làm gì | “I will pay you on Friday.” | He promised to pay me on Friday. |
refuse + to-V: từ chối làm gì | “No, I won’t tell you her secret.” | He refused to tell me her secret. |
threaten + to-V: đe dọa làm gì | “Keep quiet or I’ll punish you.” | He threatened to punish me if I didn’t keep quiet. |
claim + to-V: quả quyết về điều gì | “I witnessed the crime.” | He claimed to have witnessed the crime. |
ask + to-V: đề nghị được làm gì | “Can I go out?” | He asked to go out. |
V + sb + to-V |
advise sb + to-V: khuyên ai làm gì | “If I were you, I would talk about your problem.” | He advised me to talk about my problem. |
allow sb + to-V: cho phép ai làm gì | “You can use my phone.” | He allowed me to use his phone. |
tell sb + (not) to-V: bảo ai làm gì | “Don’t lie down.” | He told us not to lie down. |
ask sb + to-V: đề nghị ai làm gì | “Please, close the door.” “Could you pass me the salt, please?” “Do you mind explaining that again, please? | He asked me to close the door. He asked me to pass him the salt. He asked me to explain that again. |
beg/implore sb + to-V: van xin ai làm gì/ không làm gì | “Please, please don’t hit the dog.” | He begged me not to hit the dog. |
command sb + to-V: ra lệnh cho ai làm gì | “Move to your right.” | He commanded me to move to my right. |
encourage sb + to-V: khuyến khích ai làm gì | “Go ahead, say what you think.” | He encouraged me to say what I thought. |
forbid sb + to-V: cấm ai làm gì | “You mustn’t come home after eleven.” | He forbade us to come home after eleven. |
instruct sb + to-V: hướng dẫn ai làm gì | “Mix the eggs with the flour.” | He instructed me to mix the eggs with the flour. |
invite sb + to-V: mời ai làm gì | “I’d like you to come to my party.” “Would you like to go to the movies?” | He invited me (to go) to his party. He invited me (to go) to the movies. |
order sb + to-V: ra lệnh cho ai làm gì | “Don’ leave your room again.” | He ordered me not to leave my room again. |
permit sb + to-V: cho phép ai làm gì | “You may speak to the judge.” | He permitted/allowed me to speak to the judge. |
remind sb + to-V: nhắc nhở ai làm gì | “Don’t forget to turn the lights off.” | He reminded me to turn the lights off. |
urge sb + to-V: hối thúc ai làm gì | “Try to have sympathy for the family.” | He urged me to try to have sympathy for the family. |
warn sb + (not) to-V: cảnh báo ai (không) làm gì | “Don’t touch the wire with wet hands.” | He warned me not to touch the wire with wet hands. |
want sb + to-V: muốn ai làm gì | “I’d like you to be more polite.” | He wanted me to be more polite. |
V + V-ing |
accuse sb of V-ing/having P2: buộc tội ai làm gì | 'You acted as if you were guilty. | He accused me of acting as if I were guilty. |
apologise (to sb) for V-ing/having P2: xin lỗi vì việc gì | “I'm sorry I hurt you." | He apologised for hurting/ having hurt me. |
admit + V-ing/having P2: thừa nhận đã làm gì | 'Yes, I was wrong. " | He admitted being/ having been wrong. |
boast about + V-ing: khoe khoang về việc gì | "I'm the fastest runner of all." | He boasted about being the fastest runner of all. |
complain to sb about V-ing: phàn nàn với ai về việc gì | "You always argue.” | He complained to me about my arguing. |
deny + V-ing/having P2: chối là đã làm gì | "No, I didn't eat your cake." | He denied eating/ having eaten my cake. |
insist on + V-ing: khăng khăng, nài nỉ về việc gì | 'You must wear that blouse. " | He insisted on me/my wearing that blouse. |
suggest + V-ing: gợi ý làm gì | "Let's order a pizza." “Shall we dance?” “Why don’t we go together?” | He suggested ordering a pizza. He suggested dancing. He suggested going together. |
congratulate sb on V-ing/having P2: chúc mừng ai về việc gì | “Congratulations! You won the game!” | He congratulated the students on winning the game. |
thank sb for (V-ing/having P2) sth: cảm ơn ai vì điều gì | “Thank you very much for your advice,” | He thanked me for my advice. |
warn sb against V-ing: cảnh báo ai về điều gì | “Don’t invest in that business,” | He warned me against investing in that business. |
blame sb for (V-ing/ having P2) sth: đổ lỗi cho ai về điều gì | “You are responsible for this failure,” | He blamed me for that failure. |
confess to doing/ having P2: thú nhận là đã làm gì | “It was me who stole the money.” | He confessed to stealing the money. |
V + that-clause |
agree + that-clause: đồng ý rằng | 'Yes, she's very kind. " | He agreed that she was very kind. |
claim + that-clause: quả quyết rằng | "I saw the accident." | He claimed that he had seen the accident. |
complain + that-clause: phàn nàn rằng | 'You never ask my opinion." | He complained that I never asked his opinion. |
deny + that-clause: phủ nhận rằng | "I have never met her!" | He denied that he had ever met her. |
exclaim + that-clause: thốt lên rằng | "It's a tragedy!" | He exclaimed that it was a tragedy. |
explain + that-clause: giải thích rằng | "It's a complicated problem." | He explained that it was a complicated problem. |
inform sb + that-clause: thông báo với ai rằng | "Your request is being reviewed.” | He informed me that my request was being reviewed. |
promise + that-clause: hứa rằng | "I won't be late." | He promised that he wouldn't be late. |
suggest + that-clause: gợi ý rằng | "You ought to give her a call." | He suggested that I (should) give her a call. |
explain to sb + how: giải thích với ai việc gì diễn ra như thế nào | 'That's how I succeeded." | He explained to me how he had succeeded. |
wonder whether + to-V/ clause wonder where/what/how + to-V | He asked himself, "Shall I invite them?" He asked himself, "Where shall I go?" He asked himself, "What shall I read first?" He asked himself, "How shall I tell her?" | He wondered whether to invite them. / He wondered whether he should invite them. He wondered where to go. He wondered what to read first. He wondered how to tell her. |