1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter
Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading.
2. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan
Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports.
3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam
She asked Nam if his sister and brother went to the same school.
4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom
She asked her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge.
5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
He asked his friend if it would rain the following morning.
6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
Tam asked Peter if he had gone to Hue three years before.
7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan
Tuan asked Lan if Tam and Hoa were late for class.
8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”
She asked me if I could speak Chinese.
9. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu
Tam asked Thu if she would be there for five days.
10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
She asked Ba if he had been reading that book at 8 o'clock the previous Sunday.
11, I asked him which class he was in. (Câu gián tiếp cần lùi thì, hiện tại đơn -> quá khứ đơn)
12, Nam asked Lien if those books belonged to her. (Câu gián tiếp cần lùi thì, hiện tại đơn -> quá khứ đơn; “these” -> those; câu hỏi yes/no -> bắt đầu với “if”)
13, They said that they were having a wonderful time there. (Câu gián tiếp cần lùi thì, hiện tại tiếp diễn -> quá khứ tiếp diễn; “here” -> “there”)
14, I asked Jane which dress she was wearing to the party that night. (Câu gián tiếp cần lùi thì, hiện tại tiếp diễn -> quá khứ tiếp diễn; “tonight” -> “that night”)
15, Mary said that she was having a birthday party the following Sunday (Câu gián tiếp cần lùi thì, hiện tại tiếp diễn -> quá khứ tiếp diễn; “next” -> “the following”)
16, Paul asked Mary to lend him her bicycle pump. (ask somebody to do sth: bảo ai làm gì)
17, She warned the children to stay away from the water. (warn sb to do sth: cảnh báo ai làm gì)
18, Jane’s teacher told her not to worry about her mistakes. (tell somebody to do sth: bảo ai làm gì)
19, Jack told Helen that he would see her in the morning. (Câu gián tiếp cần lùi thì: will -> would)
20, Peter said that he was taking the 5.30 train the next day in the morning. (Câu gián tiếp cần lùi thì, hiện tại tiếp diễn -> quá khứ tiếp diễn; tomorrow -> the following day)