Eg: He says/ he is saying/ he has said/ he will say, “the text is difficult”. He says/ is saying/ has said/ will say (that) the text is difficult.
- Khi cõu núi trực tiếp thể hiện một chõn lý hoặc một hành động lặp lại thường xuyờn, thỡ của động từ trong cõu giỏntiếp vẫn khụng thay đổi tiếp vẫn khụng thay đổi
Eg: My teacher said “The sun rises in the East” My teacher said (that) the sun rises in the East. He said, ‘My father always drinks coffee after dinner’ He said (that) his father always drinks coffee after dinner
- Nếu lỳc tường thuật, điểm thời gian được đưa ra trong lời núi giỏn tiếp vẫn chưa qua, thỡ của động từ và trạng từ thời gian vẫn được giữ nguyờn
Eg: He said, “ I will come to your house tomorrow”
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- Cõu trực tiếp cú dạng cõu điều kiện loại 2 hoặc loại 3:
Eg: He said; “If I knew her address, I would write to her”
He said that he would write to her If he knew her address
Eg: She said, “If I had enough money, I would buy a new bicycle.”
She said (that) if she had enough money, she would buy a new bicycle.
Eg: The teacher said, “If John had studied harder, he wouldn’t have failed his exam.”
The teacher said (that) if John had studied harder, he wouldn’t have failed his exam.
Tuy nhiờn nếu lời núi trực tiếp là cõu điều hiện loại 1 thỡ được chuyển sang loại 2 ở lời núi giỏn tiếp
Eg: The advertisement said; “If you answer the questions correctly, you may win one million dollar” The advertisement said that I might win one million dollar If I answered the questions correctly.