Bài tập câu gián tiếp môn tiếng Anh lớp 8 là một trong những dạng bài tập quan trọng, thường xuất hiện trong các bài kiểm tra, bài thi học kì môn tiếng Anh.

Bài tập tiếng Anh về câu gián tiếp được biên soạn khoa học với đầy đủ lý thuyết và các dạng bài phù hợp với mọi đối tượng học sinh có học lực từ trung bình, khá đến giỏi. Với nhiều dạng bài tập tổng hợp có đáp án kèm theo. Qua đó giúp học sinh củng cố, nắm vững chắc kiến thức nền tảng, vận dụng với các bài tập cơ bản; học sinh có học lực khá, giỏi nâng cao tư duy và kỹ năng giải đề với các bài tập vận dụng nâng cao. Bên cạnh đó các bạn xem thêm một số tài liệu như: Bài tập về câu hỏi đuôi trong tiếng Anh, Bài tập về mệnh đề trong tiếng Anh.

I. Lý thuyết câu gián tiếp trong tiếng Anh

1. Định nghĩa

– Câu trực tiếp: Câu trực tiếp là lời nói xuất phát trực tiếp từ người nói và thường được đặt trong dấu ngoặc kép.

Ví dụ: “I am hungry”, Bob said.

– Câu gián tiếp: Câu gián tiếp hay còn gọi là câu tường thuật là thuật lại lời nói của người khác, không thuật lại đầy đủ các từ ngữ nhưng ý nghĩa vẫn giữ nguyên và không nằm trong dấu ngoặc kép.

Ví dụ: Bob said he was very hungry.

2. Cách biến đổi câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp (câu tường thuật)

*Những thay đổi về thì của động từ

Ngoài ra, còn có một số thay đổi với các động từ khiếm khuyết (modal verbs)

*Chuyển trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn và thời gian theo quy luật:

II. Bài tập về câu gián tiếp trong tiếng Anh

Task 1. Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning

1. She said, “I am reading.”

→ She said that…….

2. They said, “We are busy.”

→ They said that ……….

3. He said, “I know a better restaurant.”

→ He said that………

4. She said, “I woke up early.”

→ She said that…….

5. He said, “I will ring her.”

→ He said that…….

6. They said, “We have just arrived.”

→ They said that…….

7. He said, “I will clean the car.”

→ He said that…….

8. She said, “I did not say that.”

→ She said that…….

9. She said, “I don’t know where my shoes are.”

→ She said that…….

10. He said: “I won’t tell anyone.”

→ He said that…….

Task 2. Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning

1. “Where is my umbrella?” she asked.

→ She asked…….

2. “How are you?” Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us…….

3. He asked, “Do I have to do it?”

→ He asked…….……

4. “Where have you been?” the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter…….

5. “Which dress do you like best?” she asked her boyfriend.

→ She asked her boyfriend…….

6. “What are they doing?” she asked.

→ She wanted to know…….

7. “Are you going to the cinema?” he asked me.

→ He wanted to know…….

8. The teacher asked, “Who speaks English?”

→ The teacher wanted to know……

9. “How do you know that?” she asked me.

→ She asked me…….

10. “Has Caron talked to Kevin?” my friend asked me.

→ My friend asked me…….

Task 3. Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning

1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”

The doctor advised me…….

2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”

Mary suggested…….

3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.

Bill denied…….….

4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said.

She accused Tom…….

5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary.

Mary apologized for…….

Task 4. Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning

1. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.

Jane refused……..

2. Joe said, “Please come to my party.”

Joe invited……..

3. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”

Mr. Gray warned the children not…….

4. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?

They invited…….

5. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”

He asked…….

III. Đáp án bài tập về câu gián tiếp

Câu 1

1. She said that she was reading.

2. They said that they were busy.

3. He said that he knew a better restaurant.

4. She said that she had woken up early.

5. He said that he would ring her.

6. They said that they had just arrived.

7. He said that he would clean the car.

8. She said that she had not said that.

9. She said that she did not know where her shoes were.

10. He said that he would not tell anyone.

Câu 2

1. She asked where her umbrella was.

2. Martin asked us how we were.

3. He asked if he had to do it.

4. The mother asked her daughter where she had been.

5. She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best.

6. She wanted to know what they were doing.

7. He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema.

8. The teacher wanted to know who spoke English.

9. She asked me how I knew that.

10. My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

Câu 3

1. The doctor advised me to lose weight.

2. Mary suggested going to a movie

3. Bill denied breaking the windows

4. She accused Tom of telling a lie.

5. Mary apologized for not going to Jack’s birthday party next Saturday evening.

Câu 4

1. Jane refused to help me with my homework.

2. Joe invited me to his party.

3. Mr. Gray warned the children not to play in the street.

4. They invited me to come on a picnic with them.

5. He asked me not to tell anybody what had happened.