To infinitive in reported speech

Reported speech with to infinitive (CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT VỚI “To infinitive”)

Khi lời nói gián tiếp là lời đề nghị, mệnh lệnh, ý định, lời hứa, lời yêu cầu,... động từ tường thuật cùng với động từ nguyên mẫu theo sau thường dùng để truyền tải nội dung lời nói trên

• Động từ tường thuật + tân ngữ + động từ nguyên mẫu [ to infinitive]

Động từ tường thuật: ask, advise, command, invite, order, recommend, encourage, urge, warn, want., beg, instruct, persuade…

• Động từ tường thuật + động từ nguyên mẫu [ to infinitive]

Động từ tường thuật: agree, demand, hope, promise, threaten, offer, refuse, decide...

- Would you/ Could you / Will you/ Can you -> asked+ sb + to + V

- Would you mind + V-ing /Do you mind + V-ing -> asked + sb + to +V

- Would you like/ Will you -> invited + sb + to + V

a. Đề nghị, lời mời:

S + invite + (O) + to V …

S + offer + to V …

Ex: He said, “Would you like to go out for a drink?”

---> He invited me to go out for a drink.

b. Yêu cầu: (động từ tường thuật ask)

S + asked + somebody + for + something

Ex: In a restaurant, the man said; “I’d like a bottle of red wine, please”

-> The man asked for a bottle of red wine

c. Khuyên bảo: S + advised + O + to V …

Ex: “You should study harder,” my mother said.

---> My mother advised me to study harder.

Lời khuyên thường bắt đầu bằng:

- You should / You ought to V...........

- If I were you, I would/ should …

- You had better …

- Why don’t you ….

Eg: ’ Why don’t you repaint our room?  She advised me to repaint their room.

d. Lời nhắc nhở

Remember… khi chuyển sang lời nói gián tiếp ta áp dụng cấu trúc sau

Don’t forget

S + remind(ed) + somebody + to Infinitive verb

Ex: She said to me; “Don’t forget to ring me up tomorrow evening”

-> She reminded me to ring her up the next evening

e. Sự đồng ý về quan điểm như: all right, yes, of course (áp dụng cấu trúc sau):

S + agreed + to verb…

Ex: “All right, I’ll wait for you” he said

-> He agreed to wait for me

f. Câu trực tiếp diễn tả điều mong muốn như: would like, wish :

S + wanted + O + to verb…

Ex: “I’d like Lan to become a doctor,” my mum said

-> My mum wanted Lan to become a doctor

g. Từ chối : S + refused + to V …

Eg: ‘No, I won’t lend you my car”

-> He refused to lend me his car.

h. Lời hứa: S + promised to V…

Eg: ‘I’ll send you a card on your birthday”

-> He promised to send me a card on my birthday.