| DIRECT (Trực tiếp) | INDIRECT (Gián tiếp) |
|---|---|
| this | that; the |
| these | those |
| here | there |
| now | then; at that time |
| today | that day; yesterday |
| yesterday | the day before; the previous day |
| the day before yesterday | two days before |
| tomorrow | the next day; the following day |
| the day after tomorrow | two days after; in two days' time |
| tonight | that night; last night |
| this week | that week; last week |
| last year | the year before; the previous year |
| next month | the month after; the next month; the following month |
| five minutes ago | five minutes before |
| in two hours' time | two hours later |
Ex: Bill said, ‘I don’t like this party.’
→ Bill said he didn’t like the party. (Bill nói anh ấy không thích bữa tiệc.)
She said, ‘I’ll see you here tomorrow.’
→ She said she would see me there the next day. (Cô ấy nói hôm sau sẽ gặp tôi ở đó.)
He said, ‘I saw her yesterday.’
→ He said he had seen her the previous day. (Anh ấy nói hôm trước anh ấy đã gặp cô ta.)
‘I’ll do it the day after tomorrow,’ he promised.
→ He promised that he would do it in two days’ time. (Anh ấy hứa hai ngày sau anh ấy sẽ làm việc đó.)
Daniel said, ‘I got my driving licence last Tuesday.’
→ Daniel said he’d got his driving licence the Tuesday before. (Daniel nói anh ấy đã có bằng lái hôm thứ Ba tuần trước.)
They said. ‘We’ll return to Paris next month.’
→ They said they would return to Paris the month after. (Họ nói tháng sau họ sẽ về Paris.)