1. Watchout
1.1. Tenses
1.1.1. Present simple ~ past simple
1.1.2. Past simple ~ past perfect
1.1.3. Present perfect ~ past perfect
1.1.4. Persent continuous ~ past continuous
1.1.5. Past perfect
1.1.6. Will ~ would / can ~ could / may ~ might / must ~ had to
1.2. Change phrase of time and place
1.2.1. This ~ That
1.2.2. Here ~ There
1.2.3. Now ~ Then
1.2.4. Today ~ That day
1.2.5. Tonight ~ That night
1.2.6. Yesterday ~ That day before
1.2.7. Tomorrow ~ the following day
1.2.8. Ago ~ Before
1.2.9. Last week ~ The week before / the previous week
2. Types
2.1. Statements
2.1.1. S + said/told sb + that + clause
2.1.2. Ex: " I am going to visit Canada" she said => She said that she was going to Canada
2.2. Reported questions
2.2.1. Yes-No question
2.2.1.1. S + asked(sb) + if/whether + clause
2.2.1.2. Ex: " Do you love me? ", Jame said. => Jame asked me if/ whether I love him
2.2.2. WH-question
2.2.2.1. S + asked/wondered + W_H + clause
2.2.2.2. Ex: " Where do you live, Huyen? " asked he => He asked Huyen where she lived
2.3. Command and requests
2.3.1. S + asked/ told/ ordered/ wanted/ warned + sb (not) + to_V
2.3.2. Ex: " Close the door, please ", the teacher said => The teacher asked us to close the door
3. Definition
3.1. Indirect speech is how we represent the speech of other people or what we ourselves say
3.1.1. Mary said she hadn't realised it was midninght