1. Lan said (that) the cake was dilecious.

-> khi câu nói trực tiếp ở thể xác định, đổi qua câu tường thuật, ta dùng S + said + S + V lùi thì.

2. Dieu said that she loved that book.

3. Thuong said she could cook meal.

4. Lan said to me/told me she might borrow my pen.

->trong câu trực tiếp, ta nói S + said, ta hiểu ngầm là said to me/us, hoặc là ta có thể đổi said to thành told . Ở đây, ta có thể bỏ me/us.

5. Hoa said (to me)/told me (that) she would buy a new bike the day after.

6. Ba said he was playing football then.

`1.` Lan said that the cake was delicious 

`2.` Lan said that she loved that book 

`3.` Thuong said that she could cook meal

`4.` Lan told me that she might borrow my pen

`5.` Hoa said that she would buy a new bike the next day

`6.` Ba said that he was playing football then

*Statement:

S + said + (that) + S + V

S + said + to + O + (that) + S + V

S + told + O + (that) + S + V

*Lùi thì:

QKĐ → QKHT

HTĐ → QKĐ

HTHT → QKHT

HTTD → QKTD

QKTD → QKHTTD

HTHTTD → QKHTTD

will → would

can → could

may → might 

must → had to

shall → should

be going to → was/ were going to