1. mai asked me:" has he eaten breakfast" -> mai asked me 2. linh said:" when will i have to do the washing-up" -> linh asked 3. "why don't we go out now?": said tom to us -> Tom 4, He said:" do as i told you, lan" -> he

`1.` Mai asked me if he had eaten breakfast.

`-` Thì hiện tại hoàn thành `->` Thì quá khứ hoàn thành

`2.` Linh said (that) when I would have to do the washing-up.

`-` will `->` would

`3.` Tom said to us (that) why we didn't go out then.

`-` Thì hiện tại đơn `->` Thì quá khứ đơn

`-` now `->` then

`4.` He asked Lan to do as he told her.

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Câu tường thuật:

`-` Với câu khẳng định và phủ định

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

`-` Với dạng câu hỏi Yes/ No-question:

S + asked + O + if/ whether + S + V(lùi thì)

`-` Với dạng câu hỏi WH-question:

S + asked + O + WH-words + S + V(lùi thì)

`-` Với câu mệnh lệnh:

$(+)$ S + asked + O + to + V