1. She said, "I am reading now." → She said that....... 2. They said, "We are busy at the moment." → They said that …....... 3. He said, "I know a better restaurant here." → He said that......... 4. She said, "I woke up early last night." → She said that....... 5. He said, "I will ring her tomorrow." → He said that.......

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1. She said that she was reading then.

2. They said that they were busy at the moment.

3. He said that he knew a better restaurant there.

4. She said that she had woken up early the night before.

5. He said that he would ring her the following day.

Câu tường thuật -> lùi thì

HTTD -> QKTD (now -> then)

HTĐ -> QKĐ

QKĐ --> QKHT (last night -> the night before/the previous night)

Will -> Would (tomorrow -> the following day/the next day)

$1$ `:` She said that she was reading then.

$2$ `:` They said that they were busy at the moment.

$3$ `:` He said that he knew a better restaurant there.

$4$ `:` She said that she had woken up early the night before.

$5$ `:` He said that he would ring her the following day.

Câu tường thuật:

`->` S `+` said `+` ( that ) `+` S `+` V ( Lùi thì ) `+` O.

Lùi thì:

HTTD `->` QKTD

Now `->` Then

HTĐ `->` QKĐ

QKĐ `->` QKHT

Last night `->` The night before / the previous night

Will `->` Would 

Tomorrow `->` The following day / the next day