1. He said that he always played football on Saturdays.
2. She said that they had been waiting since 6 o'clock.
3. She asked me where I had gone the night before.
4. I asked him if he would stay in a hotel.
5. He said that he was really looking forward to his holiday.
6. She asked me if I liked living alone.
- Chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang trần thuật: lùi thì ( vd: từ hiện tại đơn-> quá khứ đơn, hiện tại hoàn thành -> quá khứ hoàn thành ) ; thay đổi đại từ xưng hô cho phù hợp ( vd: she -> I, we -> they ) ; thay đổi từ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn ( vd: here -> there, tomorrow -> the next day ... )