1. She said, "I am reading at the moment."
→ She said that she was reading at the moment.
(Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn chuyển thành thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

2. They said, "We are busy now."
→ They said that they were busy then.
(Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn chuyển thành thì quá khứ tiếp diễn, "now" chuyển thành "then")

3. He said, "Peter knows a better restaurant."
→ He said that Peter knew a better restaurant.
(Thì hiện tại đơn chuyển thành thì quá khứ đơn)

4. She said, "They woke up early yesterday."
→ She said that they had woken up early the day before.
(Thì quá khứ đơn chuyển thành thì quá khứ hoàn thành, "yesterday" chuyển thành "the day before")

5. He said, "I will ring her tomorrow."
→ He said that he would ring her the next day.
(Thì tương lai đơn chuyển thành "would", "tomorrow" chuyển thành "the next day")

6. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that they had just arrived.
(Thì hiện tại hoàn thành chuyển thành thì quá khứ hoàn thành)

7. He said, "I will clean the car tonight."
→ He said that he would clean the car that night.
(Thì tương lai đơn chuyển thành "would", "tonight" chuyển thành "that night")

8. She said, "he did not say that."
→ She said that he had not said that.
(Thì quá khứ đơn chuyển thành thì quá khứ hoàn thành)

9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that she didn't know where her shoes were.
(Thì hiện tại đơn chuyển thành thì quá khứ đơn)

10. He said: "my parents won't come here tomorrow."
→ He said that his parents wouldn't come there the next day.
(Thì tương lai đơn chuyển thành "wouldn't", "here" chuyển thành "there", "tomorrow" chuyển thành "the next day")