"i am afraid that I will be late"she said

-she said that

`A`nswer: She said that she was afraid she would be late.

`@` Câu trần thuật ~ gián tiếp:

`-` S + said/told/said to + (O) + (that) + S + V(lùi thì)

`-` Lùi thì: HTĐ (am) `->` QKĐ (was)

                         will `->` would

`-` Đổi ngôi: I `->` she

Trans: Cô ấy nói rằng cô sợ mình sẽ đến trễ.