`color{#FF1493}{S}color{#EE1289}{e}color{#CD1076}{r}color{#8B0A50}{e}color{#FF69B4}{n}color{#FF6EB4}{i}color{#EE6AA7}{t}color{#CD6090}{y}`

`13.` The nurse said to the doctor that the patient in that room hadn't obeyed his/her orders.

`-` this `->` that.

`-` didn't obey `->` hadn't obeyed.

`-` your `->` his/her `(` the doctor `)`.

`14.` They said to me that I had taught them English the previous year.

`-` you `->` I.

`-` taught `->` had taught.

`-` us `->` them.

`-` last year `->` the previous year.

`15.` Mr.Brown said that their trip had cost them two thousand dollars.

`-` our `->` their.

`-` us `->` them.

`-` cost `(` quá khứ `)` `->` had cost.

`16.` He said to her that he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room.

`-` I `->` he.

`-` can't `->` couldn't.

`-` my `->` his.

`-` this `->` that.

`17.` My father said to them that his secretary was going to finish that job.

`-` My `->` His.

`-` is `->` was.

`-` this `->` that.

`@` Câu gián tiếp thông thường.

`=>` S + said + that + S + V(lùi thì) + O.

`*` Chú ý lùi thì cũng như đổi ngôi:

`+` Hiện tại đơn `->` Quá khứ đơn.

`+` Hiện tại tiếp diễn `->` Quá khứ tiếp diễn.

`+` Hiện tại hoàn thành/Quá khứ đơn `->` Qúa khứ hoàn thành.

`+` Tương lai đơn `(` Will + V `)` `->` Would + V. `(` Áp dụng cho tất cả dạng có ''will'' `)`

`+` Lùi tối đa đến thì quá khứ hoàn thành.

`+` tomorrow `->` the following day/the next day.

`+` yesterday `->` the previous day/the day before.

`+` now `->` then.

`+` at the moment `->` at that moment.

`+` tonight `->` that night.

`+` next + mốc thời gian `->` the following/the next + mốc thời gian.

`+` must `->` had to.