1. Peter said he had made a terrible mistake

S said S had VPII

2. Henry said he couldn't live on his basic salary then

S said S couldn't Vnt

3. The man said he earned a lot of money in that factory

S said S V(ed/c2)

4. Jim said they had been there for two and a half year

5. Ann said she didn't mind hard work

6. She said she was living with her parents at that time

S said S was/were Ving...

7. Lucy said she hoped to have a flat of her own soon

8. Ann said she would look for her shoes the next day

S said S would Vnt

9. Peter said her sister had just bought a car

10. Susan said they had arrived in London the day before

1) Peter said that he had made a terrible mistake.

Câu trần thuật: S1+V1ed(that)+S2+V2ed( lùi về quá khứ 1 thì)

⇒ I → he

have made → had made

2) Henry said that he couldn't live on his basic salary then.

Câu trần thuật: I → he 

can't live → couldn't live

my → his

now → then

3) The man said that he earned a lot of money in that factory.

Câu trần thuật: I → he

earn → earned

this → that

4) Jim said that they had been here for two and a half years.

Câu trần thuật: We → they

have been → had been

5) Ann said that she didn't mind hard work.

CTT: I → she

don't mind → didn't mind

6) She said that she was living with her parents then.

CTT: I → she 

am living → was living

my → her

at present → then

7) Lucy said that she hoped to have a flat of her own soon

8) Ann said that she would look for her new shoes the days after.

9) Peter said that his sister had bought a car.

10) Susan said that they had arrived in London yesterday.

* Những thay đổi về thì trong câu tường thuật:
HTĐ->QKĐ

HTTD->QKTD

HTHT->QKHT

HTHT TIẾP DIỄN->QKHT TIẾP DIỄN

QKĐ->QKHT

QKTD->QKHT TIẾP DIỄN

will-> would; can-> could; may -> might

* Những thay đổi về trạng từ

This -> that

these-> those

now -> then

here -> there

ago-> before

today-> that day

tonight-> that night

tomorrow-> the days after, the following day

yesterday-> the day before, the previous day.